A 27-year-old man will have a scar on his face for the rest of his life, after what he thought was a pimple turned out to be an infected cyst. In late 2024, Kai Davidson noticed a small lump on the ...

Dermatologist Sandra Lee, MD, a.k.a. Dr. Pimple Popper, has taken care of so many cysts on her patients. She's removed a 'rotten meatball' shoulder cyst, a massive 'cauliflower' cyst, a 'boba' pilar ...

Boils are painful, pus-filled, and are caused by infections like Staphylococcus aureus. Cysts are painless, non-infectious growths filled with keratin or other substances. Antibiotics may treat boils ...