Q: My son, 17, developed a pilonidal cyst in June and also had a bad infection from it. The surgeon refused to operate while he was infected. The cyst was just gross - so much blood and other yuck.

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.

Medicare covers sebaceous cyst removal when medically necessary. This includes cases where the cyst causes bleeding or pain, shows signs of inflammation or infection, or has recently gotten larger.

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