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It would be best to get that skin lesion examined and treated as soon as you can. Treatment is aimed at treating infection and resolving the inflammation as the sequelae would be scarring.
Depending on the examination, treatment can include coverage with antibiotics, injection to minimize inflammation, drainage of the lesion and surgical excision.
I do not think tea tree oil would do much in the treatment of this condition.
Hope that helps.
All the best.
It could be an infected acne. I would suggest that you quickly bring your daughter to see a doctor for a proper assessment. Delayed treatment may result in more scar.
Depending on the severity, treatment could include topical medication, injection or surgical removal. The tea tree oil is clearly not working.
Regards,
Dr Elias Tam
Thank you for asking these questions for the benefit of other patients. I do not disagree with the surgical treatments proposed by the other doctors. The face and neck has good blood supply, there might be a chance a patient can be treated with repeated needle aspirations and oral antibiotics. For example, go to a clinic daily for drawing out and flushing out the pus every day. Otherwise, if it is too big, or too troublesome to do so, a minor surgery to remove it might be a faster option.
Generally speaking if the sebaceous cyst has complications such as infection, pain that is affecting your quality of life etc, I would advice a simple excision biopsy which is a quick procedure performed under local anesthesia. Do note that excision biopsy of a sebaceous cyst does have a small risk of recurrence. You may wish to consult a doctor who performs minor surgical procedures such as excision biopsies or a general surgeon. Hope this helps!
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