A cyst and a boil can both look like a bump, though their causes differ. For example: A boil—also known as a furuncle—occurs due to a bacterial infection of a hair follicle and the tissue around it.

Boils and cysts are two types of growths on the body. Also known as furuncles, boils are pockets of pus (a creamy, white substance) on the skin caused by bacteria infecting hair follicles.

A painful bump on or around the ear may be a boil, which occurs when a bacterial skin infection develops in a hair follicle or oil gland. Over time, pus collects in the lump. Boil sometimes go away, ...

Dr. Pimple Popper, a.k.a. dermatologist Sandra Lee, MD, has popped big cysts and little cysts, armpit cysts and eyeball cysts. But TBH, she seems pretty damn fond of the petite superficial chest cyst ...

Before, the man had dozens of Skittle-sized bumps that took multiple visits to treat. This time, Dr. Pimple Popper was able to remove the growth in one big squeeze. Visit Insider's homepage for more ...

Dr. Pimple Popper treated a man with a cyst on his chest, squeezing out the entire growth at once. Cysts are skin cells trapped under the skin in a thin sac. They're non-cancerous but can feel painful ...