SURGEON
Mr Samuel George, Consultant Plastic, Hand and Peripheral Nerve Surgeon, GMC 7013435
CYST REMOVAL IN BIRMINGHAM
Cyst Removal at our Edgbaston clinic, £795. Excision of the whole sac under local anaesthetic, not drainage.
Cyst removal is the surgical excision of an epidermoid or pilar cyst, including the sac wall that produces it, under local anaesthetic. Assessed and removed by Mr Samuel George, consultant plastic surgeon, in our minor operations theatre with a surgical nurse present throughout.
- THE WHOLE SAC, NOT JUST DRAINED
- CONSULTANT PLASTIC SURGEON
- A PROPER THEATRE, NOT A TREATMENT ROOM
- CLOSED WITH CARE
About CYST REMOVAL IN BIRMINGHAM
Mr Samuel George
Consultant Plastic, Hand and Peripheral Nerve Surgeon
- GMC:
- 7013435
- Published:
- September 2026
- Last reviewed:
- September 2026
- Next review:
- September 2027
Cyst Removal is carried out at our Edgbaston clinic, 88 Hagley Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B16 8LU, in a minor operations theatre with a surgical nurse present throughout. It is the only Private Medical Clinic site where surgery is performed, so wherever you are in the Midlands this is where you would come.
Assessed and removed by Mr Samuel George, consultant plastic surgeon, in our minor operations theatre with a surgical nurse present throughout. Assessment comes first and nothing is done at that appointment, so you leave with a diagnosis and a written price rather than a decision made under pressure. No referral is needed and you do not need to be registered with us.
If you are outside Birmingham, our national cyst removal page covers the procedure in full and links to every location offering it.
CYST REMOVAL in Birmingham AT A GLANCE
TECHNIQUE
Excision of the whole sac under local anaesthetic, not drainage
ALSO KNOWN AS
sebaceous cyst removal, pilar cyst removal, epidermoid cyst excision
WHERE
88 Hagley Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B16 8LU
PRICE
£795, assessment and removal. Consultation £195, redeemable
ANAESTHETIC
Local anaesthetic, day case, home the same day
AGE
Adults 18 and over
REFERRAL
Not needed
Why choose us for your CYST REMOVAL IN BIRMINGHAM
THE WHOLE SAC, NOT JUST DRAINED
Excised completely, which is what stops it from refilling in the same place.
CONSULTANT PLASTIC SURGEON
Removed by Mr Samuel George, on the GMC Specialist Register.
A PROPER THEATRE, NOT A TREATMENT ROOM
Our minor operations theatre in Edgbaston, with a surgical nurse throughout.
CLOSED WITH CARE
Fine sutures and attention to the scar, because it is on your skin for good.
ONE PUBLISHED PRICE
£795 covering assessment and removal, confirmed before you commit.
SEEN AND TREATED QUICKLY
Assessment appointments usually within the week, no referral needed.
Our Edgbaston clinic AND SURGICAL THEATRE
Your procedure takes place in our own minor operations theatre, not in a consulting room with the lights turned up. It is at 88 Hagley Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B16 8LU, and serves as the surgical site for the entire Private Medical Clinic network.
A surgical nurse is with you from the moment you come through to theatre until you leave, which counts for more than it sounds when you are awake for your own operation. Everything is under local anaesthetic as a day case, so there is no general anaesthetic, no overnight stay, and you are home the same day.
Who Will Be Operating on You
Consultant Plastic, Hand and Peripheral Nerve Surgeon. GMC 7013435, GMC Specialist Register.
Mr George is a consultant at the Birmingham Hand Centre, a member of the British Society for Surgery of the Hand and of BAPRAS, and director of an internationally recognised hand and peripheral nerve fellowship programme. He is lead trainer for the nationally appointed Advanced Training Post in hand surgery in the West Midlands, and was named PLASTA Plastic Surgery Trainer of the Year for the UK and Ireland in 2025. He has published over forty peer-reviewed papers and teaches on university surgical programmes.
In other words, he is one of the surgeons who trains this region’s surgeons. Clinical governance at Private Medical Clinic is led by Dr Sabina Hanoman-Singh, and Dr Simon Khela is our Medical Director. Every clinician is GMC registered and the clinic is CQC registered.
Consultant Plastic, Hand and Peripheral Nerve Surgeon
Mr. Samuel George completed his plastic surgical training at the Northwest Deanery in 2019, after graduating from the University of Aberdeen in 2008. Samuel is a prominent surgical educator in the United Kingdom and a member of the British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgeons (BAPRAS) and the British Society for Surgery of the Hand (BSSH).
Am I suitable, and WHY DRAINING IT IS NOT ENOUGH?
Most skin cysts are benign, and many people live with one for years. They become worth removing when they catch on clothing, sit somewhere visible, keep getting inflamed, or have simply grown.
The important thing to understand is that squeezing or draining a cyst empties it without removing the sac wall, and the sac is what produces the contents. Drain it, and it refills. That is why a cyst that has been squeezed at home, or lanced when infected, so often comes back in the same spot.
