A cyst and a boil can both look like a bump, though their causes differ. For example: A boil—also known as a furuncle—occurs due to a bacterial infection of a hair follicle and the tissue around it.

A boil forms due to a bacterial or other infection of a hair follicle and skin at the root of a hair. Many resolve on their ...

What Are The Symptoms of Boils? Where do boils come from and what causes them? A boil starts as a hard, red, painful lump usually about half an inch in size. Over the next few days, you'll notice the ...

Pilonidal sinus—also called a pilonidal cyst—is a skin infection that occurs in or around the crease of your buttocks. This condition happens when hair, skin cells, and dirt clog a hair follicle, ...

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.

Ingrown hairs in the pubic area can form cysts, or sacs of fluid beneath the skin. A person may notice a lump, possibly with a hair visible beneath it. Cysts often go away without treatment, but some ...

Pilonidal cysts can’t be treated at home, but there are several home remedies that can provide temporary relief. To get rid of it permanently, a doctor will need to perform a minor surgical procedure.

Skin cysts, or sebaceous cysts, are slightly hardened, fluid-filled bumps under the skin. When a person feels them, they are moveable. They often affect the face, neck, and torso. The term “sebaceous ...