Medicare covers sebaceous cyst removal when medically necessary. This includes cases where the cyst causes bleeding or pain, shows signs of inflammation or infection, or has recently gotten larger.

A dermoid cyst is a fluid-filled sac near the surface of the skin that may have also hair, skin, or other tissues inside. These cysts form during a baby’s development before birth and usually need ...

For six months, Mokena resident Juliet Smith suffered with severe pelvic pain during her periods and after as well as intense cramping; especially after her ovulation. At the same time, she was trying ...

Medically reviewed by Susan Bard, MD Boils are painful, pus-filled, and are caused by infections like Staphylococcus aureus.Cysts are painless, non-infectious growths filled with keratin or other ...

Removal of pilonidal cyst requires experienced surgeon Dear Dr. Roach: I am writing because my son had a pilonidal cyst removed in March 2010, almost three years ago. For the first six months, I kept ...

A week after hoisting a 180-pound ovarian cyst from the abdomen of a West Virginia woman, doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital said yesterday that she stands a good chance for recovery and hopes her ...

Intratarsal keratinous cysts (IKCs) have been frequently misdiagnosed as chalazia or epidermal cysts. We reviewed a series of cases of IKCs to identify clinical features that distinguish IKCs from ...

In Dr. Pimple Popper's new Instagram video, she squeezes a massive cyst on her patient's arm. The dermatologist uses her punch biopsy tool to punch straight through the bump. Then, Dr. Pimple Popper ...