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A 34-year-old female asked:
I have a sebaceous cyst on my neck. it was operated in 2012 and a white substance was taken out but it has come back and is green now. what next?
4 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in
Dr. Ed Friedlanderanswered
Pathology 46 years experience
Operate again: This is fairly common. It may be a more difficult procedure.
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Dr. Ed Friedlander commented
Pathology 46 years experience
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My colleagues are right -- a bit of the cyst probably got left behind.
Aug 18, 2014
Dr. Michael Koriwchakanswered
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 35 years experience
See a doctor: Recurrence of sebaceous cysts is common. See an otolarygologist at your earliest convenience. You may need a more extensive procedure.
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A Verified Doctoranswered
47 years experience
Alien Abscess?: These sorts of things tend to recur. The whole thing has to be shelled-out ("enucleated") for best results. Often, even with the best care, remnants remain and they grow back. This is assuming, of course, that it is a sebaceous cyst. So, you need to have it tended to soon. The green stuff? Means it's not just that gooey sebum in there. Probably infected. So like I said, get it seen soon.Nanu Nanu!
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Dr. Alexander Alvarezanswered
Internal Medicine 40 years experience
Procedure not right: When they excised your cyst in 2012 they failed to remove the capsule and now it reformed again only it seems to be infected. Antibiotics and warm soaks until formal excision can be done
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