An infected ingrown hair — also known as folliculitis — typically looks like a bump, a hard lump, or a cyst under the skin. It may contain pus. You can usually treat them at home. An infected ingrown ...

Q: My son, 17, developed a pilonidal cyst in June and also had a bad infection from it. The surgeon refused to operate while he was infected. The cyst was just gross - so much blood and other yuck.

A dermoid cyst is a fluid-filled sac near the surface of the skin that may have also hair, skin, or other tissues inside. These cysts form during a baby’s development before birth and usually need ...

There are different types of pilonidal cyst surgery. One involves cutting the cyst to drain the fluid, while another involves removing the cyst completely. Depending on the surgery type, a person can ...

Question: A bump recently appeared above my wife’s eye, becoming painful. An ophthalmologist said it was a dermoid cyst. What causes them? A bump recently appeared above my wife’s eye, near the edge ...

Cysts, abscesses and lipomas all have one common feature: they cause a lump or bump on the skin. All three are very common and I literally remove a hundred or more lipomas and sebaceous cysts a year.

I have a sebaceous cyst in the centre of my chest, just below my collar bone. I have had it for about five years and although it hasn't got any bigger, it hasn't gone away either. It got infected a ...

"Brazilians" and other types of fashionable pubic hair removal may boost the risk of a viral infection called Molluscum contagiousum, suggests a small study. "Brazilians" and other types of ...

In Dr. Pimple Popper's new Instagram video, she helps a patient with a ruptured cyst on the neck. The contents of the cyst surprised the dermatologist, who had to switch to a different popping ...