Medicare covers sebaceous cyst removal when medically necessary. This includes cases where the cyst causes bleeding or pain, shows signs of inflammation or infection, or has recently gotten larger.

Popping a sebaceous cyst at home by yourself could increase your risk for inflammation, infection, and discomfort. In short, this is a cyst your doctor is better off removing. Keep reading to find out ...

Dr. Pimple Popper, a.k.a. dermatologist Sandra Lee, M.D., is at it again. Her latest video is a 20-minute play-by-play of a golfball-sized epidermoid cyst removal, and it has over 2 million views ...