You don’t always associate the removal of pimples and blackheads with the word “relaxing,” but one doctor has developed a huge following with short clips of extractions accompanied by her soothing voice.
Buzzfeed News reports that Dr.Sandra Lee (also knows as Dr. Pimple Popper) is a California dermatologist who has a very zen philosophy about why her videos are getting millions and millions of views on YouTube:
“For many, I think there is an enormous feeling of satisfaction or resolution when they watch blackheads being extracted or pimples being popped,” she told BuzzFeed News. “And who doesn’t want to feel good and relaxed?”
Lee even told Buzzfeed News that a great deal of her viewers watch the videos before going to sleep, because the visuals as well as her voice just seem to calm them somehow. If you thought ASMR videos were weird, they’re now nothing compared to this new trend, which is somehow less disgusting than forcing yourself to drink a glass of warm milk to relax.
Here’s an example of one of the relaxing videos from her YouTube page:
Lee doesn’t charge the clients who appear in her videos and claims she’s also become a “popaholic,” the slang term for someone who just can’t get enough pimple-popping action. She told Buzzfeed that she watches her own videos all the time.
“Sometimes, I even find myself watching my own blackhead extraction videos over and over, because somehow it has this hypnotizing quality,” Lee told BuzzFeed News. “It kinda sucks you in. So I think I’m becoming a popaholic myself!”
Here is some of Lee’s best work. If you’re squeamish, you should turn away now. Otherwise, I suggest playing all the clips at the same time and being hypnotized by the soothing vocals and camera-splattering excitement.
You can read the comprehensive interview with Dr. Lee over on Buzzfeed.
(Source: BuzzFeed News)