cyst on face

[lilcaggs]

Can anybody help??
I have a pea sized lump under my skin, went the docs who said it was a cyst and there was nothing he could do, and that i have to live with it!!! or have cosmetic surgery, which he would not reccommend.
i cannot live with this monstrosoty on my face its horrid. iv tried squeuzing it but it doesnt move it just sits there!!
can someone help plssssss.

[lilcaggs]

thanks for the advice, I was just hoping there was something less extreme that surgical removal. i dont want to risk a scar on my face.
im not even sure if it is a cyst because it did start off as a big spot! but it never formed a head!

[Dr_Aparna]

Hi,
Only boils can be resolved by tryiing to squeeze it, that too when it is "brought to a ahead" by giving hot compresses.

It could be a sebaceous cyst which  fills with a fatty white, semi-solid material called sebum. Sebum is produced by sebaceous glands of the epidermis.
The scalp, ears, back, face, and upper arm, are common sites for sebaceous cysts.

Treatment is with  surgical excision of the cyst, which  is a simple procedure to completely remove the sac and its contents.

ref:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebaceous_cyst