Popping a sebaceous cyst at home by yourself could increase your risk for inflammation, infection, and discomfort. In short, this is a cyst your doctor is better off removing. Keep reading to find out ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dr. Sandra Lee squeezed a cyst out of a man's scalp in her latest Dr. Pimple Popper video. Lee compared the small cyst to a "baby ...

Dermatologist Sandra Lee, MD, a.k.a. Dr. Pimple Popper, usually takes the pimples one at a time. However, in her latest Instagram video she's getting a bit ahead of herself with a hump-day worthy pop.

Medicare covers sebaceous cyst removal when medically necessary. This includes cases where the cyst causes bleeding or pain, shows signs of inflammation or infection, or has recently gotten larger.

I had one removed from my head when I was about eight-years-old and didn't have another until two years ago. Now I have three that have come up on my head beneath my hair.

That stubborn blackhead may actually be a sebaceous filament. Fact checked by Isaac Winter Medically reviewed by Hadley King, ...