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Suggest Treatment For Pea Size Growth On Back Of Shoulder

I have a growth on the back of my shoulder. It s the same color as my skin, about the size and shape of a large pea, it s soft and fleshy. There s no pain. I ve done multiple searches on skin growths but find nothing that looks like mine. Any idea what it could be.
posted on Wed, 2 Jul 2014
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Hi.
As per your case history you are having a sebaceous cyst.
My treatment advice is -
1. Don't squeeze the lesion as it may worsen the condition.
2. Apply a mild antibiotic cream like fusiderm cream twice daily on it.
3. Take a NSAID like ibuprofen for pain.
4. Only curative treatment is excision under local anesthesia done by a dermato-surgeon.

Thanks.
Dr. Harshit bhachech.
MBBS, DDVL.
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Suggest Treatment For Pea Size Growth On Back Of Shoulder

Hi. As per your case history you are having a sebaceous cyst. My treatment advice is - 1. Don t squeeze the lesion as it may worsen the condition. 2. Apply a mild antibiotic cream like fusiderm cream twice daily on it. 3. Take a NSAID like ibuprofen for pain. 4. Only curative treatment is excision under local anesthesia done by a dermato-surgeon. Thanks. Dr. Harshit bhachech. MBBS, DDVL.