An actively infected cyst usually needs the infection to settle before excision, because operating through inflamed tissue gives a worse scar and a higher recurrence rate. We will tell you that at the assessment rather than pressing on. Adults aged 18 and over.
How CYST EXCISION WORKS
The skin over the cyst is numbed with local anaesthetic. A small incision is made and the cyst is dissected out whole, with its sac wall intact wherever possible, then the skin is closed with fine sutures.
Taking the sac is the whole difference between a removal and a temporary emptying. Where the sac ruptures during removal, which happens with cysts that have been inflamed before, the cavity is cleared carefully to reduce the chance of it returning.
Most cysts are out in twenty to thirty minutes and you walk out the same day. Where anything about the lump is unexpected, it goes to Nationwide Pathology, an accredited laboratory, for examination.
Realistic results AND THE HEALING TIMELINE
SAME DAY
Home within the hour, dressing on, back to desk work the same day.
DAYS 1 TO 3
Some soreness and bruising. Avoid heavy lifting and the gym.
DAYS 7 TO 14
Sutures removed. The scar is pink and firm, which is expected.
WEEKS 3 TO 6
Back to full activity. Redness starting to settle.
MONTHS 3 TO 12
The scar softens and pales. A properly excised cyst should not return.
Cyst Removal BEFORE AND AFTER RESULTS
Before and after photographs are the most persuasive thing on a surgery page, which is exactly why they have to be handled properly. Every image here is a real patient of this clinic who has given documented written consent, and the results shown are typical rather than the best we have ever achieved. Ask at your consultation if you would like to see more.
Before
After
Getting here AND AREAS WE COVERED
We are on Hagley Road in Edgbaston, just west of Birmingham city centre and close to the Five Ways end of Broad Street.
Edgbaston, Birmingham
Address
<p>88 Hagley Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham B16 8LU</p>
Opening Hours
Monday to Friday 8am to 7pm,
Saturday 9am to 2pm
Sunday: Closed
Phone
0121 798 0729
hello@privatemedicalclinic.co.uk
Getting here
By car: A38 and Hagley Road (A456); free on-site parking to the rear
Easily reached from Birmingham city centre, Harborne and the wider West Midlands
Serving: Edgbaston and Harborne, Birmingham city centre and the Jewellery Quarter, Solihull and Wolverhampton, and Moseley, Kings Heath, West Bromwich and Walsall across the West Midlands.
- Edgbaston
- Harborne
- Moseley
- Selly Oak
- Solihull
- Sutton Coldfield
- Walsall
- West Bromwich
- Dudley
- Wolverhampton
- Coventry
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About cyst removal at Our Birmingham Clinic
These are the questions people actually search for, taken from search data rather than invented. If yours is not here, call 0121 798 0729 before you book.
It can be emptied, but it will very likely refill, because draining leaves the sac wall that produces the contents. Full excision of the sac is the only reliable way to stop it coming back, which is why we do not offer drainage as a treatment.
Tell us when you book. An actively infected cyst usually needs the infection settled first, because operating through inflamed tissue gives a worse scar and a higher chance of recurrence. We will assess it and plan the timing properly.
Most cyst excisions take twenty to thirty minutes in theatre, and you are in the clinic for about an hour in total. It is a day case under local anaesthetic, so you drive yourself home.
A sac beneath the skin lined with skin cells that fills with keratin, the same protein your skin and nails are made of. Strictly most are epidermoid or pilar cysts rather than truly sebaceous, but the name has stuck. They are benign.
You can force the contents out, and people do, but it does not remove the cyst and it frequently causes infection and a worse scar than the operation would have left. It also makes later excision harder because the tissue becomes inflamed and tethered.
The wound closes in one to two weeks with sutures out around day seven to fourteen. Expect the scar to be pink and firm for a few weeks, then to soften and pale over three to twelve months.
Yes, any removal that cuts the skin leaves a mark. How noticeable it is depends on the site, the size of the cyst and how carefully the wound is closed, which is the argument for having it done surgically rather than quickly.
Where anything about the lump is unexpected, yes, to Nationwide Pathology, an accredited laboratory. A straightforward cyst that looks and behaves like a cyst does not always need histology, and the surgeon will tell you which applies.
Often yes, depending on where they are and how large. Multiple removals are quoted after assessment rather than priced blind.
Properly, by excising the sac entire under local anaesthetic. Squeezing, draining or dissolving it empties the contents but leaves the sac that produces them, which is why it refills. There is no cream or home method that removes a sac.
Very rarely. The great majority are entirely benign. Where anything about the lump is unexpected at the time of removal it goes to Nationwide Pathology, an accredited laboratory, so the question is settled properly rather than assumed.
Book Your BIRMINGHAM CYST REMOVAL CONSULTATION
Book a consultation with Mr Samuel George at our Edgbaston clinic for an assessment, a clear recommendation, and a written price before you commit to anything. If cyst removal is not the right answer for you, we will say so. No referral needed.