Doctor known as The Exorcyst extracts a 10-year-old lipoma the size of a ping pong ball from a man’s back – and admits it’s one of the largest he’s ever removed
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- Cyst growing on man’s back for 10 years that had grown to size of ping pong ball
- GPs told him there was nothing they could do for him and he looked for help
- Dr Ross Perry removes lipomas under local anaesthetic within 20 minutes
- Carries out pus popping procedures at the Cosmedics skin clinics in London
A cosmetic doctor removed a 10-year-old lipoma the size of a ping pong ball from a man’s back – and admitted it was one of the largest he has ever come across.
Dr Ross Perry was filmed extracting the large fat-filled growth from the man’s skin at a Cosmedics skin clinic in London.
Known as The Exorcyst for his skills at squeezing gunge out of cysts, the medical director dealt with the mass which protruded out of his clothes.
While not typically serious, lipomas can grow up to two inches (5cm) or more, causing an unsightly lump which, unless removed, will continue to get bigger.
A man visited a Cosmedics skin clinic in London asking for a lipoma on his back to be removed which had been growing for 10 years and protruded out of his clothes. Pictured: Dr Ross Perry removing the fat
Dr Ross removed the cyst under local anaesthetic, starting off by making a small cut in the skin on the man’s back before using his hands to squeeze out the pus.
He pushed either side of the cut several times, causing enormous bursts of thick, yellow gunge to pour out.
The doctor admitted that despite dealing with these type of procedures on a regular basis, this was one of the largest lipomas he had ever treated.
As a result of the much-needed treatment, Dr Ross was able to fill a small bowl with the amount of fat that came out of the man’s back.
To ensure there was no fat left to squeeze out, the cut into the skin had to be deep enough to get to the root of the lipoma.
During the simple 20-minute procedure the doctor injects the man with local anaesthetic before making a small cut at the site of the large bump
After having the simple procedure, the person can return home on the same day with a minimal scar left in its place.
Dr Ross has been known to remove half a dozen cysts and lipomas in a day and says it is ‘all in a day’s work’ to him.
He explained: ‘It can really affect someone’s confidence to have this small lump growing steadily under the skin; for women in particular they feel extremely conscious and have to choose clothes to hide the lump.
‘With little option but to have it removed privately, lipomas and cysts are very common and something many people suffer with in silence.’
Once he makes the cut, deep enough to get to the root of the lipoma, he uses his hands to squeeze out all the pus inside the large cyst – removing enough to fill a small bowl
The most recent visitor had visited his GP about the lump but was told there was nothing they could do, so opted to visit a Cosmedics skin clinic instead.
The private practice removes the unsightly cysts in under 20 minutes with local anaesthetic and prices start from £500.
Lipomas are a fat-filled growth that form in the layer between a person’s muscle and skin. Doctors consider them to be benign tumors.
Typically they are around two to three centimetres, but giant lipomas can grow to more than 10cm and are more likely to occur in people aged between 40 and 60 years old.