A cyst is a sac or cavity that may be filled with pus, semi-solid material, or air. It doesn’t usually cause pain until it gets large. An abscess is a painful, red infection that’s filled with pus. A ...

Cysts, abscesses and lipomas all have one common feature: they cause a lump or bump on the skin. All three are very common and I literally remove a hundred or more lipomas and sebaceous cysts a year.

Benign ear cysts are noncancerous lumps or growths within the canal of the ear, pinna, or other parts of the ear. Sebaceous cysts are the most common cysts seen in the ear. They are bulging, sac-like ...

Ear infections are often seen as a routine childhood illness, but they can still carry serious — and sometimes life-threatening — risks. Even in the age of antibiotics, complications like hearing loss ...

From time to time, we all experience lumps and bumps around our genitals. That’s just a given. And because it’s so common, it’s hard to know when it’s time for a trip to the doctors and when ...