If you are referring to skin cysts, these are generally benign but has the risk of increasing in size or becoming inflamed and infected over time. An experienced doctor can usually diagnose a cyst from its clinical appearance.
Common ways of removing cysts are:
- Drainage of cyst
- Injecting of medicine into the cyst
- Removal by minor surgery
- Removal by laser
Occasionally, an ultrasound scan of the lump may be requested prior to surgery. For patients who opt for cyst removal, we will routinely send it off for analysis at a specialised laboratory to ensure the lesion removed is harmless and not cancerous. This is important in order to determine if the cyst is benign or malignant.
