Head cyst removal - odd referral

[lisalisa]

I went to see my GP ( private GP) with head cysts as one has grown v large and I decided to pluck up the courage to hav it removed. The Gp referred me to a consultant who visits the GP practice once every fortnight to see patients initially for a consultation.

When filling out forms today I was surprised to see that this doctor is an ENT - ear nose and throat specialist whose speciality is in reconstructive surgery of the nose I believe. This from his website.

   treatment for all Ear Nose and Throat problems, from generalist to specialist, including sinus problems (sinusitis), laryngitis, functional and cosmetic rhinoplasty, allergies, hearing loss, nose bleeds, and ear infections.

on entering thr room I asked if I had been referred to the wrong doctor and the doctor said that he also removed head cysts and that wads part of his practice. I suppose I was a bit intimidatrf but should have adsked him how many he did weekly and how this was in any way related to his practice as an ENT consultant. He seemed confident though but I am mnot sure. I know with private medicine referrals can sometimes be to wrong people for wrong reasons ( doctors need to bump up numbers and funds so accept referrals slightly outside their area but which they can technicaly do competently/ GP needs to make certain amount of referrals in order to justify doctor coming there fortnightly ).

Whole thing is odd as surely I should haec been referred to an expert in this area or is there not such a thing?

All help gratefully received

Cyst removal isn't that complicated. If this dr does them/has an interest I'm sure you'll be fine, its not neurosurgery. A friend removed mine with a scapel!

My GP is going to do mine at the practice's next Minor surgery day. They gather up all the warts, cycsts and ingrowing toe nails they can find and all the partners practice their skills.

Is it on the scalp or the face? I recently had one removed from my face. I used a private plastic surgeon and got quotes from £450 to £1200. I didn't think they did them on the NHS anymore. That's what I was told and mine was painful and right on my face! (Mind you, I wanted to be able to choose my surgeon as I was nervous about someone taking a scalpel to my face, so I probably would have opted for private anyway.)

Its on the scalp euroshaggleton.

I understand vivalebeaver and bikerunski that GPs used to do it and that you could do it yourself |( mine is very big though) its just that this doc is an ENT consultant so seems totally out of area. |Like getting a liver transplant from the dentist ( I know that's extreme and cyst removal straightforward but still....)/

Also the other odd thing was that he looked down my throat and into my nose asking if I had anything wrong there even though I told him I didn't!

That does sound rather odd! I do agree that it is minor surgery, but you do need to feel confident in who is doing it (even if yours is not in quite such a noticeable place as mine).