Suggest Treatment For Growth On Face

Posted on Fri, 25 Oct 2013

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Fri, 25 Oct 2013 Answered on

Sat, 16 Nov 2013 Last reviewed on

Question : I am having some sort of growing on my face. Please help me with that.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (22 hours later)

Brief Answer:
details below

Detailed Answer:
Hello
thanks for the query and photograph.
It is appearing like a cystic acne.
I would like to know the following things.
1. Do you have pain in this lesion?
2. Any material comes out of this when you press it?
Please answer the above so i can help you better.
Waiting for your response.
Thank you

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (9 minutes later)

Very little pain. No material comes out of it.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (6 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Cystic acne

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
It is cystic acne.
You need treatment with oral antibiotics and topical application of adapalene gel.
This will give you relief.
If there is no response intra lesional steroids may be considered.
Thank you

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar