Treatment for Small Bump on my Forehead Right Under the Hairline?
asked 1 year ago by flemington in flemington, nj
Latest answer by Toby Mayer, MD
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Tags: forehead, bump
what is the treament for bump on my forehead it is noticeable but not hurting. it is like a dime size.
3 answers to Treatment for Small Bump on my Forehead Right Under the Hairline?
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Bump on forehead.
This is probably a sebaceous cyst. It can be removed with a small incision at the hairline that you will not see because it will leave only a fine line.
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Bump on the forehead
Without an exam it is difficult to assess what the bump on your forehead is. There are many different reasons for a bump on the forehead.
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Sebaceous cyst
If the bump is mobile with will defined margins it is most likely a cyst.
Superficial skin cysts are either
1)superficial skin cells that have been driven down to a deeper level where they are considered foreign & your body confines or walls off (the cyst walls)
or
2)plugged glands that normally produce lubricants etc. for the skin surface once plugged the gland expands & its walls become the cyst walls
The only way to definitively treat a persistent cyst of this...
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Aaron Stone, MD
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
Los Angeles Plastic Surgeon
