I had one on my wrist for many years until one day I decided the annoyance was enough, as it was right in the top of my wrist joint causing mild discomfort. I had to pop it 3 times the 3rd and final time was a night out with buddies where a bit to much sauce was consumed, thankfully it helped dull the pain, he used an empty glass bottle, I placed my hand on a counter top squatted down had my wrist bent at the countertop edge and on count of 3 he smacked it, he missed the first time which hurt like hell, but the 2nd time he drilled it, I immediately felt the fluid disperse throughout my hand was a very odd but very reliving experience and it’s never come back. However the same cannot be said for the one on my foot similar to the one mentioned in the video. I’ve popped it several times unfortunately but by simply applying pressure and working the sack around, I’ve managed to deflate it a few times but it always comes back… haven’t wacked it with anything yet that will be my next attempt, however if it doesn’t remove it I’ll probably seek treatment as I’m on my feet for 8-10 hours a day and sometimes it just rubs the wrong way casing me discomfort. I definitely suggest and at least think in my opinion the best way to get rid of them forever is using force and completely obliterating the sack all together. Think that’s why the one on my foot keeps coming back cause I’ve never fully deflated the sack, I always to apply pressure until I feel it release and then work the area over with my fingers helping the fluid disperse, but so far no such luck in permanently removing it unfortunately.
Do these cysts get bigger and smaller depending on activity? Lately, the top of my foot (feels like the bones) kill me while Amy length in walking - it radiates up 8n to my ankle as well as my arch. I mean, one night I cried the pain was so bad (although, this was abnormal for me).
Sometimes activity can make the synovial fluid expand, so yes this is possible. It also depends upon pressure and at times different types of shoes. I would go see a foot specialist for and examination and xray and possible injection/aspiration.
@ thanks. Yes, k definitely am going to because, I low-key feel like I’ve always had mile discomfort in that foot, but I def have noticed a dramatic increase lately. Because if the angle it’s been hard to show anyone where the knot is (well, now I have looked I do believe it’s one of those cysts)- but I def have felt like sometimes it almost seems like it’s gone, but almost any amount of walking and it comes back. Even lying down lately, it hurts.
Pressure, possibly a tight shoe can compress them and reduce over time. Otherwise, a clinic visit to drain and then infiltrate with cortisone can last for months or years. Return rate is high, but since they are harmless, I would only have surgery to have them removed if they were painful and did not respond to conservative therapy.
Hi Dr. I had a cyst in my palm. I had it surgically removed. 6mths later…A new cyst is emerging in the same area! I’m Seeing a different physician in a few weeks to see if we can avoid surgery. Any advice? Have you ever seen such a case?
Yes, the palms of your hands and soles of the feet have a thick epidermis that excentuate skin lesions. If it is a cyst, verucca, or porokeratoma, they are larger, deeper, and more difficult to remove or irradicate. Liquid nitrogen, bleomycin, surgical removal are all treatment options depending upon the type of lesion.
That’s a tough one. The palms of the hands and soles of the feet have a thicker epidermis and can be the home of many types of lesions. Plantar warts, Porokeratoma, etc. Other treatments involve bleomycin and liquid nitrogen, which are non-surgical. Hope this helps, but tough to give advice on since there has not been an examination.
Additionally, if it’s something deeper at the level of the flexor tendons and subcutaneous fat layer, then yes, this may require surgical intervention.
Well i have 2 at the top of my foot. Went to 4 different doctors and no doctor has a real answer for me. Going for another follow up next week. It’s been 5 weeks since my injury and it’s still painful. Can’t really wear shoes that’s the main problem. And if i stand/walk for extended periods of time it swells and causes pain. 😢
You can perform an aspiration in the clinic. Otherwise, a surgical excision is fairly simple with suture removal in 2 weeks and back into enclosed shoes in 3 weeks.
