Medicare covers the removal of sebaceous cysts and other benign skin lesions if it is medically necessary. Dermatologists may consider the removal necessary if it meets Medicare’s established ...

Boils and cysts are two types of growths on the body. Also known as furuncles, boils are pockets of pus (a creamy, white substance) on the skin caused by bacteria infecting hair follicles.

There is usually no obvious reason for the ducts to become blocked, but some people do seem more prone to forming sebaceous cysts than others. It is also a condition that can run in families.

An ingrown hair bump, or cyst, extends from your body’s surface and deep underneath it. It often looks like a red pimple with one hair on its surface, but other types can look different and ...

I had one removed from my head when I was about eight-years-old and didn't have another until two years ago. Now I have three that have come up on my head beneath my hair.

The most common benign tumours are related to the skin and includes moles, sebaceous cysts, lipomas and dermatofribomas. A sebaceous cyst is a small lump in the skin that usually appears on the ...

Chest acne is a common skin condition, especially in the summer. Here are seven effective home remedies that may help.

Liver cysts are fluid-filled sacs that form in the liver. Also known as hepatic cysts, they can develop before birth or later in life due to infection or genetic disorders like polycystic liver ...

Tumours can be benign or malignant," he says. "Benign tumours (such as colloid cysts) will not spread whereas malignant tumours have the ability to spread to other parts of the body." The most common ...

Acne is a disorder of the hair follicles and sebaceous glands. Hair follicles are the areas around the base or root ... light therapy, or chemical peels Draining of a cyst, or injecting it with ...