Cysts can form in all parts of the body, including the brain. Typically, most brain cysts are benign and do not require surgical removal. If surgery is necessary, the surgeon will either drain or ...

You should not try to remove a cyst on your own. Most cysts on the skin are harmless and resolve without treatment. But some cysts may require a medical diagnosis and treatment. Cysts are sacs that ...

The human body isn't perfectly smooth. It's prone to developing various lumps and bumps. Cysts are just one type of growth many people get. These sac-like lumps are filled with fluid, air, or other ...

Cysts are lumps that can affect the earlobe when skin cells form in the innermost layer of the skin instead of shedding. These are epidermoid cysts. In rare cases, they can become cancerous. Earlobe ...

Arachnoid cysts are the most common type of brain cyst. They're not tumors, but cysts filled with cerebrospinal fluid (a clear liquid that surrounds your brain and spinal cord). Most people who have ...

An arachnoid cyst is most likely to develop in your head, but it can also develop around your spinal cord. It’s called an arachnoid cyst because it occurs in the space between your brain, or spinal ...

Vaginal health is often a subject that women hesitate to discuss openly. However, conditions like vaginal cysts are more common than most realise. These small fluid-filled sacs inside the vaginal wall ...

It’s easy to panic when you notice a lump on your skin. You may wonder if it’s melanoma or another type of skin cancer. But sebaceous cysts — slow-growing bumps under the skin that can appear on the ...

The Bartholin glands sit on either side of the vagina and make lubricating fluid. When these glands get blocked, fluid can back up in them and form a Bartholin cyst. Bartholin cysts are often small ...

Dear Dr. K: I have small white bumps on my eyelids that drive me crazy. They don't hurt, but they look awful. A doctor told me they are meibomian cysts. He said they are harmless, but if I want to get ...

PITTSBURGH, July 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Two inventors, from Englewood, Colo., wanted to create a better way to detect if a portion of a Penrose drain is left behind in a patient, so they invented ...