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.

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 year.

‌Sebaceous hyperplasia is a harmless, common skin condition that becomes more common with age. It happens when your sebaceous oil glands make too much oil that gets trapped under your skin and causes ...

Sebaceous hyperplasia is a harmless skin condition involving the overgrowth or enlargement of the sebaceous glands. Sebaceous glands are attached to hair follicles all over your body. They release ...

Why Do I Have a Bump on the Top of My Foot? An injury, corns, callouses, cysts, or other health conditions can cause a bump on your foot. They can be painful and make walking difficult, but there are ...

White bumps called milia are the most common cause, but bumps on the face can also be from closed pores, cysts, keratoses, skin cancer, and more. White bumps on your face can appear under your ...

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 ...