i have a small cyst on my back that has become painful. my daughter said it looks like it has a hole in it but, nothing is coming out of it. she put a pin into it to see if it would help and was able to put ~ 2.5mm in the opening prior to touching the bottom. the cyst started at ~1cm dia and is now close to 2.5cm dia this has all occurred over the last 8 days. i have tried moist heat and dry heat and cold presses none are providing any relief. what is the recommendation?
Hello, You seem to be suffering from infected sebaceous cyst. Infection in the cyst has made it big in past 8 days. The hole you are describing is called punctumYou need to be given a course of antibiotic to clear the infection and reduce the size. Once the infection is gone in next 7-10 days, you would need a surgical removal of entire cyst. You need to consult a surgeon for this. Thanks