How to care for sebaceous cyst after surgery

Sebaceous cyst is a more formal name, and no one knows what this disease is called. In fact, in general, it is also called cyst. The disease is more likely to occur in young people during adolescence who are in the growth and development stage. The disease is not contagious and sebaceous cysts may appear anywhere on the body. Many people don’t care too much about cysts, thinking that they are just small pieces of flesh. This is a wrong way to think. If you don’t take it seriously, it may lead to cancer. Now let’s talk about how to care for sebaceous cysts after surgery.

1. Postoperative care methods for sebaceous cysts

1. After surgery for sebaceous cyst, special attention must be paid to wound care. Pay attention to the hygiene of the wound after surgery and keep it clean and dry. When wiping the wound, you must be gentle and clean it lightly. Don't use too much force, as it will affect the recovery of the wound.

2. After surgery for sebaceous cyst, you should pay attention to your eating habits. The diet should be light, try to eat less greasy food, less fried food, avoid spicy, raw and cold food, and eat more fresh vegetables and fruits.

3. Patients with sebaceous cysts must get more rest after surgery, pay attention to their work and rest schedule, try to fall asleep before 11 o'clock, ensure adequate and good sleep, must not stay up late, and be careful not to smoke or drink.

2. Prevention of sebaceous cysts

1. Pay attention to the hygiene and cleanliness of your skin. The most direct cause of sebaceous cysts is the blockage of the sebaceous gland excretion ducts in sebaceous gland-rich areas such as the head and face. The sebaceous gland cystic epithelium gradually increases, causing the contents to swell and cause cysts. Therefore, we must pay attention to cleaning our face and keeping our skin clean in our daily lives.

2. Scratch it when you feel itchy. When the sebaceous gland pores of the skin are blocked, the skin nerves tend to feel something, and we will feel unbearable itching and want to scratch. If you scratch the itchy area at this time, you can often remove the foreign matter that is blocking the sebaceous gland pores, thus removing the cause of sebaceous cysts in the future and eliminating the possibility of cysts. Many people say that they tend to get small pimples on their bodies. This may be related to not liking to scratch. However, scratching should be done in moderation, and you should never scratch your skin, otherwise it will not be worth it.

3. When a patient finds a cystic lump on his body, if the lump has grown to the size of a fingertip and shows signs of increasing in size, the patient should go to the hospital as soon as possible and undergo surgical removal if necessary to prevent the lump from further developing or causing infection in the future.

4. If the patient's cyst shows symptoms such as redness, swelling, infection, and pain, the patient should go to the hospital for medical treatment in time. At the same time, the patient should pay attention to keeping the local area clean and take anti-inflammatory drugs or get an IV drip under the guidance of a doctor to control inflammation.