What are Sebaceous Cysts?
Sebaceous Cyst is a collection of sebaceous and keratin trapped under the surface of the skin trapped within the sebaceous sac which is created from skin cells. They are painless, slow growing, seen as small bumps or lumps that move freely under the skin.
The size of the cyst can vary from a pea to an egg, and the areas most affected are those where there are more sebaceous glands, i.e. face, chest, scalp and back, although sometimes they also appear in the underarm and can be found on the trunk and the vaginal area or other parts of the genitalia.
What causes Sebaceous Cysts?
Sebaceous cysts are created when a small amount of sebum is retained under the skin and blocked by an overgrowth of surface skin. Sebaceous cysts are formed often due to swollen hair follicles, blocked glands, skin trauma and higher levels of testosterone in the body.
How are Sebaceous Cysts removed?
Thermolysis works well in small sebaceous cysts, particularly on the face, releasing the contents and destroying the wall, the cyst will reduce or disappear.
To treat a probe is inserted into the sebaceous cyst a number of times and the current is expelled and held within the skin overgrowth. The heat softens the contents of the cyst and immediately following the application of the current the contents (or some of the contents) may be able to be excised from the nodule. This, however, is not always the case and apart from generalised erythema (redness) the nodule may not look any different initially following treatment.
Over the next week or so the nodule should reduce in size, irrespective of whether contents are expelled. Cysts can be quite persistent, depending on their size and the area to be treated. If it does not completely disappear, a second or third treatment may be necessary to reduce or remove the cyst. Successful treatment cannot always be guaranteed as every cyst is very individual in nature, however positive feedback is forthcoming from those treated by the use of electrolysis.
Large cysts may require surgical excision
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