An abscess can be got rid of by homeopathic medicine with remedies like hepar, merc, sul, silicea etc. They can also see that the abscess does not recur.

Sebaceous cysts can also be treated at home using a warm compress and castor oil. Castor oil should not be taken internally for sebaceous cysts (it is a laxative if taken orally). Saturate a peice of natural white cotton or flannel with castor oil and apply to the surface of the cyst. Hold a hot water bag or similar heating pad on top of the castor oil compress for 1/2 hour to an hour. This can be done daily. The castor oil helps the lymphatic system to shrink the cyst. Good luck!
If the cyst becomes red or tender it may be infected and antibiotics will likely be prescribed. Garlic can help with infection and can be taken with antibiotics. Acidophilus should be taken with antibiotics or garlic to replace good bacteria in your system.

I came across this post in my own desperate attempt to get answers to my problems with sebaceous cysts. I have had problems with sebaceous cysts since I was about 12. Now 24, I have had many removed and many lanced... Just recently I have had a major outbreak or 4 large sebaceous cysts... I have tried everything in the book... A butt load of meds, two of the most recent being doxycyclin hyc, and augmentin. Tried the hot compresses with minimal comfort... I take care of myself.... Workout, eat right, I dont flux weight much....
I guess what I need is something new to try... I dont want to give up... But its getting hard... Does anyone know of anything else that I can try... Anyone that I can see... I am debating on seeing a disease and immune deficiency expert... Anything will help...

Homeopathic medicine has good remedies to see that the abscess/cysts subside and also prevent recurrence as the treatment progresses.

I went to see my doctor last week and he told me I might have a sebacious cyst, I didn't really understand how it develops. I was thinking I had a tumor or something, but I know I was just being dramatic. Also because I don't have medical insurance I am trying to find out as much information on my own as possible. Please help with any suggestions on how to treat this.
It is a knot like bump on my scalp. There is no pain, but I was getting a little too stressed out about it and I started getting migrains, which I thought were somehow related. Anyhow please help with any suggestions.
Thanks, lula

I have a cysts on the left side of my back near my armpit. It didn't bother me at all, it didn't hurt to squeeze on it. It has been there 6 years since I was in highschool, i'm 24 now. I don't have any kind of insurance since I came to the state. It is about 1.5 inches in diameter with black stuff inside. I recently have a remove by a volunteer medical doctor near where I live (california). He is a doctor in both western and eastern medicine. He have been known to perform accupuncture as a form of anesthesia for weak patients in the hospital.
Anyway, he used moxibution to burn the top of the cysts until it burnt literally (turned black just the top). A week later, he burn it again and performed the removal process. It was very uncomfortable when the cysts was being burn, after that it was a piece of cake. He used scissor to cut the burnt top of the cyst which turn so black that I didn't even feel a thing as he cut the cyst open. He cut a small opening about 1cm of the cyst and used finger to squeeze the black semi-solid stuff out which later he showed to me. I was amazed because it only took about 10 minutes and the best thing is it didn't hurt at all except the burning sensation of the moxibution. However, there are some semi-solid stuff left at the base of the cysts that he couldn't force it out. He told me to go home and squeeze it within 3 days and precribes my some chinese medicine (herbs and tree barks) which I have to boil them and condense it down from 4 bowls of water to 1 bowl of it.
One day later, I started messing around the opened cysts. I squeeze it harder and harder each time to force out the stuff inside. Finally, everything came out and I can see the part of the sac. I even stick a q-tip in the hole to pick up any black stuff that didn't came out (he guaranteed that no infection if I mess w/ it). It didn't hurt at all although skins are missing and I could see yellow and white fat tissue. I used twetzer or forcep (hydrogen peroxide to sterilize) to pull out the sac. Litterally pulling out the sac, but it stuck underneath the skin halfway, I could only pull out half of it but now there is pain. I asked my grandma to pull it out but I stopped her when it hurts so bad.
I could only pull half of the sac out because it broke. I didn't want to give up. I used my thumb and index finger to physically pull it out with my strength and it wouldn't come out because the opening of the cysts was very small compare to the circumference of the sac. Finally I gave up just because it won't come it not because it hurts. At least I got half of it out of the cysts. I did some research on the net, that said if the sac is not removed, the cyst will come back? Is this true? What if only half of it came out? And that doctor didn't even mention about the sac or anything else. So far I spent hundered eight on the material fees (moxibution) and seventy dollars weeks for chinese medication. Thanks

I went to my family doctor twice over a period of 2 years. He told me if he was not able to remove it all... then he would have to refer me to a surgeon. After a couple of years of swelling, pain, mashing and even having it down to pea sized, I grew tired of the process. My cyst was infected, sore and would swell up to the size of a silver dollar. I decided to have surgery.

I was "put under" heavy sedation and had a colonostomy at the same time as i had my cyst removed. The cyst was in the center of my back and often became inflamed due to sweat running down my spine. 2 days after my surgery I feel much better with some minor pain that was less severe than the cyst itself. I finally feel like the problem may be cured. I would go through several days of pain before bursting the cyst to only find temporary relief. Since the surgeon said it was about half the size of a tangerine, I think he suceeded in getting it all out.

As far as rememdy, most only made it swell up bigger where it was easier to mash. I would not spend hundreds of dollars on herbs and vitamins when the results are mediocre at best. "I used to sell them" lol too!

A GP or family doctor can lance it in his office as an outpatient under local anesthesia. This usually works for most cases. My case was a little more difficult than others.

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I've had two cysts on my back near each other for the past few years. The past couple of days the smaller one has suddenly grown much bigger (2 X 2 inches and growing), hurts, and is bright bright red. Worried! No fever but feel like I have a slight cold or something. I too lead a healthy lifestyle. Am thin, do sports, eat well, don't smoke (been around a smoker past 2 weeks...)and don't drink much.
Anyone know what causes these painful things? Lots of talk about what to do but I'd like to know if there is something in one's lifestyle such as food, drink, activity, etc., that makes a difference.

My ex had one on his back. Went to a dermatologist who injected it with something that irritated it greatly and then one day about a week later -- mainly because it looked like it was going to explode anyways - we popped it! squeezed a bunch of grossness out. did that a few more times and then basically no more cyst. a hole.

current beau also had one. (weird eh?) his got sun burned two days in a row - grew irritated and then same story as above. Now it's a little empty hole.

I have one too and i think the heat method does work. i am in the middle of an experiment. will post if successful.

mine has been surgically removed, grew back. then it was injected with (something, cant remember what) and it grew back.

so *&^% a doctor at this point. nooooo insurance, but they consider this cosmetic anyways and you have to pay for it yourself typically.

Sincerely,
Lone Lump