Scab on my neck keeps reappearing

[Geocentricity]

For over a year now I've had this small bump on the backside of my neck. I think it started as a pimple and ever since it started scabbing it won't go away. The scab comes off with a little peeling action and it'll just scab up again in a few days.

Should I consult a dermo ASAP?

The skin underneath isn't bloody or anything, it looks fine but looks a bit pale compared to the surrounding skin. I'm afraid it could be cancerous

 

[nakedfrog]

Quit peeling the scab off!

 

[Miramonti]

Depends, could just be from a cyst. I'm not sure I would keep picking the scab off it tho. Try using an antibiotic cream and see what happens.

 

[Geocentricity]

Originally posted by: jjsole
Depends, could just be from a cyst. I'm not sure I would keep picking the scab off it tho. Try using an antibiotic cream and see what happens.

Its not an open wound anymore; the scab/peelable skin would grow on top of it

 

[ew915]

sounds like fun, but stop picking it

 

[keird]

Could be a staph infection. And stop picking at it with your disgusting fingers!

 

[George P Burdell]

Leave it alone. If needed, put a band-aid over it so you won't scratch it off.

 

[daveymark]

does the scab have a bitter, rancid taste, or a mild honey taste? if the scab tastes like honey, it could be a tumor

not to worry, most likely benign

 

[SpiderWiz]

Does the 'scab' look like a typical scab? Are you trying to tell us that you have thin layer of skin growing over spot the 'wound' use to be? You could be a diabetic, do other wounds take a long time to heal?

I agree with the others, leave it alone but seeks some professional advise.

 

[Greenman]

I had something like that on my arm, it was cancer. Stop picking, get it checked now.

 

[Geocentricity]

Definitely not like a regular scab, it grows on very thin (not hard like a scab that hardened with blood). I could go on 2 weeks without picking it and the skin/scab would just sit there.

 

[zinfamous]

keep peeling it off. it will go away

 

[Miramonti]

Originally posted by: Geocentricity

Originally posted by: jjsole
Depends, could just be from a cyst. I'm not sure I would keep picking the scab off it tho. Try using an antibiotic cream and see what happens.

Its not an open wound anymore; the scab/peelable skin would grow on top of it

Cysts can have deep roots and last long after the pimple portion is gone.

 

[moshquerade]

Originally posted by: Geocentricity
For over a year now I've had this small bump on the backside of my neck. I think it started as a pimple and ever since it started scabbing it won't go away. The scab comes off with a little peeling action and it'll just scab up again in a few days.

Should I consult a dermo ASAP?

The skin underneath isn't bloody or anything, it looks fine but looks a bit pale compared to the surrounding skin. I'm afraid it could be cancerous

Make an appt with a dermatologist.

 

[BUTCH1]

I have one of those on top of my skull, doc said not to worry about it. See
a Dermo though, don't trust untrained persons to diagnose it for you..

 

[iroast]

Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Quit peeling the scab off!

 

[Fritzo]

I had this...it was a cyst that formed on top of a blood vessel. I went to the doctor and he shaved off the area, then numbed it. Then he took a punk (a stick with a burning end) and burned the area to seal it.

Haven't had a problem since.

 

[eits]

pic?

see a dermo if you can.

 

[FoBoT]

in grown hair

put hot compresses on it for a couple of weeks