What is the sebaceous cyst?
A sebaceous cyst is a protrusion that occurs in the skin in the form of a bag containing fluid, and appears anywhere in the body,
But it is found in abundance in certain areas, such as:
•The neck.
• Trunk area.
• Facial area.
As for the size of the fatty cyst, it ranges between a few millimeters, but it may reach five centimeters.
Some may think that the sebaceous cyst is a cancerous tumor, but this is a false belief, and most often it does not cause problems for the person affected by it.
When is the sebaceous cyst surgery performed?
In most cases, the treatment of the sebaceous cyst is simple, but in some cases it may resort to surgical intervention.
But it is found in abundance in certain areas, such as:
•The neck.
• Trunk area.
• Facial area.
As for the size of the fatty cyst, it ranges between a few millimeters, but it may reach five centimeters.
Some may think that the sebaceous cyst is a cancerous tumor, but this is a false belief, and most often it does not cause problems for the person affected by it.
When is the sebaceous cyst surgery performed?
In most cases, the treatment of the sebaceous cyst is simple, but in some cases it may resort to surgical intervention.
These cases are:
• Inflammation of the sebaceous cyst.
• Mutilation of the sebaceous cyst, and this often happens when the patient interferes in distorting and tampering with it.
• Infection of the sebaceous cyst with a bacterial or viral infection, which leads to severe pain in it in addition to the formation of pus in it in some cases.
As for surgery, it can occur in more than one way, such as:
• The traditional complete excision, in which case the sebaceous cyst is completely removed, which leads to the remains of the operation and some surgical effects on the skin.
• Partial excision of the fatty cyst. In this case, the fatty cyst may recur again and usually does not leave the effect left by the complete excision.
• Excision using a laser, which creates a hole in the sebaceous cyst to remove its contents, and is considered one of the best options for most cases.
• Mutilation of the sebaceous cyst, and this often happens when the patient interferes in distorting and tampering with it.
• Infection of the sebaceous cyst with a bacterial or viral infection, which leads to severe pain in it in addition to the formation of pus in it in some cases.
As for surgery, it can occur in more than one way, such as:
• The traditional complete excision, in which case the sebaceous cyst is completely removed, which leads to the remains of the operation and some surgical effects on the skin.
• Partial excision of the fatty cyst. In this case, the fatty cyst may recur again and usually does not leave the effect left by the complete excision.
• Excision using a laser, which creates a hole in the sebaceous cyst to remove its contents, and is considered one of the best options for most cases.