U-AMI Korean Medicine Clinic Seoul - Sebaceous Cyst Extraction (1 Cyst)

A doctor checks and clears
the lump under your skin

Unlike ordinary acne or sebum, a sebaceous cyst is a lesion in which a pouch-like structure forms under the skin and keratin and sebum accumulate inside it. It may look or feel like a small lump, sometimes with a tiny opening in the center, and the contents can fill up repeatedly.

Extraction is decided after the examination

During the consultation, the doctor checks the size and depth of the lesion, any inflammation and the surrounding tissue to decide whether extraction or removal is possible. If needed, the contents are drained through a small opening and the cyst pouch is cleared as far as possible. Cysts can appear on the face, ears, neck, back, chest, armpits, groin and more, and the method and time may vary with location and size.

If the area is already red and swollen, painful, warm or contains pus, the inflammation is checked first, and inflammation treatment may come before extraction. After the treatment, temporary redness, slight bleeding, discharge, swelling or tenderness may occur, and recovery time and the need for further treatment vary with the size and depth of the lesion.

Recommended for

• A round lump or bump you can feel under the skin
• Sebum or contents that keep filling up in the same spot
• A skin lump with a small opening in the center
• White or yellow contents that come out when pressed
• Sebaceous cysts on the face, ears, neck, back or chest
• Recurring lumps in high-friction areas such as the armpits or groin
• Contents that refill the same spot after a previous extraction
• Difficulty telling whether it is acne, a boil or a sebaceous cyst

What is included and how long it takes

After a numbing cream is applied, extraction and acupuncture are performed, and you receive a 1-day supply of herbal pills. The treatment is expected to take about 1 hour 30 minutes. Options are priced per cyst, for a cyst under 1 cm or 1 cm and larger.

※ Lesions with severe pain, redness, warmth or pus, or lesions that grow quickly, may need inflammation treatment or further diagnosis before a simple extraction.