Beware picture attached .. Cyst or something more serious

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I am going to book an appointment but I am a student worried sick it could be BCC . I thought it was a cyst has been there for 7 years slowest growing as I have cysts oh my head like my aunts and cousins and sisters . Will be booking appointment just want some guidance .

@Youthinkyoureuniqueyourejustastatistic never tried to squeeze it as it’s an area on my face didn’t want it to get infected . 🥳

@VeloVixen thanks for your time . Hopefully it’s just that . I see now the dot in the central .

I really don’t think it looks like a bcc at all but def looks like a cyst. My father is covered in bcc’s and I have numerous melanomas. Just pop to gp as it may need looking at if it’s infected-maybe antibiotics.please try not to get really worried about it.

I'm not medically trained but have had a lot of cysts, most of which have had to be surgically removed.
I'd recommend a hot compress to bring the goo to the surface and it may pop on its own.

I was going to ask if you were a student doctor or nurse, they tend to diagnose themselves with whatever they are studying at the time. Non clinical but I had 4/5 BCC's in for excision today and I'd say that's a cyst, besides BCC's very rarely cause issues, are easily removed under LA, so shouldn't be a source of anxiety anyway

I know how health anxiety affects people and am sorry you are so worried. Make an appointment with your gp for diagnoses. I had a similar lump for at least 25 years 😳 it started to erupt after an immunisation I needed. It stank lol and I was not in the U.K. so needed abx when I arrived home. I can only say it looks very similar to the lump I had on my back. Speak to your gp 😊

@GreyTS I am studying pharmacy 🥹 but that’s true . My main interest is cardiovascular diseases and diabetes I have high passion to help people try to manage their sugars and rarely do I attach anything I study to myself . Oncology is a different story .

@Powerplant definitely , I feel more sober that you said 25 years!! Did it slowly grow during the years ?

@Mollymalone123 sorry for your dad . I am so glad it doesn’t spread that’s such a relief !!! Thanks for adding your story now at least can get checked with less worry .

It mainly stayed dormant but now and again felt a bit itchy and more swollen and my OH was so keen to squeeze it which I let him - I know I know - but it allowed some relief. Had a surgeon see it and he said to complete a course of antibiotics. I watch Dr Emma Crawthorne? on the bad skin clinic which is interesting. Just speak to an HCP to check it out.

This is the image that freaked me out and it’s from a reliable resource

Just read a few of the reply's and that's what mine was a sebaceous cyst.
It was actually during pregnancy it changed for me!

update : went to a dermatologist to check this cyst and another mole . She said it’s a cyst and the mole was normal with hair sprouting and to remove just for peace of mind since I came for something so minor .

Thanks for everyone that took the time to comment.