Cysts are liquid, gas, or semisolid bags that can appear in any part of the body. Includes appearing on the skin, face, even organs in the body such as the kidneys, uterus, or brain. The way to remove the cyst varies depending on the type, severity and location.
There are thousands of cysts known in the medical world. Most cysts are benign, though some potentially malignant. Cysts generally appear as bumps, both above and below the skin. Unlike other diseases, cysts often appear without causing symptoms and unknown causes.
A. How to remove a cyst in hospital
It is recommended to consult a doctor, if you find a suspicious lump in your body, as it may be a cyst. The doctor will conduct a check to ensure the cyst is dangerous or not. Although generally the cyst is harmless and can disappear on its own, but it is, consult with a physician to obtain a recommendation of the required handling.
If it is harmless, the doctor will not perform any special treatment of the cyst. However, if over time the cyst continues to grow, hurt, rupture, or causes discomfort, contact the doctor immediately to get the best treatment.
Before dealing with cysts in the patient's body, the doctor will consider several factors, among which the type of cyst appears, the location of the cyst, infection of the cyst and side effects of the cyst.
There are several ways to remove the usual cysts, such as:
1. Corticosteroid drugs
Usually the doctor will inject corticosteroid medication into the goal area of this procedure is to reduce swelling or inflammation in the cyst.
2. Antibiotic medications
The doctor will advise the patient to take antibiotic medication if the cyst appears to have an infection. Antibiotics are also administered if there are indications of the patient experiencing infectious sexual infections.
3. Bath with Sitz bath method
This is a medical procedure by soaking in a tub filled with warm water as much as three to four times a day. The method often used to cope with bartolin cysts can make the cyst shrink and disappear.
4. Aspirations
This method is done with the aim of removing fluids from the cyst. The doctor will use a needle tool that is inserted into the cyst and then suck the cyst fluid into the syringe tube. This method is one of which is used to overcome ganglion cysts.
5. Surgery
Surgery became the last choice for doctors to deal with cysts. Surgery can be small surgery or major surgery, especially if the cyst is in an organ in the body that is hard to reach.
B. Other types of cyst treatment
In addition to the above treatment, there are still many ways to eliminate the cysts that can be done. For example, with laser beam therapy, use of birth control pills, immobilisation therapy, etc. The type of treatment that the doctor does in the patient may vary because they are adjusted to their individual conditions.
In addition to hospital treatment, you can also try to remove the cyst that is below the skin surface independently at home by compressing it using warm water. This can help to reduce the fluid in the cyst. Do not try to squeeze or break the cyst, because it can cause infections.
As long as it does not cause harmful symptoms, there is no need to worry and confuse to find ways to remove cysts. But, you should remain alert to all possible possibilities, even after a doctor's cyst is handled. If there is a violent potential, the doctor will ask the patient to continue the consultation routine post-treatment, so that the cyst can disappear completely.