ok i have a cyst on my face that looks like a black head in the procces of forming in the skin b4 popping out. how do u treat that? do u use an antibiotic cream? what kind?
2006-09-11 17:44:41 · 11 answers · asked by the5500 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
dont say thas not wat it is, cuz it is wat it is and its a cyst
2006-09-11 17:45:53 · update #1
Is it troubling you? Is it painful? Are there many of them or are you having this problem repeatedly? Well if it is not troubling you and it is not a recurrent problem, then it would be best to leave it alone. If it is troubling you, then also you must not pinch or squeeze it. Take a short course of antibiotics with either erythromycin or doxycycline.
2006-09-16 11:21:08 · answer #1 · answered by doctor2 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ahhhh u have to have it lanced. You'll have to go to the doctor in order to get that done. It is like the same way they treat a spider bite. They cut it open draw out the puss put some antibacterial creme in it and fill it with gozz. Then u go back they'll clean it out and it'll be fine. You can so this yourself but u have to becarefull use a needle and clean itoff with alcohol, then heat it up over a open flame. Use the needle to pierces the head off the cyst then squeeze from the outside to the center. Repeat till all of the puss is out. then put some neosporin and a bandaid on. If u do not feel comfortable doing this then see a doctor. Not recomended to do to yourself, but some people jsut cant afford the doctor bill that is why i tell u how to do it. Good luck be safe and i hope this helped p.s. if not treated it will spread and u will get more
2006-09-12 00:53:43 · answer #2 · answered by Errol A 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You need to go see the doctor. A firned of mine had a cyst in high school, she went to the dermatologist. They grow on their own from what she said, so you should go now before it becoms larger. I believe it has to be surgically removed, nothing over the counter will do. Just see the doctor, better to get it figured out now than try home remedies!
2006-09-13 17:45:18 · answer #3 · answered by Jennifer T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can bring it out faster with a hot cloth. And if gently squeezing it doesn't bring the infection out, then use a mud mask. Also peroxide works. But a zinc cream seems to work the best for me, after squezzing out the infection. Put the zinc cream on a bedtime, and it dries it and heals it over night. Even a babies zinc diaper cream works. the higher the zinc the better though.
2006-09-12 01:22:31 · answer #4 · answered by karen 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A dermatologist will likely treat your cysts with tiny injections of cortisone. Works wonders!
2006-09-18 12:20:14 · answer #5 · answered by greg_airious 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have one of those on my head just past the hair line. It is fluid encapsulated in a sac, if you drain the fluid without taking out the sac, you could geta nasty infection (leaving a big ugly scar on yourface) or it could just come right back in a week. Go to a dermatologist and get it excised.
2006-09-12 01:58:18 · answer #6 · answered by n2bateyou2000 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My dermatologist told me to clean it with peroxide and put antibiotic on it, if it doesn't clear after a few days or it looks worse then you will need to see a doctor to lance it.
2006-09-12 08:12:16 · answer #7 · answered by k s 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't read more sorry. Just the thought of a cyst on your face turned me off enough
2006-09-12 00:51:52 · answer #8 · answered by sharkgirl 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I believe you treat that by seeing a dermatologist, sounds like you have serious facial problems.
2006-09-12 00:46:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
sebaceous cyst will need to be lanced
2006-09-12 00:49:59 · answer #10 · answered by Mopar Muscle Gal 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