The BEST Episodes of Dr. Pimple Popper
Every episode ever - ranked by fan votes!
Last Updated: Mar 23, 2021
Network: TLC
Dermatologist Sandra Lee, aka Dr. Pimple Popper, helps patients with unique skin conditions reclaim a life free of disguise and embarrassment.
#1 - Nose No Bounds
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired Jan 3, 2019
April is covered in bumps that have disfigured her arms; Genner has flown all the way from the Philippines to have Dr. Lee help with his bumpy nose; Chris suffers from psoriasis that nearly covers his body and a bump on his head.
8.12 
#2 - Dr. Lee Nose Best!
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired Jan 23, 2020
Tony has large growths on his nose that impair his breathing. Kevin has a bump in his jawline that is a "lady deterrent." Marie has an unsightly lump on her forehead that makes her a hermit. Tommy's leg bump makes it difficult for him to work.
7.98 
#3 - Hips Don't Lie
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired Jul 25, 2019
Rhonda has bumps all over her head, including a horned growth that has her deeply concerned; Fred has a mysterious condition on his hands and has not been able to get answers from any doctors; Kevin has a huge lump protruding from his hip.
7.96 
#4 - Scared Cyst-less
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired Feb 14, 2019
A young woman, Taylore, has unsightly elf-like bumps on her ears; Jose never goes out because of the baseball-sized lump on his head; and Ken is covered in painful bumps that make it difficult to do everyday things.
7.95 
#5 - Runaway Bump, Never Coming Back?
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired Mar 7, 2019
Leonard has an alarming bump hanging off of his arm that looks like it's breaking through the skin. Brandon has several lumps on his head that makes him fearful for his life. Jess got a noticeable lump on her butt after falling down the stairs.
7.91 
#6 - The Incredible Shrinking Lipoma
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired Jul 18, 2019
Gerald is back to see Dr. Lee and a hand specialist about a huge, intrusive bump on his middle finger; Vinnie has a large, embarrassing birthmark on his neck; Leta has a lump on the back of her thigh that she has been hiding from her fiancée.
7.89 
#7 - Every Rosacea Has Its Thorn
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired Jan 31, 2019
Patrick's nose is covered by huge bumps, and he can barely breathe; Aziza and Lauren are friends who bonded over their matching wrist lumps; Joe has a mound in the middle of his forehead that looks like a third eye.
7.87 
#8 - Don't Sweat It!
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired Jan 18, 2021
Audrey pops the painful bumps that cover her body so she can feel relief; Felicia has a peculiar-looking dark growth on her forehead; Krista's excessive sweating is so severe that on any given day she could fill up an entire milk jug with her sweat.
7.87 
#9 - Peh-DUN-kyoo-LAY-ted
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired Jan 2, 2020
Traci's confidence has been destroyed after years of bullying from the bumps on her face; Ravon has a unique dangling growth on his leg; David has a large lump.
7.84 
#10 - Adventures in Pimplepopping
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired Jan 16, 2020
Inoke has a huge, possibly life-threatening bulge on his shoulder; Delano returns with his back lump after Dr. Lee removed a liter of fluid from it; Reed has hundreds of bumps on his chest that burst and leave nasty scars.
7.84 
#11 - This Cyst Persists
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired Jul 25, 2018
Mary of San Antonio, Texas has fatty tumors that makes her left leg disproportionate from her body and wants them removed before the day of her daughter's wedding. Physical trainer Anthony has a grape-sized cyst between his eyebrows that other doctors have refused to treat due to its proximity in the "triangle of death". Shane has a grapefruit-sized lipoma on his back. Brandi of Cincinnati, Ohio has an unusual lipoma above her left breast that has hindered her love life.
7.83 
#12 - Sisters Lumpity Lump Lump
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired Jan 24, 2019
Amber has hundreds of tumors on her face; Antonio has a mound on his spine and is afraid it might be impossible to remove; sisters Cheri and Janice both suffer from possibly matching lumps; Tatiana has an embarrassing bump on her butt cheek.
7.82 
#13 - The Lipoma Whisperer
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired Jul 11, 2018
Melissa of Sioux Falls, South Dakota has lived with a large lipoma on the right side of her neck for years, forcing her to wear sweatshirts to conceal it from everyone. Tyler of Litchfield, New Hampshire has cysts on his forehead, but his family's history of cancer has discouraged him from having them diagnosed. Tahj's body is covered in painful boils. Amber of Los Angeles has keloids on her ears that have given her years of discomfort.
