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Scab on my neck keeps reappearing

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Geocentricity

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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 🙁
 
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.
 
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.
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Its not an open wound anymore; the scab/peelable skin would grow on top of it
 
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
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
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Its not an open wound anymore; the scab/peelable skin would grow on top of it
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Cysts can have deep roots and last long after the pimple portion is gone.
 
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 🙁
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Make an appt with a dermatologist.
 
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..
 
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.
 
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