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When Desiree was a teenager, she fell and bumped her head. She wasn’t surprised when she pulled back her hair to discover a small bump.


However, she did not expect the bump to grow in size for the next two decades.

For 18 years, the bump was about the size of a large marble. But in the two years leading up to her 2015 appearance on The Doctors, the bump grew to the size of an egg.

Desiree would hide her condition by clipping her hair back, but she wanted to have it removed once and for all. Doctors determined that the massive lump was actually a pilar cyst.

Pilar cysts are quite common.


They form in the hair follicle, typically on the scalp, and are filled with keratin, a protein found in hair, nails, and skin.

Desiree has a good sense of humor about her cyst, even naming it Arthur. Still, it was time to finally do away with her little friend. A team of experts on The Doctors revealed that the best way to get rid of it was to pop it.

As you might imagine, things got a little icky, though fortunately much of the minor operation was censored. After a few weeks, Desiree was completely healed. All that was left was a small, nearly imperceptible scar. These doctors sure did some fine work!

Please SHARE this bizarre transformation on Facebook if you had no idea a cyst could get this big.

Warning: Some viewers may find brief surgical imagery disturbing.