01/05/2026
Nine year old son surgery alternative. Possibly a pyogenic granuloma
My son is 9. Autistic and non verbal. Lots of medical anxiety. Even pulling into the parking lot of a doctors office sends him into a tailspin. We went to a derm the other day. I was hoping we could hold him down and remove it. Derm suggested sedation but he doesnt offer it. Made an appointment with a pediatric plastic surgeon for this wednesday. I’m hoping to not have to have him put under for it. Any suggestions? He picks it and it bleeds and school has disallowed him from returning until it gets fixed. I read you can numb it, cut it and “cauterize” it but it requires him to sit still I’m sure. Thanks in advance for any advice