7.81 
#14 - Warning: Cystem Shutdown!
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired Jan 30, 2020
Gerard is lumpy... he has nearly a hundred lumps varying in size that coat his entire body. Gina has bloody lesions all over, and nobody has been able to help her. Eric has a large bump on his head that that he calls his "on/off button."
7.80 
#15 - Popping Popeye
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired Feb 7, 2019
Lisa has a horn growing out of the back of her head and fears that it could be cancer; Victor has a bulbous lump on his chest; Chuck has a Popeye-shaped bump on his arm; Christian and Jonathan are teenage brothers with matching lumps.
7.79 
#16 - The World's Largest Lump
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired Jul 18, 2018
Ronan of New York City has a lump above his left knee that has given him excruciating pain in his job as a flight attendant. Amber of Ada, Oklahoma suffers from hidradenitis suppurativa that leaves her clothes soaked in drainage. Sandy has a golf ball-sized lipoma on her neck that grew back after a previous surgery. Kristy of San Angelo, Texas has what is thought to be a milium on her left eyelid that gives her discomfort and affects her vision.
7.76 
#17 - Romancing the Lump
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired Aug 1, 2019
Dr. Sandra Lee treats Heather, who has a huge growth on her leg and fears removing it could leave a keloid scar; Paul has a giant hump on his back.
7.75 
#18 - This is Zit
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired Aug 8, 2019
With bonus footage - Antonio has a mound on his spine. Tatiana has an embarrassing bump on her butt cheek. Amber has hundreds of tumors on her face. Sisters Cheri and Janice both suffer from possibly matching lumps.
7.75 
#19 - Leave it to Nevus
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired Dec 28, 2020
With pandemic safety protocols in place, Dr. Lee reopens her office. Monica has a large birthmark growing on the side of her face. Jackie has a melon-sized lump on the back of her shoulder. Reginald has large, rare growths on the back of his head.
7.75 
#20 - A Lipoma Jackpot
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired Aug 8, 2018
Belinda of Pomona, California has a lipoma on her back that limits her neck and arm movement. Nicole of Portland, Oregon has a lump under her right arm caused by issues while breastfeeding her daughter 11 years ago, and she wants it removed before her wedding. Adela is a 62-year-old woman with over 400 seborrheic keratoses that developed after she gave birth to her daughter. Nick of Seattle, Washington has seven lipomas on his body and needs them removed professionally after he removed one on his own..
7.73 
#21 - Sleepless in Steatocystoma
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired Jul 11, 2019
Jen has substantial growths on her ears that cause her depression, pain, and vertigo. Juliet is under emotional distress because of the bumps all over her neck and chest. Gerald has a mysterious, kiwi-size lump on his middle finger.
7.67 
#22 - The Curious Case of the Pooting Cyst
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired Aug 1, 2018
Diane of Lake Mary, Florida suffers from hereditary neurofibromatosis, which has prevented her from having children out of fear of passing the disease to them. Will of Hinesville, Georgia has a golf ball-sized lump on his right shoulder. Anthony of South Bend, Indiana has a tennis ball-sized lipoma in the back of his neck. Kai-Elle, a 47-year-old transsexual New Yorker, has lived with spider veins on her legs throughout her life.
7.67 
#23 - Tumor Takeover
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired Jan 10, 2019
Matt has a skin condition that causes tumors to grow all over his body; Yamileth hasn't pursued her dreams because of the lump on her neck; Pat is covered with dark spots from her neck to her abdomen; Jennifer has a unicorn bump on her forehead.
7.67 
#24 - An American Tail
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired Aug 15, 2018
Taylor of St. Louis, Missouri has had a lump on her buttocks since birth that regenerated after a previous operation two years ago, and discovers that it is an extremely rare case of spinal dysraphism. John from Maui County, Hawaii has a breast-shaped lipoma on the right side of his waist. Noelle of Boise, Idaho wants her ear lobes restored after having stretched them to wear ear tunnels for years.
7.66 
#25 - Eggs Lipoma
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired Jan 9, 2020
David is back to see Dr. Lee after she spotted a suspicious growth under his eye. Nicole is depressed because of the bumps all over her neck. Steve has a noticeable lump on his forehead. Allen has a growth on his bicep but is terrified of doctors.
7.66