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 he diagnosed those spots as "sebaceous keratosis" - totally harmless, and most likely an hereditary thing. I'm likely to deal with new ones in the future, but at least now I know I don't have to worry and that the treatment is quick and pretty much painless most of the time.
 
He removed more than three though - at least 5 on my back, 3 on my leg, and 2 more on my chest. The good news is that between the last time I went and today, my wife has found a much better dermatologist. This one used liquid nitrogen

 
I had the same thing..... and they used liquid nitrogen to remove it at a cost of $150 or so. Insurance would not pay since it was considered cosmetic. The doc said that it might come back and sure enough it did.... So I was looking at going in on a regular basis to have those things frozen off..... sounded expensive.
 
So.... I found a way to do it myself for free.  Get yourself some of that "canned air" used to dust off the computer keyboards and other similar things..... turn the can upside down with the tube installed.... the liquid will come out. Press the nozzle lightly to let it drip out as opposed to spraying out... drip it on the Sebaceous keratosis..... it will freeze it solid and sting a bit.... be sure you freeze it solid.... in 5 days it falls off.

In my case, I had to self apply 2x and the last time was the charm... it hasn't come back. It also works on skin tags and other similar things..... Get them when they're small and you won't end up with scars.
 
Disclaimer.... I'm not a doctor but I did sleep at a Holiday Inn Express last weekend....

It's awesome that they can remove something like that so easily. Like skin tags. I had a bunch of them zapped off in about 30 seconds during one trip to the dermatologist. Annoying little b'stards!

I'm lucky enough that our insurance covers that stuff.
 
Next up, we'll take care of a few cysts - one in the armpit and another one right next to the nipple - that one is likely to hurt a bit. :/
 
Back in Quebec, they'd only treat the inflammation - meaning they'd only drain the darn thing. I'd have to go to the hospital every day for a week to have it taken care of. To have the actual cyst removed, I'd have had to put my name on a list and wait. Up to 2 years. 
 
(One of the downsides of free healthcare, besides the incredible amount of time it takes to see a doctor. The philosophy seems to be: Don't fix it, just treat the symptoms, that way the patient comes back at least 7 times a year for the same minor problem for years to come... $$$)
 
Anyway, I had them drain 2 of them at different times - last one being the armpit.
 
Eventually, the inflammation came back, but this time, I wanted to see what would happen if it wasn't treated - we were going to Russia in the winter and I wanted to know whether or not I could avoid Russian hospitals if the thing flared while we were in Moscow. And it did, after a while. I figured I wasn't bothering with it until I could get it properly fixed. 

Great news Krist!