Earlobe cysts, otherwise known as epidermoid cysts or epidermal inclusion cysts, grow slowly. A doctor recommends removal only if there is pain, discomfort, bursting, or infection.

An epidermoid cyst is a harmless growth that contains keratin. Learn more about its symptoms, and treatment options, here.

Question: I had a sebaceous cyst removed from my chest a few years ago when it got infected, and I notice another one has developed on the back of my thigh. It is different looking though, as it ...

Epidermal inclusion cysts result from inflammation and irritation that cause blockage of the infundibulum. This blockage results in epidermal proliferation and the formation of a keratin-filled cyst.

ABSTRACT: Epidermal inclusion cyst in the breast is an uncommon condition. It may be congenital, originating from hair follicles or occurring after trauma (breast reduction or breast cytology puncture ...

Abstract Epidermal inclusion cyst in the breast is an uncommon condition. It may be congenital, originating from hair follicles or occurring after trauma (breast reduction or breast cytology puncture) ...

Dr. Pimple Popper shared a YouTube video where she treated an epidermoid cyst, which occurs when skin cells burrow and multiply underneath the skin, on the apple of a woman's cheek. She created an ...

In Dr. Pimple Popper's new Instagram video, she squeezes a 'fish eye' from an epidermoid cyst on a woman's neck. It's looking straight at the camera.

In Dr. Pimple Popper's new Instagram video, she drains all the wet skin cells out of a huge epidermoid cyst on her patient's back using only her fingers.

Epidermoid cysts, also called sebaceous, keratin, or epithelial cysts, are small, hard lumps that develop under the skin.

Sebaceous cysts are typically harmless, slow-growing bumps under the skin. They often appear on the scalp, face, ears, trunk, back, or groin area. They are sometimes called epidermal inclusion cysts.