I had a cyst removed a few months ago. I went to a dermatologist and she closed it with dissolvable stitches inside and regular stitches outside. I had my top stitches removed and it looked like it closed nicely but yesterday I noticed swelling and some drainage coming out. BUT I noticed a small pin sized hole next to the initial incision line. What does this mean? There are no signs of infection and very minimal drainage. Im worried and can't see my doctor for another few days.
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You should have your surgeon check it out. It might be normal swelling but it could also be fluid or blood accumulation which would need to be addressed.
This should definitely not be ignored especially silly if it is growing. It may well be a lipoma but the only way to be sure is to hVe it removed. Your surgeon may want to get an MRI ahead of time to rule out anything other than it being a simple lipoma. Excision could be done under local an...
Thank you for your question.
As the other physicians have explained, it’s unusual for a “lipoma “to become infected. This is because a lipoma consists mostly of benign, clean fatty tissue. More likely this is an infected sebaceous cyst. These can lie d...