A hard bag grows on the sideburns in front of the ear, if it is on the skin surface, it may be caused by folliculitis, sebaceous cyst, lipoma, and need to choose medication or surgical treatment according to different diseases.
1. Folliculitis: it is an abscess formed due to inflammation of hair follicles, which can be sterilized with iodine povidone, and then coated with topical antibiotics such as mupirocin ointment and fusidic acid cream.
2. Sebaceous cysts: retention cysts caused by obstruction of sebaceous gland excretion. Mostly seen in sebaceous gland distribution of dense parts such as the head and back. On the surface of the sebaceous glands can be seen in the opening of the small black spots. Inside the capsule, sebum and epidermal keratinized material collects greasy “bean dregs”, easy to secondary infection with strange odor, surgical excision treatment after infection control.
3. Lipoma: a tumor of normal fat-like tissue, clear boundary, lobulated, soft, pseudocystic, painless, can be surgically removed.
The hard bags on the temples in front of the ears may also have other reasons, and should be promptly consulted to clarify the cause of the disease and standardized treatment.