Cysts, abscesses and lipomas all have one common feature: they cause a lump or bump on the skin. All three are very common and I literally remove a hundred or more lipomas and sebaceous cysts a year.

From time to time, we all experience lumps and bumps around our genitals. That’s just a given. And because it’s so common, it’s hard to know when it’s time for a trip to the doctors and when ...

A skin abscess or boil is a bump on or below the skin’s surface. It may look like a pimple but larger and deeper under the skin. Abscesses usually contain pus or clear fluid and can appear anywhere on ...

Medically reviewed by Susan Bard, MD Boils are painful, pus-filled, and are caused by infections like Staphylococcus ...

Skin cysts, or sebaceous cysts, are slightly hardened, fluid-filled bumps under the skin. When a person feels them, they are moveable. They often affect the face, neck, and torso. The term “sebaceous ...

Image-guided drainage of tubo-ovarian abscesses help women avoid surgery, according to a study performed at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Mass. Tubo-ovarian abscesses are an infected ...

Q. I feel a painful lump near my vagina. What can it be? A. You could have a Bartholin's cyst, which is very common. The Bartholin's glands, which are located on both sides of the vaginal opening, ...

A foot infection can occur after an injury. Bacteria can get into a wound, such as a cut or a skin crack, and cause an infection. Sometimes the infection can form into an abscess. An infected foot is ...

Vaginal cysts come in four main types including Bartholin's gland and Müllerian cysts. Most vaginal cysts will go away on their own and do not require medical treatment. See a doctor if the cyst ...