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I N T H E N E W S<br />
Casting call for medical TV show<br />
A Birmingham-based TV production company<br />
is looking for candidates to take part in a new<br />
show aimed at treating people with extreme skin<br />
conditions, which starts filming this month.<br />
Full Fat TV, the company behind Channel 4’s<br />
Body Coach with Joe Wicks, are making the series<br />
for Quest Red, which is part of the global TV<br />
broadcaster Discovery Network.<br />
The programme is inspired by the massive popularity<br />
of Dr Pimple Popper, an American dermatologist<br />
from California who has her own series on TLC.<br />
The show will feature a world class, award-winning<br />
dermatologist who works mostly for the NHS but<br />
also has a private clinic in Harley Street. She will<br />
be treating people with all types of extreme skin<br />
conditions.<br />
In the age of social media, there’s never been a<br />
worse time to have an uncontrollable, unsightly skin<br />
condition but there’s a whole host of people living<br />
with angry rashes or eruptions, debilitating acne,<br />
large lipomas, growths, cysts, crusty, flaky, scarred<br />
skin or other extreme undiagnosed conditions on<br />
the face or body. In many cases their confidence is<br />
shattered, their personal or professional lives are on<br />
hold and some have even been forced into isolation.<br />
Series producer Donna McLaughlin said: “Despite<br />
this, the NHS doesn’t offer treatment for skin<br />
conditions considered to be cosmetic and those they<br />
do treat often have long waiting lists. For example,<br />
current waiting lists for the Midlands area are up<br />
to 24 weeks so this is a brilliant opportunity for<br />
someone who might otherwise not be treated, can’t<br />
afford to go private or doesn’t want to wait that<br />
long to get the help they need pretty quickly and if<br />
selected, their consultation, procedure and travel cost<br />
would be covered.<br />
“Filming is scheduled to start in early March and<br />
although it’s a serious medical programme, there will<br />
be a transformational element as we will be helping<br />
people not just with the way they look but also giving<br />
them back the confidence they may have lost due to<br />
their condition and with it, a new lease of life.<br />
“Our expert treats many skin conditions but are<br />
we particularly keen to hear from people with<br />
large lumps that need surgically removing - big<br />
cysts, lipomas and growths. We also want to feature<br />
more unusual or rare conditions that are visually<br />
shocking to look at and are targeting specific<br />
diseases like folliculitis, hirsutism, hyperhydrosis,<br />
neurofibromatosis, rhinophyma, hidradenitis<br />
suppurativa, erythromelagia, hyper keratotsis,<br />
seborreic keratosis and intertriginous dermatitis.”<br />
Anyone interested in taking part can contact the<br />
production team on email at skin@fullfattv.co.uk,<br />
phone 0121 272 5841 or WhatsApp 07526 238856.<br />
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