A 77-year-old Caucasian man presents with an epidermoid cyst on his scalp, in the left parietal area. He tells you he has had the cyst for many years and it always seemed to remain the same. He is ...

Popping a sebaceous cyst at home by yourself could increase your risk for inflammation, infection, and discomfort. In short, this is a cyst your doctor is better off removing. Keep reading to find out ...

Skin cysts, or sebaceous cysts, are slightly hardened, fluid-filled bumps under the skin. When a person feels them, they are moveable. They often affect the face, neck, and torso. The term “sebaceous ...

Dr. Pimple Popper's tackling a pilar cyst in her latest video on Instagram. The pilar cyst popped up on a man's scalp—a common place for pilar cysts, which are made up of excess keratin and shed skin ...

When it comes to cysts, dermatologist Sandra Lee, MD, a.k.a. Dr. Pimple Popper always finds a way to compare them to food. She's tackled a "grits and chives" cyst, a "bloomin' onion" cyst, and a ...

In Dr. Pimple Popper's new Instagram video, she helps a patient with a pilar cyst stuck in the scalp. The dermatologist calls the cyst "cute" in the caption. Dr. Pimple Popper uses her fingers to ...

A nevus sebaceous is a rare birthmark present on the face, neck, forehead, or scalp. Most are benign and unchanged through life, but some may develop tumors. A nevus sebaceous is a rare type of ...

Cysts are fairly common and can occur anywhere on the body, including the scrotum. Scrotal cysts are typically either epididymal or sebaceous cysts. A scrotal cyst typically refers to an abnormal sac ...