Hello doctor, My mom aged 52 years has got a small lump on her head three years back. Although it was not causing any pain, she is just curious to know if it can get treated by medication. She felt that its size increased slightly, but she does not prefer surgery. For your information, the present size is the size of a peanut.
Hello. I have gone through your case. Most likely, the diagnosis is a sebaceous cyst. It is spontaneous, which means it has no obvious cause. And in most cases, it is painless. Sometimes, it increases in size. As you know, the best treatment for this is excision through surgery as it sometimes bothers a lot while combing or washing hair. But please counsel your mother that it will not go away with creams or oral medication. It is going to persist. My recommendation is reassurance and that means either do nothing or go for surgery which is only a minor procedure and takes only about five minutes. If you do not want it, then just apply Polyfax plus ointment (Polymyxin B Sulfate and Bacitracin Zinc) on a trial basis for two weeks. Otherwise, you can just forget about this as it is benign. Relax in short. Wish your mother a very good health. Mothers often need reassurance and some kind attitude. And just tell her this is not something to worry about. For further queries consult a dermatologist online -->