Medicare covers sebaceous cyst removal when medically necessary. This includes cases where the cyst causes bleeding or pain, shows signs of inflammation or infection, or has recently gotten larger.

THOMAS J ZUBER, M.D. Epidermoid cysts are asymptomatic, dome-shaped lesions that often arise from a ruptured pilosebaceous follicle. The minimal excision technique for epidermoid cyst removal is less ...

Fat enters the blood in most thighbone fractures but rarely causes illness. A finger-injury case adds to the evidence that obesity raises the risk. His Heart Raced to 200 Beats Whenever He Lay Flat or ...

Q: I have sebaceous cysts on my chest and back. A surgeon indicated that the cysts could be surgically removed, but that the procedure would leave a scar. I asked whether the procedure could be ...