An epidermoid cyst (Epidermal Inclusion cyst, Infundibular cyst), is a benign growth commonly found in the skin and typically appears on the face, neck or trunk, but can occur anywhere on the body. Another name used is “sebacous cyst” but this is actually an antiquated misnomer, and is not a term used by dermatologists. They […]
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 […]
Sorry, I accidentally deleted this video from my youtube yesterday. This patient has a seborrheic keratosis, aka a “wisdom spot” on her left cheek. These are benign growths, but people don’t like the appearance of them so they often request removal. The most common method of removal is probably treatment with liquid nitrogen spray. However, […]
This patient saw me this week, and she told me about this bump on her scalp during the last few minutes of her appointment. I think she was scared to have it removed, but as you can see it is pretty simple to remove a bump like this, and it should be a pretty painless […]
For medical education- NSFE. A snip removal of a mole using very sharp, serrated scissors, then using a punch biopsy tool to remove an epidermoid cyst on my patient’s back. enjoy! source