This image displays a hard, skin-colored cyst on the scalp. A pilar cyst is a benign cyst that must be surgically removed. This image displays a cyst on the neck that has ruptured and started to swell.
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Pilar Cyst  Information for adults

Picture of Pilar Cyst: This image displays a hard, skin-colored cyst on the scalp. Divider line
This image displays a hard, skin-colored cyst on the scalp.
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Treatments Your Provider May Prescribe
Your doctor may:
  • Cut into (incise) and drain the keratin and other material inside the cyst.
  • Prescribe oral antibiotics if the cyst becomes infected (a rare occurrence).
  • Surgically remove (excise) the cyst.
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Last Modified: 22 Dec 2008
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