Why do i keep getting sebaceous cysts on my head?
The term sebaceous cyst is a misnomer as these cysts are not of sebaceous origin. Analysis of the pattern of lipids has shown that they do not originate from the sebaceous glands but from proliferation of epidermal cells within the dermis. The source of the epidermal cells is often the infundibulum of the hair follicles. Excision of a sebaceous cyst The usual preliminaries of informed consent are assumed. Information includes the warning that the cyst may recur if all the wall is not removed. It seems that some cells that are normally near to the surface of the skin (cells of the epidermis or cells in hair follicles) get into deeper parts of the skin but continue to multiply. This may occur for various reasons. For example, following an injury to the skin. The cells that multiply form into a sac and produce the keratin that they would normally make on the top layer of the skin. The keratin becomes soggy and forms into a toothpaste-like substance. A tendency to form pilar cysts runs in
