The dermatologist behind – Dr. Pimple Popper & # 39;

The star of the new TLC show "Dr. Pimple Popper," dermatologist Sandra Lee is fascinated by "popaholics" or people who like to watch people's pimples.

In addition to his dermatological practice in Southern California, Lee made his way to stardom.

Moving away from social media, Lee now has her own show on TLC, in which she removes pimples and cysts from her patients closely. The show also explores the lives of its patients more than its previous social clips.

In an interview with The Washington Post Lee reveals that his audience is fascinating, some of them having admitted The show, which just came out last week, offers viewers a an in-depth look at the various skin conditions with which people are born or develop and which forces them to have cysts, pimples, or even excrescences removed from their bodies. Lee says the show will attract the attention of all people, not just the so-called "popaholic" because the show also explores the background and life of Lee's patients.

"It's so interesting to me that everything starts in some way. "The grotesque, or something that shocks or rude to so many people," said Lee, "but it ends up being a happy story."

Neuroscientist Heather Berlin claims that, from an evolutionist point of view, it is quite normal to want to eliminate abnormalities in their skin, adding that, therefore, it is also normal that people actually want to see these pimples or growths removed or skipped. According to Berlin, for some people "popping pimples or watching others do it stimulates the nucleus accumbens, the reward center in the brain that receives dopamine," while others have the opposite reaction

Lee, who now has a large number of social media outlets, has revealed that viewers are fascinated or disgusted by his videos on Instagram. , independently. Now, his new show is also receiving massive attention after airing only two episodes.

While claiming to be honored by the extremely positive response, Lee also admits: "It's intimidating, too, because I have the impression of representing dermatology. in general and I want to make sure that I represent dermatologists well. "

" It's been a ride, "she says," I sometimes have to sit down and remember to enjoy it. "