Patients can develop numerous types of abnormal growths in the body, including pimples, moles, lesions, keloids, warts, and tumors. One common growth is called a cyst, and while usually benign, these growths can grow over time and become impossible to ignore. Learn what makes cysts distinct and how they can be treated by Dr. Alpesh Desai and Dr. Tejas Desai at Heights Dermatology Aesthetic Center with locations in Texas City, Tomball, Houston, Rosenberg, Mansfield, Dallas, Wichita Falls, TX.
What Is a Cyst?
A cyst is a raised bump on the skin or another organ filled with fluid, such as pus or blood. It can also contain ingrown hairs, bone matter, or foreign objects. Cysts are commonly benign, meaning that they are not cancerous or life-threatening, but they can become painful if they are not treated.
Cysts usually develop due to an injury, infection, or cell abnormality in the body.
Where Do Cysts Develop?
Cysts often develop on the skin's surface, but they can also form on other organs inside the body, on reproductive organs, on the buttocks, and other fleshy tissue. Dermatologists can treat cysts that often grow on the face or head, which are called epidermoid, trichilemmal or sebaceous cysts.
Treating Cysts
You should not try to remove or squeeze a cyst alone because it can become irritated and infected and possibly grow back more aggressively. The primary treatment for cysts is careful excision or removal by your Texas City, Tomball, Houston, Rosenberg, Mansfield, Dallas, or Wichita Falls, TX dermatologist.
After the excision, your doctor will stitch the wound closed so that it can heal properly and provide a topical treatment to use at home if needed. Cysts can also sometimes be removed with cryosurgery, a procedure that freezes and eliminates the abnormal cells with liquid nitrogen.
Seek a Doctor's Care
If you believe you may have a cyst, get verification and treatment from a doctor as soon as possible. Call (832) 706-3326, (281) 617-1660, or (713) 864-2659 today to schedule an appointment for cysts with Dr. Alpesh Desai or Dr. Tejas Desai at Heights Dermatology Aesthetic Center with locations in Texas City, Tomball, Houston, Rosenberg, Mansfield, Dallas, Wichita Falls, TX.
