Treatment: Hypertrophic scars do not need to be treated, because most will eventually flatten and blend with the surrounding skin. Intralesional triamcinolone may be used to help speed the process…

Treatment: Surgical excision of the solitary form of leiomyoma is curative. Multiple cutaneous leiomyomatosis can be treated with a number of medications to help control the discomfort and pain. Use…

Histology: A lone cystic space is seen within the dermis. The cyst is well circumscribed, and the lining of the cyst contains two layers of cells. The cells are cuboidal…

Syringocystadenoma papilliferum has almost identical central characteristics. Compared with the hidradenoma papilliferum, it has a more dense plasma cell infiltrate and has an attachment to the overlying epidermis, which usually…

Some glomangiomas have been described to be inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion. These cases are caused by a deletion defect in the glomulin (GLMN) gene, which is located on…

Treatment: No therapy is required for small, asymptomatic ganglion cysts. If a patient desires removal or if the cyst is causing symptoms, especially weakness and numbness, therapy is needed. Needle…

Treatment: Solitary fibrofolliculomas can be removed completely with the shave removal technique. This gives excellent cosmetic results, and the tumors are unlikely to recur. Multiple tumors are more difficult to…

Treatment: No treatment is necessary, although a small shave biopsy is often all that is required to remove the fibrous papule with an excellent cosmetic result. Most fibrous papules are…

Treatment: Small, isolated epidermal nevi can be removed with shave removal technique. They have a high rate of recurrence with this technique, but recurrence may take many years. The advantages…

Inflamed cysts should be treated initially with an incision and drainage technique. The region is anesthetized and then incised with a no. 11 blade. The resulting cheesy-white macerated keratin debris…