I had to be careful that this epidermoid cyst didn’t get in my patient’s mouth, don’t want him eating cyst!! An epidermoid cyst is a non-cancerous growth …
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Epidermoid cysts like to break up when excised, so to make sure I got them ALL we did some snipping and pulling with these 2 cysts! I then used a curette to get any remaining cyst tissue. ✂️ An epidermoid cyst is a non-cancerous growth commonly found on the skin of the face or neck, […]
ERGGH! Join me as I work to squeeze this ‘pain in the neck’ lipoma out one piece at a time! Lipomas are slow-growing, benign (non-cancerous) growths of fat cells. These cells are contained in a thin capsule that creates the appearance of a “bump” right under the skin. Lipomas are typically not tender, move around […]
Cheers to a long weekend and a nice pilar cyst with a really great sac removal! Watch until the end to see it 🎉 A pilar cyst, also known as a trichilemmal or isthmus-catagen cyst, is a benign (non-life-threatening) growth that, upon examination, looks identical to the more common epidermoid cyst, except that 90% of […]
We are continuing our Acne Stories! This is a sweet patient who saw me for multiple sessions and some great extractions along the way. Show some support for this brave patient and help normalize the occurrence of acne! A whitehead or a closed comedo (single for comedone), unlike a blackhead, is a completely blocked pore. […]
A scalp with a couple of pilar cyst has joined the pop party! A pilar cyst, also known as a trichilemmal or isthmus-catagen cyst, is a benign (non-life-threatening) growth that, upon examination, looks identical to the more common epidermoid cyst, except that 90% of pilar cysts occur on the scalp. They tend to be more […]
These ‘seattle-tacomas’ were super slippery but I think I managed to squeeze them all out! Steatocystoma multiplex is a condition where multiple slow-growing …