This patient was seen by one of our Physician Assistants today, Erin, and she noticed he had an epidermoid cyst that he didn’t like on his left anterior shoulder. I had a few minutes between patients, so I was able to remove it, and video tape it for you all to see. An epidermoid cyst […]
For medical education- NSFE. I couldn’t remember the name of this particular type of mole in the video, but I got close! It’s a cerebriform nevus because it’s a little bumpy and brain-like in shape. Here i do a snip biopsy to remove it easily on the scalp. source
For medical education- NSFE. Lipomas can be removed through a small incision and squeezed out because they are usually well encapsulated. Fun to do and fun to watch! source
This patient is the same person with the stubborn blackhead/keratin plug extractions on the nose, just recently posted. THIS is the reason that she came to see me in the first place. She has had a mole on her chin, that was treated with a laser many years ago. She doesn’t like the appearance of […]
For medical education- NSFE. Removing via snip excision, seborrheic keratoses and verrucous keratoses, aka “wisdom spots” and skin tags, that commonly occur around the neck. It’s not “medically necessary” to remove these, but as you can see, many people want them off, particularly because they are tough to disguise and they can get caught on […]