A sebaceous cyst—also known as a steatocystoma—is a fluid-filled bump under your skin that develops when the sebaceous (oil) glands in your hair follicles become blocked. These cysts are ...

Medicare covers the removal of sebaceous cysts and other benign skin lesions if it is medically necessary. Dermatologists may consider the removal necessary if it meets Medicare’s established ...

There is usually no obvious reason for the ducts to become blocked, but some people do seem more prone to forming sebaceous cysts than others. It is also a condition that can run in families.

As Fearne Cotton reveals she is having two benign tumours removed from her jaw, we take a look at where else these growths ...

I had one removed from my head when I was about eight-years-old and didn't have another until two years ago. Now I have three that have come up on my head beneath my hair.

An ingrown hair bump, or cyst, extends from your body’s surface and deep underneath it. It often looks like a red pimple with one hair on its surface, but other types can look different and ...