How Can Cysts On The Head Be Treated As Per The Attached Image?

Posted on Fri, 8 Dec 2017

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Question : hi doc
my daughter is 1 month old.she is having 2-3 pocks on her head.pls advise what shall i do to cure it.
attached image .

Answered by Dr. Diptanshu Das (47 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Does not seem to be a cause for concern

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.

I have gone carefully through your query and understand your concerns. I have checked the attached image. It could be a simple harmless sebaceous cyst. Such a thing could be formed due to accumulation of sebaceous secretions in sebaceous glands as the opening gets blocked. A clinical examination would be needed for confirmation. Since it does not look troublesome I think you need not worry. Leave it alone. Unless the size seems to rapidly increase you need not bother about it.

Let me know if I could help further.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Kampana

Follow up: Dr. Diptanshu Das (19 minutes later)

can i apply coconut oil to it?

Answered by Dr. Diptanshu Das (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Will not help.

Detailed Answer:
You can apply coconut oil. But do not expect it to help. Contrary to popular belief, oil is not absorbed through skin. It only makes the skin appear shiny.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Kampana