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 […]
Here I use a punch biopsy instrument, 3mm diameter, to “punch” a hole into the top of a superficial epidermoid cyst, so that I can squeeze out most of its contents and remove the entire epidermoid sac. Small closure with sutures, and scar should not be noticeable, hidden in a neck crease. source
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 […]
For medical education- NSFE. This patient came to see me for Mohs skin cancer surgery to remove a skin cancer next to his eye. He asked If I could remove an epidermoid cyst he had behind his ear when we were finished with his skin cancer surgery. My staff was a little annoyed I think, […]
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, […]
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 […]
For medical education- NSFE. Sorry, previous upload was cut off early. Here, I use the GoPro to film an excision of a basal cell carcinoma of the left forearm. I pays to be “chatty”. It takes practice to be able to carry on a conversation while doing surgery.. as you can see I use an […]