This is the moment a man burst a cyst on his wrist – by hammering a nail into the lump and letting the fluid burst out.
Jason, from Vancouver, has been battling this recurring ganglion cyst for years.
And this is not the first time Daily Mail Online has documented his videoed attempts to make it go away.
He has tried every trick in the book – from thumb tacks to screwdrivers, and even a mini sword.
But now, he thinks he has found the fail-safe solution: a humble push pin.
Jason, from Vancouver, has been battling this recurring ganglion cyst for years
He has tried every trick in the book – from thumb tacks to screwdrivers, and even a mini sword
But now, he thinks he has found the fail-safe solution: a humble push pin
The video, posted on YouTube on Monday, was filmed by his pregnant wife, who was not identified in the clip.
It has already wracked up more than 9,000 views.
‘I have a large ganglion cyst on my wrist that’s been causing me problems,’ Jason tells the camera.
‘I just tried to pop it with this large fish hook,’ he says, showing viewers the hook wrapped around his cyst.
‘It did not work and it left a little – kind of a bruise-ish mark around the area.
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‘It was really frustrating and extremely painful. So I’m going to use this push pin instead. It’s worked really well in the past.’
He assures viewers that the pin has been sterilized – as he proceeds to hammer it into his wrist.
As he drives it in he squirms in pain, saying ‘smokey bear’ in an apparent attempt at covering up a curse word.
Eventually there is an audible crack as he seems to pop the cyst.
Jason then proceeds to pull the push pin out in one go, causing a thick clear liquid to ooze out of the wound.
He then squeezes it to push more out – including some blood and other matter.
He assures viewers that the pin has been sterilized – as he proceeds to hammer it into his wrist
Jason pulls the push pin out in one go, causing a thick clear liquid to ooze out of the wound
He then squeezes it to push more out – including some blood and other matter
‘There she blows,’ he says as his wife zooms in for a better angle.
Jason claims he does not have health insurance, hence the home-treatment.
Unsurprisingly, medical professionals do not advise using Jason’s method to treat lumps found on the body.
After one of Jason’s first videos, Dr Arun Ghosh, a private British physician based in Liverpool, explained the cyst is a ganglion, a fluid-filled swelling that develops near a joint or a tendon.
Ganglions are made up of a thick jelly-like fluid called synovial fluid, which surrounds joints and tendons to lubricate them during movement.
They occur when this fluid leaks out and collects under the skin.
Ganglions can occur alongside any joint in the body, but are most commonly found on the wrist, hand and fingers.
Generally harmless, if they do not cause any pain, they can be left alone and will disappear without any treatment.
Dr Ghosh said: ‘We advise not draining minor ganglions. They just get bigger and bigger. We only drain it if they are very large and hindering the use of the hand.
‘A ganglion is a fluid-filled sack. If you start the drainage process, the bigger and bigger the sack will fill.
‘This is the issue this gentleman has caused, he’ll need to drain it more often.’
Medical professionals do not advise using Jason’s method to treat lumps found on the body
He told MailOnline it is dangerous for patients to try and drain growths at home.
‘From a hygiene point of view you’ve got to sterilize your equipment. We would never insert anything that would be used in the house. They are covered in millions of bacteria.
‘There are very fine arteries and nerves in the hand, and they’re so easy to damage. If they are damaged you get irreversible pain. If you think how often you use your hand that can be debilitating.’
Traditionally, ganglions were treated by being ‘bashed with the family Bible’, but this is no longer recommended, as this could cause the fluid to disperse and cause carpel tunnel syndrome – a swelling in the wrist – he added.
He told MailOnline: ‘There are very fine arteries and nerves in the hand, and they’re so easy to damage. If they are damaged you get irreversible pain. If you think how often you use your hand that can be debilitating.’