This patient had a small bump on her back that she wanted to have removed, and during examination, I noticed that she had white and pink, finely scaly patches on her back. This is a common condition called tinea versicolor, or pityriasis versicolor. It is caused by a yeast that is a common inhabitant on […]

I apologize in advance. This video taught me something: NOT to film cyst excisions/removals with my GoPro! I apologize for the poor quality, but you live and learn. I promise I won’t do it again 😉 This gentleman was undergoing Mohs Micrographic Skin Cancer Surgery on his right side of his forehead and I couldn’t […]

This is a patient I see on a regular basis for skin exams, and she had this noticeable bump on her right cheek that she says has been there for a while, and every now and then she can squeeze the contents out. This is an epidermoid cyst, a benign growth that creates a sac […]

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, […]

For medical education- NSFE. Here I use a 4mm punch biopsy to remove an epidermoid cyst from the chest area. (I’m reposting because previous video had color adjustment and I removed it) source

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