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 ...

A staph infection in the nose can result in swelling, bleeding, and crusting, among other symptoms. Treatment typically involves antibiotics prescribed by a doctor. A staph infection is a bacterial ...

Popping a pimple may seem harmless, but one woman is urging people to be careful after she ended up in urgent care after squeezing a blemish in the deadly 'Triangle of Death.' Alisha Monaco recently ...

Boils and cysts are two types of growths on the body. Also known as furuncles, boils are pockets of pus (a creamy, white substance) on the skin caused by bacteria infecting hair follicles.

There are different types of pilonidal cyst surgery. One involves cutting the cyst to drain the fluid, while another involves removing the cyst completely. Depending on the surgery type, a person can ...