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Hi, I had hair ingrowth on my back 4 years back which led to infection. It was then removed by the doctor. However I am feeling a lump in the same area and the size of it keeps on changing a little, sometimes it gets small sometimes it increases....
I don t know if its a pimple but its tender and has white stuff coming out.....every three days white stuff comes out and the bump is tender when I mash down on it.....can you help....
Greetings: I have a sebaceouscyst on my back just below by shoulder blade. It erupted, got infected, got real ugly for about two weeks opening up to the size of a quarter, then healed. Healed all ...
Hi I have an infected sebaceouscyst which is draining. I went to the MD and was put on cleocin. Now the area beside it burns and is red. Motrin helps. The area is also hot. This is on my back ...
i have a sebacaous cyst on my chin , it has gone through many stages of draining and filling it drains only when coaxed with soap and water ,it seems to make the skin on my chin burn and itch ...
Hi I went to see a doctor and he said I had a sebaceouscyst in my back so he gave me antibiotics. After a month the cyst is gone, he says i should still have surgery remove it, but I dont feel ...
My boyfriend just had a sebaceouscyst removed from his neck and when I was changing his dressing, he passed out for about 5 seconds and had chills. Should we go to the hospital ? ...
I have a sebaceouscyst on my back. It got infected and burst about 5 weeks ago. I drained much of it. Saw a dermatologist (while I was on the road for the whole summer) 2-3 weeks ago and he thought ...
ihave sebaceouscyst on my face around my nose , my doctor extracted them by surgical method and she also used the cautary method , please tell me if this scar will disappear please noted that i used ...
I have what the doctor believes is a sebaceouscyst, and have scheduled its removal in 3 weeks. It has been bothering me and I have used some ointment that the dr prescribed for it. It burst today. Do ...
Hello!! I went to the doctor a couple of months ago n found out I had a sebaceouscyst.. It use to ooze out a lot of cheesy like, smelly substance n then it stopped..recently for a lil over month,it has ...
Hi Surepally,
It is a benign swelling of sebaceous gland due to blockage of its duct which may be associated with infection. it is not a cancer...
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Can the presence of a sebaceouscyst be carcinogenic?
No. they are benign and do not turn into cancer. If they are swollen, painful and infected , then you can get it surgically removed but it is not cancer causing.
are there any home remedies to treat sebaceouscysts?