Hi all, i want to know about electrocautery for syringoma. I'm a medical student and i was scheduled for electrocautery last month at my university hospital, but unfortunately the machine broke down and i have to wait another 6 weeks. By that time i won't be at my university hospital and i will be in Malaysia.

I'll undergo elective posting next month in Taiping Hospital and sadly they don't do electrocautery there.

My question is, can i ask for referral letter from Taiping Hospital or any GP and go to Penang GH for electrocautery? Then, how long, like how many weeks do i have to wait for it? And how much will it cost? How about electrocautery in private hospital, though i'm sure it'll be much more expensive.

It's not that urgent actually, i still can have it once i return to my university hospital in September, but it would be nice if these syringoma go away before raya. I have so many of them around my eye, it made me looks like Mystique in X-men. Ugly!