The cyst can also become infected and form an abscess, or a painful, puss-filled pocket. Once branchial cysts begin growing, doctors will advise immediate removal to prevent further infection.

The most common type of pilonidal cyst surgery is incision and drainage, but a surgeon will remove the cyst if it recurs or a person has continuing difficulties with it. Learn more.

Kai Davidson required two surgeries to remove the cyst and the infection, which was causing it to double in size every day.

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 ...

ESSENCE cover star, tennis GOAT, and entrepreneur revealed on TikTok that she recently underwent surgery to remove the cyst.

Infected cysts may require treatment with an antibiotic. If the cysts are uncomfortable or especially large and cosmetically unattractive, it's reasonable to consider surgery, as well.

Tennis legend Serena Williams says she recently underwent surgery to remove a branchial cyst “the size of a grapefruit” from her neck.

Tennis legend Serena Williams says she recently underwent surgery to remove a branchial cyst “the size of a grapefruit” from her neck.

October 16 - Tennis great Serena Williams is recovering from surgery to remove a large cyst on her neck. Williams, 43, posted the news to social media on Wednesday, saying she had a benign ...

SEATTLE — Veterinarians and pediatric surgeons worked to remove a cyst near the spine of a baby gorilla at the Woodland Park Zoo, an operation they believe is the first of its kind.