When people wake up in the morning, many glance in the mirror for different reasons — to care for their skin, recite ...

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 ...

Dr. Sandra Lee, better known as Dr. Pimple Popper, drained a woman's epidermoid back cyst that had become inflamed and turned purple because it ruptured under her skin.

A Bartholin abscess is an infected and inflamed cyst that develops when a Bartholin’s gland becomes blocked and infected. This forms a painful, swollen lump filled with pus near the vaginal opening.

A Bartholin cyst can often be effectively treated at home. If it doesn’t respond to home treatment or appears to have an infection, you should see your doctor.

Medicare groups sebaceous cysts under benign skin lesions and will not cover removal for cosmetic purposes alone — the cyst must pose a documented risk to health or physical function.