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Large Cyst Under Skin Won't Go Away

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(@imaginarysaxon)

Posted : 06/16/2020 6:36 pm

Hey everyone, 

I have a persistent problem and would love to get your advice before seeing a dermatologist.

 

To give some background, I have had cystic acne all of my life pretty much.

Thanks to eating very healthy, drinking water and the acne.org regimen pretty much all of my acne has went away (except for those nights I cave and eat too much snacks :smileys_n_people_44:).

I've dialed it down where I know exactly why I get a certain pimple etc etc. BUT there has been this single cyst for the past couple years in between my eyebrows below the forehead .. it has been small and far under my skin for a very long time until the recent 6 months or so it is growing larger and larger.

 

My problem is that it is so far under that I can't extract what's inside .. I'd really like for it to go away without scarring etc ...

I'm also quite weary of dermatologists giving me crazy chemicals or aggressively extracting it as I need to look presentable for various upcoming projects.

 

Please help!! Any advice would be massively appreciated. I know this is the best place to speak with people that have real life experience.

Images are attached. Mind you, it is quite a bit larger in person.. protruding outward a lot more than these images show.

 

Thanks everyone!

 

 

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(@ferraritraders)

Posted : 06/21/2020 11:58 pm

This will most likely need surgical removal. It's basically buried underneath the skin without any passagefor release.

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(@dan)

Posted : 08/17/2020 5:36 pm

Sometimes cysts can last for years, if that's in fact what this is.

Definitely don't try to pop it. It's good you haven't done that.

What else can you do? Not much really other than see a dermatologist. Cryotherapy (super cold) might be something that could help with it in the dermatologist's office, but yeah, as you say, wait until you don't have something coming up that you have to look perfect for.

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(@shoober)

Posted : 09/04/2020 5:18 pm

I had a cyst similar looking to this on my cheek for years. It did not hurt or bother me, but looked like a constant mosquito bite on my face and I felt like people couldn™t look past it. I had it removed. Best choice ever. Scar is hardly noticeable, a hell of a lot less noticeable than a huge bump on my cheek. Wish I would have removed it sooner. Looking back in old photos that™s all I see! Looked 3x worse in person than photos these pics are before major camera improvements to phones (2011/2012) I also got really good at hiding it. 

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