For those with a strong stomach, new footage shows a doctor squeezing a blood-streaked cyst ‘capsule’ out of a woman’s shoulder.
After applying slight pressure to the unnamed patient’s back, Dr Michael Lewis, who works at the Willow Medical Center in LA, removed the cyst in a nauseating video.
Despite deliberately working slowly to try and remove the capsule without it rupturing, the cyst’s membrane appears to break, spilling its contents over the woman’s back.
The patient was suffering from a common cyst, known as an epidermoid cyst, which is made up of wet skin cells, giving it a ‘cheesy’ appearance.
Although this is often accompanied by a pungent aroma, Dr Lewis described the pus as being odourless.
Believing the site not to be infected, the video finishes with Dr Lewis saying the wound is ready to be stitched up.
Footage shows a doctor squeezing a blood-streaked cyst ‘capsule’ out of a woman’s shoulder
Dr Michael Lewis removed the cyst after applying slight pressure to the patient’s back
Cyst’s contents rupture over the patient’s back
Dr Lewis first numbs the site of the cyst, near the patient’s armpit, with an injection.
While cutting the skin, he can be seen dabbing away emerging blood.
When he asked the patient how she was doing, she said she could feel nothing, to which Dr Lewis replied: ‘We like that, that’s wonderful to hear.’
After applying sufficient pressure for the initial pus to come out, Dr Lewis had to apply further force for the remainder of the cyst to be removed.
While working to ensure no remaining pus was in the patient’s body, Dr Lewis and the woman made small talk about her nephew, who she said ‘never says a word’ but just stares at his phone.
The video ends with Dr Lewis inserting a watery substance in a pipette-like device into the cut to clear out any cyst debris.
Once confident it has all been removed, Dr Lewis adds it is unlikely the growth will return.
It is unknown how the patient recovered after her procedure.
He deliberately made a slow incision to try and remove the capsule without rupturing it
While gradually widening the incision, Dr Lewis dabbed away any emerging blood
Dr Lewis had to make several cuts before he reached deep enough to where the cyst lay
Despite his best efforts, the contents of the cyst appeared to spill down the patient’s back
He applied more force to ensure all remaining parts of the cyst were removed
Confident the pus would not return, the video ends with Dr Lewis saying the site can be closed