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 ...

Skin cysts, or sebaceous cysts, are slightly hardened, fluid-filled bumps under the skin. When a person feels them, they are moveable. They often affect the face, neck, and torso. The term “sebaceous ...

Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania report that adults with seborrheic ...

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Dr. Pimple Popper's tackling a pilar cyst in her latest video on Instagram. The pilar cyst popped up on a man's scalp—a common place for pilar cysts, which are made up of excess keratin and shed skin ...

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A nevus sebaceous is a rare birthmark present on the face, neck, forehead, or scalp. Most are benign and unchanged through life, but some may develop tumors. A nevus sebaceous is a rare type of ...