Question: A bump recently appeared above my wife’s eye, becoming painful. An ophthalmologist said it was a dermoid cyst. What causes them? A bump recently appeared above my wife’s eye, near the edge ...

Whether they’re on your ovaries, on your breasts, or on your bikini line masquerading as ingrown hairs, cysts can be pretty mundane medical business. But dermoid cysts are different. Thanks to their ...

ALTHOUGH dermoid cysts are not common and are seldom malignant, they are of interest from several points of view. When they occur near the body surface they are of concern to the patient because of ...

Women in their childbearing years are at greater risk for developing ovarian dermoid cysts — a unique type of growth much different than any other cyst. “What’s interesting about a dermoid that makes ...

One of the most common types of ovarian cysts that we see in young women is the dermoid cyst. These cysts form from very early on, as the ovaries of a young girl begin to evolve. Dermoid cysts are ...

Ovarian cysts generally are not painful and will go away on their own within a few months. But there are some signs when you ...

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In general, multiple large intraoral dermoid cysts appear in people in their 20s or 30s. Often benign, these cysts are removed via intraoral or extraoral surgery depending on their location. A 1-month ...

A bump recently appeared above my wife’s eye, near the edge of her eyebrow. It grew inflamed and painful, which led to a course of antibiotics. And although the pain and some of the swelling and ...

Whether they’re on your ovaries, on your breasts, or on your bikini line masquerading as ingrown hairs, cysts can be pretty mundane medical business. But dermoid cysts are different. Thanks to their ...