This is a lovely patient of mine, who recently completed chemotherapy and radiation treatments due to breast cancer. She noticed this lump on her cheek that has grown quite rapidly in the last year. I don’t think this cyst appearance or growth is directly related to her recent breast cancer diagnosis or treatment, but I […]

For medical education- NSFE. Another cyst excision. Lower back. Broke open a little. And I nipped her skin a little I felt so bad it startled her! Eeks sorry! source

For medical education- NSFE. Excision of a type of skin cancer called a basal cell carcinoma, followed by repair using buried vertical mattress suture and running subcuticular suture source

For medical education- NSFE. First of two cysts I removed from my patient who is in a wheelchair (if you are confused by comments made). Sorry about the shaky video- new camera person. I’m working on it! source

This lovely patient of mind has a lipoma on the right Inguinal area (right inner thigh right at the crease). She was told my her primary care doc that this is a benign growth (which is correct) and that it didn’t need to be removed. However, she hates that the lump is visible when she […]

For medical education- NSFE. Excision of a sizable lipoma in the right armpit. Some of the audio had been omitted to preserve patient privacy. Lipomas are benign growths of clonal fat cells and are fun to remove because they usually come out clean and in one piece. Enjoy! source

This patient has a pilomatricoma, aka a calcifying epithelioma of Malherbe, which is commonly a solitary but mobile growth under the skin which is most often confused to be an epidermoid cyst. These are benign growths, not painful or uncomfortable. I was suspicious it was a pilomatricoma when I removed it because of it’s firmness, […]

For medical education- NSFE. Here is Part I of two Parts: Excising two lipomas on the abdomen. This woman was so sweet, just a little frightened, not of the procedure, but because she wasn’t sure what was under her skin. Good news is, that they are likely benign lipomas (clonal collection of fat cells), but […]

For medical education- NSFE. Here’s the second, larger lipoma, which was very mobile under the skin. Lipomas are benign clonal collections of fat cells, that look a little different then the other fat cells in an area. source

For medical education- NSFE. This young woman had two small firm balls under the skin on her abdomen and she was very worried about what they were. She has had lipomas removed from other areas of her body in the past. Here’s the first, smaller but firmer one. source