They are moving masses that move freely under the skin, grow slowly and do not cause any pain. They get infected quite often and present the following symptoms and signs: skin redness, pain, increase in local temperature and drainage of a white-gray material that looks much like cottage cheese.

Conventional treatment includes surgical resection of the cyst and neighboring skin.

The newest treatment includes the use of state of the art laser treatment.

The Hoogstra Medical Center  provides a novel treatment for sebaceous cysts, anthrax and furuncles that consists in doing a small orifice in the upper part of the cyst.

Thanks to the fast laser shot impact of the LOTUS II Laser system, it is not necessary to perform any anesthesia nor applying anesthetic creams. Once created the minuscule orifice, the doctor starts to drain the cyst. Once drainage is concluded, the laser LOTUS is put in long pulse modality and fire on the area. This produces the bag's wall retraction and contraction.

Once the procedure is concluded, the patient can go back to its daily activities. The procedure is totally painless and leaves no scar at all.

Cyst Treatment Video:

Lotus II

Wrote:
Dr Ricardo Hoogstra
Plastic Surgeon, Member of the Argentinian Society of Plastic Surgery and Buenos Aires Society of Plastic Surgery; Member of the International Society of Plastic Surgeons; Pioneer in minimally invassive Fascial Rejuvenation; Professor at the Faculty of Medicine at UBA; Former Chief of Surgery at Penna Hospital; Innovator of the zero invasive lipomodelation; Director of the clinic that carries his name.