Pilar Cyst (Trichilemmal Cyst)


Treatment: Simple surgical excision is curative. The recurrence rate is minimal. These cysts typically are removed very easily after excision through the overlying skin into the cyst wall. The cyst almost always “pops” out with slight lateral pressure, and only a small incision is needed. After removal, care needs to be taken to decrease the amount of dead space left, to avoid seroma formation. This can be prevented by removing some of the redundant overlying epidermis and suturing the deeper tissues together to close the space left by the removed cyst.


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Aug 11, 2016 | Posted by in Dermatology | Comments Off on Pilar Cyst (Trichilemmal Cyst)

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