Punch excision of a cyst on the armpit
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Punch excision of a cyst on the armpit

This patient has an epidermoid cyst (aka a sebaceous cyst) on her right axilla/armpit. A little local anesthesia was placed before a punch biopsy tool was used to allow me to express the cyst contents and remove the entire sac. As you know, these growths are benign and don’t need to be removed for any […]
Punch excision of a neck cyst. For medical education- NSFE.
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Punch excision of a neck cyst. For medical education- NSFE.

For medical education- NSFE. So I removed this cyst from that back of this man’s neck today. I numbed the area up with lidocaine before doing this procedure. I also used a marker to mark the outside border of the cyst, because when the numbing medication can distort/swell the area, making it more difficult to […]
Punch removal of a cyst on the mid chest
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Punch removal of a cyst on the mid chest

This man asked me about this small bump on the center of his chest. You can’t see it well, but you can feel it. He has a small epidermoid cyst in the area, that I removed today, via punch biopsy tool. An epidermoid cyst is also called a sebaceous cyst, and is a benign growth, […]
Re-introduction to Big Blackheads on the Back
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Re-introduction to Big Blackheads on the Back

It’s Throwback Thursday, and I’ll be featuring a past patient every now and then on Thursdays! I’ll include updates for you on the patient’s condition and may also include bonus footage! For my first Throwback Thursday, I want to reintroduce you to my lovely patient who has quite large blackheads on her back. Many of […]