It may resemble a pit or small depression in the skin. According to the Pilonidal Support Alliance, 99% of the cysts are abscesses, which are pockets of infection underneath the skin.

Fans didn't have to wait long—Dr. P posted the packing removal video just a few hours later. "Part 2: packing removal! 👉🏼🎀👈🏼 #drpimplepopper #cyst," she captioned the video.

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.

Kai Davidson, 27, pictured when the cyst became infected and swelled up in June 2025.© @_lifeofkaiiii_ / TikTok Kai Davidson, 27, after surgery to remove the infected cyst. @_lifeofkaiiii_ ...

The cyst comes back or is likely to come back. Incision and drainage doesn't work. You have a fever or other symptoms of an infection. Your doctor thinks you might have sepsis or an STI. Surgery A ...

Surgery reduced her weight from 708 pounds to 400 pounds. The lost weight represents the cyst and layers of stretched, dying and infected tissue, which surgeons removed from the abdominal wall.

If you have bumps around your vagina, don't panic — look into the causes like Bartholin cysts, ingrown pubic hair, and more (and the symptoms and seriousness of each).

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 ...