Are you experiencing an unsettling bump beneath your skin and suspect it might be a cyst? If so, you are in the right place.

Boils and cysts are two types of growths on the body. Also known as furuncles, boils are pockets of pus (a creamy, white substance) on the skin caused by bacteria infecting hair follicles.

Stephanie Warkotsch popped what she thought was a hormonal pimple, but it grew back and "got bigger and bigger" across her cheek.

Thirty-nine clinically uninflamed cysts of the three most common varieties, epidermoid cysts, trichilemmal cysts and steatocystoma multiplex were removed under sterile conditions and the contents ...

The symptoms of a mucous cyst vary by how deep the cyst lies within the skin and how often the cysts occur. Most cysts are not painful, but they can be uncomfortable. Frequent cysts can become ...

Tumors, however, can be either benign or malignant. Other differences between cysts and tumors also exist. Finding a lump under your skin can be alarming, but most of the time, it’s harmless.

A doctor punctures the cyst with a long needle inserted through the skin, using ultrasound for guidance. The doctor drains (aspirates) the cyst and may then fill the empty pouch with a solution ...

A woman’s ovaries have eggs inside follicles, which are tiny fluid-filled sacs called cysts. The ovaries may sometimes form bigger fluid filled cysts that are not normal. The commonest are ...

Hidradenitis suppurativa, in contrast, presents mostly as nodules and cysts under the skin. “The idea with acne, which also involves the hair follicle, is we think about all of its ...