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Do not pop an ear cyst because it can lead to infection and scarring. If an ear cyst is painful or infected, see a healthcare provider for treatment. Noncancerous (benign) ear cysts can develop in ...

Discovering a lump can be alarming, but not all are dangerous. Cysts, typically fluid-filled and harmless, differ from tumours, which are solid growths that can be benign or malignant. Understanding ...

Check out more stories from Busted, our series that offers an unfiltered exploration and celebration of our boobs and ourselves during breast cancer awareness month. In April 2022, Clea Shearer ― ...

For years, Horace (“Doc”) Schwerin has found it good business to stick his nose in other people’s business. As a buck private, he sounded off about Army life. His poll of G.I. gripes brought reforms ...

A pilar cyst, sometimes called a trichilemmal cyst, forms when a hair follicle gets clogged. They can happen anywhere on your body but are most common on the scalp. Pilar cysts can be irritating but ...

Around one in 10 women will develop ovarian cysts at some point during their lives, and while the prospect of a cyst growing on your ovaries could set off alarm bells, they aren’t something you need ...

A lump behind the ear can have many possible causes. The most common include swollen lymph nodes caused by an uncomplicated infection. These lumps are typically harmless and relatively easy to treat.

When people are trying hard to listen to something, the body seems to do its best to "prick up its ears," even though this ability was lost by our evolutionary ancestors millions of years ago. That's ...

What are ovarian cysts and tumors in children? Ovarian cysts and ovarian tumors are both considered ovarian masses. These masses, which may be cancerous or noncancerous, are enlarged growths on or ...

In a new Instagram video posted Thursday, Dr. Sandra Lee, MDaka Dr. Pimple Popperpulls out a huge cyst from a patient's ear. In the caption, Lee calls it a "top shelf" cyst because the pop is oh so ...