There are a number skin conditions that cause lumps and bumps to appear on the surface or just below the skin. This article covers some of the most common ones, and includes the following:
How Are Skin Cysts Treated?
Cysts usually do not cause pain unless they rupture or become infected or inflamed. Most cysts do not disappear on
their own without treatment. Some cysts may need to be drained to relieve symptoms. That involves piercing the cyst with a sharp object and draining it. That doesn't cure the cyst, however. Some inflamed cysts can be treated with an injection of cortisone medication to cause it to shrink. Cysts that do not respond to other treatments or reoccur can be removed surgically if they cause troublesome symptoms.
Cherry Angioma and Your Skin
A cherry angioma is a smooth, cherry-red bump on the skin. Although cherry angiomas usually appear on the trunk of the body, they can occur nearly anywhere. The cause of cherry angiomas is not known and the growths usually appear on people over the age of 40.
What Are the Symptoms of Cherry Angiomas?
Cherry angiomas are small, bright red growths that are smooth. The size of the growths can vary from the size of a pinhead to about a quarter inch in diameter.
How Is a Cherry Angioma Treated?
In most cases, cherry angiomas do not require treatment. If they are cosmetically unappealing or are subject to bleeding, angiomas may be removed by lasers or electrocautery -- the process of burning or destroying tissue by
use of a small probe with an electric current running through it. Removal may cause scarring.
Dermatofibromas and Your Skin
Dermatofibromas are harmless round, red-brownish skin growths that are most commonly found on the arms and legs. Dermatofibromas contains scar tissue and feel like hard lumps in the skin. The cause of dermatofibromas is not known.
What Are the Symptoms of Dermatofibromas?
The symptoms of dermatofibromas include:
- Skin cysts
- Cherry angioma
- Dermatofibromas
- Epidermoid cysts
- Folliculitis
- Keratoacanthoma
- Keratosis pilaris
- Lipomas
- Neurofibromas
Skin Cysts are noncancerous, closed pockets of tissue that can be filled with fluid, pus, or other material.
Cysts are common on the skin and can appear anywhere. They feel like large peas under the surface of the skin. Cysts can develop as a result of infection, clogging of sebaceous glands (oil glands), or around foreign bodies, such as earrings.
What Are the Symptoms of Skin Cysts?
Skin cysts usually are: Slow-growing, Painless and Smooth to the touch when they are rolled under the skin.
How Are Skin Cysts Treated?
Cysts usually do not cause pain unless they rupture or become infected or inflamed. Most cysts do not disappear on
their own without treatment. Some cysts may need to be drained to relieve symptoms. That involves piercing the cyst with a sharp object and draining it. That doesn't cure the cyst, however. Some inflamed cysts can be treated with an injection of cortisone medication to cause it to shrink. Cysts that do not respond to other treatments or reoccur can be removed surgically if they cause troublesome symptoms.
Cherry Angioma and Your Skin
A cherry angioma is a smooth, cherry-red bump on the skin. Although cherry angiomas usually appear on the trunk of the body, they can occur nearly anywhere. The cause of cherry angiomas is not known and the growths usually appear on people over the age of 40.
What Are the Symptoms of Cherry Angiomas?
Cherry angiomas are small, bright red growths that are smooth. The size of the growths can vary from the size of a pinhead to about a quarter inch in diameter.
How Is a Cherry Angioma Treated?
In most cases, cherry angiomas do not require treatment. If they are cosmetically unappealing or are subject to bleeding, angiomas may be removed by lasers or electrocautery -- the process of burning or destroying tissue by
use of a small probe with an electric current running through it. Removal may cause scarring.
Dermatofibromas and Your Skin
Dermatofibromas are harmless round, red-brownish skin growths that are most commonly found on the arms and legs. Dermatofibromas contains scar tissue and feel like hard lumps in the skin. The cause of dermatofibromas is not known.
What Are the Symptoms of Dermatofibromas?
The symptoms of dermatofibromas include:
- A red, brown, or purple growth that can change colors over time
- A growth that is as small as a BB pellet
- Tenderness, pain, and itching; however, growths also can be painless
- A dimple that appears when the growth is pinched
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