Hi Dr. Moore, I accidentally slammed my medial malleolus into the side of a pool. I had a bad bruise but was not in bad pain . The bruise went away. This was 3 weeks ago. Last week i developed what looks just like a ganglion cyst where that bruise was. Is that possible to develop a ganglion cyst after an injury? Thanks for any info.
yes to your question, you can develop a ganglion after an injury, but like most of these questions on this venue, it is not possible to give an exact answer without a physical examination. But in this area, a direct blow could be many things including a fracture, hematoma, etc. and it depends on the location of the 'bump' and tactile presence. Remember, ganglions form from weak/dammaged joint capsules and tendon sheaths....
Hey Doc I had a huge cyst on the top of my foot surgically removed 2 years ago after getting it drained a few times. It has recently came back the past few months about the size of a dime. Problem is it causes my a few toes to go numb at times and can really by painful. Should I just look to get it drained again?
Yes, I would stick with conservative options sense repetitive surgery is always high-risk. Also a Cortizone such as Kenalog would be best for shrinking the mass and possibly helping problems with the nerve complex.
I went to get mine checked out and the doctor suggested shockwave therapy as an alternative to aspiration or surgery. I can't find anything online about this method, except for "electroacupuncture" which isn't the same thing. The shockwave therapy is said to take 2-3 treatments at $260 each, insurance doesn't cover it. Idk seems like a costly experiment when I can't even find proof it works. Have you heard of this?
I do not perform this in my clinic nor do I know a lot about using shockwave therapy for ganglions. I do know that the device is intense enough to attenuate (disrupt and release) the plantar fascia so I can assume that it can disrupt and possibly rupture and drain the ganglion cyst. But if it's not working after couple of treatmetnts..... just like my aspiration and then injectiion follow up with cortisone treatments in the clinic, if the cyst contnues to return and cause the the patient discomfort, surgery is simple and a good option. Otherwise they are benign and if they do not cause any pain, surgery is something you can delay until it is more convenient timewise or monetarily down the road.
I had one on my wrist for many years until one day I decided the annoyance was enough, as it was right in the top of my wrist joint causing mild discomfort. I had to pop it 3 times the 3rd and final time was a night out with buddies where a bit to much sauce was consumed, thankfully it helped dull the pain, he used an empty glass bottle, I placed my hand on a counter top squatted down had my wrist bent at the countertop edge and on count of 3 he smacked it, he missed the first time which hurt like hell, but the 2nd time he drilled it, I immediately felt the fluid disperse throughout my hand was a very odd but very reliving experience and it’s never come back. However the same cannot be said for the one on my foot similar to the one mentioned in the video. I’ve popped it several times unfortunately but by simply applying pressure and working the sack around, I’ve managed to deflate it a few times but it always comes back… haven’t wacked it with anything yet that will be my next attempt, however if it doesn’t remove it I’ll probably seek treatment as I’m on my feet for 8-10 hours a day and sometimes it just rubs the wrong way casing me discomfort. I definitely suggest and at least think in my opinion the best way to get rid of them forever is using force and completely obliterating the sack all together. Think that’s why the one on my foot keeps coming back cause I’ve never fully deflated the sack, I always to apply pressure until I feel it release and then work the area over with my fingers helping the fluid disperse, but so far no such luck in permanently removing it unfortunately.
Is it safe to do the fluid removal at home with a syringe??
Do these cysts get bigger and smaller depending on activity? Lately, the top of my foot (feels like the bones) kill me while Amy length in walking - it radiates up 8n to my ankle as well as my arch. I mean, one night I cried the pain was so bad (although, this was abnormal for me).
Sometimes activity can make the synovial fluid expand, so yes this is possible. It also depends upon pressure and at times different types of shoes. I would go see a foot specialist for and examination and xray and possible injection/aspiration.
@ thanks. Yes, k definitely am going to because, I low-key feel like I’ve always had mile discomfort in that foot, but I def have noticed a dramatic increase lately. Because if the angle it’s been hard to show anyone where the knot is (well, now I have looked I do believe it’s one of those cysts)- but I def have felt like sometimes it almost seems like it’s gone, but almost any amount of walking and it comes back. Even lying down lately, it hurts.
Hey. im a football player, and a cyst has started forming. I think it’s because the tightness of the football boots. Could that be the cause?
They are just a weak joint capsule or tendon sheath, and yes from trauma, rubbing from shes, etc., they can appear spontaneously.
