When dermatologist Sandra Lee, a.k.a. Dr. Pimple Popper , first started feeling especially tired and out of sorts one night this past November, she wasn’t sure what was going on. She had a hot flash while filming her reality show earlier that day, “Dr. Pimple Popper” on Lifetime, which was unusual for her, and noticed some trouble swallowing while eating soup for dinner. “I was taping the show, and, you know, it’s a stressful, long day,” Lee said during a April 15, 2026, segment of the TODAY