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minor surgery /mole or sebaceous cyst removal

kobracai · 2018-06-04 10:29:02

Hello everyone I have a very unsightly sebaceous cyst on my head I'd like to get removed, my GP has recommended calling a private hospital and pay for it, which I am ok with. however on Treatwell there are quite a few offers for cyst removal , some of them really cheap:…

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23 January 2019 at 4:56PM

As I understand it the NHS will do it if it is judged to be medically necessary. Either as a "minor op" at a GP surgery, if they have the capacity, or by referral to a hospital.

If however it is judged to be cosmetic and removal is not medically necessary some GPs will offer to do it as a private procedure for a fee.

Certainly that was the situation at my GPs a few years ago.

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