I have a stange white lump on my head under my hair. No hair grows on this lump. It is about 0.5cm in diameter. What could thsi be? I am 15 years old.
2006-07-21 02:41:45 · 18 answers · asked by footie089 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
It's probably just some kind of cyst...you should get it checked out, though, just to make sure...and to give you peace of mind.
Stop fiddling with it for God's sakes! lol...I know you're touching it all the time.
2006-07-21 02:45:13 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You really should see a dermatologist. It could be absolutely nothing, perhaps a harmless cyst, but it could be something much more serious. At the very least, maybe a dermatologist can fix it so that hair will grow from those follicles again :)
2006-07-21 02:47:57 · answer #2 · answered by jmanty 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be a bit of scar tissue. Did you ever bang your head on that spot?
I have something similar . It's been there for about 10 years but it doesn't grow and the doctor looked at it and said, it may be scar tissue from a bump on my head.
I did have a nasty bump on the head on exactly that spot once.. so I put it down to that.
Get the doctor to look at it, to be on the safe side.
2006-07-21 02:49:08 · answer #3 · answered by super_star 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although YAHOO Answers is a great forum for people who need answers to questions, there is no substitute for the opinion of a DERMATOLOGIST or in the very least your Family Care (PCP) Practitioner. You need to speak to your parents and/or seek the advice of a medical professional as soon as possible, especially in situations that involve undiagnosed skin eruptions.
2006-07-21 03:06:39 · answer #4 · answered by jp1701 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its very probably just a sebaceous cyst. Nothing life threatening at all. If it disturbs you it can be removed as a very minor surgical procedure involving a local anaesthetic. In and out in less than an hour!!
2006-07-21 02:52:30 · answer #5 · answered by Ian H 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I get cysts on my head a bit like this, it runs in my family. They are usually harmless and can be removed in a small operation. I had mine done a few months ago. But do go and see your doc just to be sure.
2006-07-21 02:49:23 · answer #6 · answered by Random Sam 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
those lumps are likely lymph nodes. whilst they get inflammed like that it fairly is commonly not a good sign. The lymph equipment is what our physique makes use of to combat infections. Is it serious? it must be. it would additionally be something treatable with antibiotics. it must be an contaminated lymph gland (comparable to tonsillitis) or it must be lymphoma. Please see your scientific expert ASAP. Enlarged lymph nodes may be the sign of something very serious. He ought to take a biopsy just to make valuable they are actually not malignant. the till now you get it clinically determined the till you may now take care of it. they might additionally be benign fatty tumors. ideal to confirm your scientific expert so he can locate out what they are.
2016-11-02 11:21:49 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Does it look ready to burst? How long have you had it? Could be a cyst. Go to your doctors, may be nothing to worry about but check it out. Better safe than sorry. xx
2006-07-21 02:48:35 · answer #8 · answered by ball_cathie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
See a doctor
2006-07-21 02:44:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is probably a cyst. They usually aren't harmful, but you need to see a doctor and have it checked out and removed if necessary.
2006-07-21 02:45:21 · answer #10 · answered by therego2 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