Hi doctor i have 2 ganglion cyst in both my feets what i can do to reduces these...
Pressure, possibly a tight shoe can compress them and reduce over time. Otherwise, a clinic visit to drain and then infiltrate with cortisone can last for months or years. Return rate is high, but since they are harmless, I would only have surgery to have them removed if they were painful and did not respond to conservative therapy.
Hi Dr. I had a cyst in my palm. I had it surgically removed. 6mths later…A new cyst is emerging in the same area! I’m Seeing a different physician in a few weeks to see if we can avoid surgery. Any advice? Have you ever seen such a case?
Yes, the palms of your hands and soles of the feet have a thick epidermis that excentuate skin lesions. If it is a cyst, verucca, or porokeratoma, they are larger, deeper, and more difficult to remove or irradicate. Liquid nitrogen, bleomycin, surgical removal are all treatment options depending upon the type of lesion.
That’s a tough one. The palms of the hands and soles of the feet have a thicker epidermis and can be the home of many types of lesions. Plantar warts, Porokeratoma, etc. Other treatments involve bleomycin and liquid nitrogen, which are non-surgical. Hope this helps, but tough to give advice on since there has not been an examination.
Additionally, if it’s something deeper at the level of the flexor tendons and subcutaneous fat layer, then yes, this may require surgical intervention.
Well i have 2 at the top of my foot. Went to 4 different doctors and no doctor has a real answer for me. Going for another follow up next week. It’s been 5 weeks since my injury and it’s still painful. Can’t really wear shoes that’s the main problem. And if i stand/walk for extended periods of time it swells and causes pain. 😢
@@venuselectrificata I’m so sorry! I hope you can find some answers!
What if it is causing pain?
You can perform an aspiration in the clinic. Otherwise, a surgical excision is fairly simple with suture removal in 2 weeks and back into enclosed shoes in 3 weeks.
Hi Dr. Moore,
I accidentally slammed my medial malleolus into the side of a pool. I had a bad bruise but was not in bad pain . The bruise went away. This was 3 weeks ago. Last week i developed what looks just like a ganglion cyst where that bruise was. Is that possible to develop a ganglion cyst after an injury? Thanks for any info.
yes to your question, you can develop a ganglion after an injury, but like most of these questions on this venue, it is not possible to give an exact answer without a physical examination. But in this area, a direct blow could be many things including a fracture, hematoma, etc. and it depends on the location of the 'bump' and tactile presence. Remember, ganglions form from weak/dammaged joint capsules and tendon sheaths....
@@dr.robertjmooreiii6132 Thank you for replying. I appreciate it.
This same thing happened to me. Started out as a bruise with no bump and 2 weeks later thr cysts appeared.
Hey Doc I had a huge cyst on the top of my foot surgically removed 2 years ago after getting it drained a few times. It has recently came back the past few months about the size of a dime. Problem is it causes my a few toes to go numb at times and can really by painful. Should I just look to get it drained again?
Yes, I would stick with conservative options sense repetitive surgery is always high-risk. Also a Cortizone such as Kenalog would be best for shrinking the mass and possibly helping problems with the nerve complex.
Dang. No insurance! Got one at base of thumb.
I went to get mine checked out and the doctor suggested shockwave therapy as an alternative to aspiration or surgery. I can't find anything online about this method, except for "electroacupuncture" which isn't the same thing. The shockwave therapy is said to take 2-3 treatments at $260 each, insurance doesn't cover it. Idk seems like a costly experiment when I can't even find proof it works. Have you heard of this?
I do not perform this in my clinic nor do I know a lot about using shockwave therapy for ganglions. I do know that the device is intense enough to attenuate (disrupt and release) the plantar fascia so I can assume that it can disrupt and possibly rupture and drain the ganglion cyst. But if it's not working after couple of treatmetnts..... just like my aspiration and then injectiion follow up with cortisone treatments in the clinic, if the cyst contnues to return and cause the the patient discomfort, surgery is simple and a good option. Otherwise they are benign and if they do not cause any pain, surgery is something you can delay until it is more convenient timewise or monetarily down the road.
While it may seem high, it seems relatively cheap versus how much a surgery, even shoes can cost
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