I have a sebaceous cyst on my inner thigh. I was just in the restroom and noticed it was almost a black color, when I squeezed it, it began bleeding profusely. I got the bleeding to stop after 2-3 minutes. Is this a major issue or is this fairly normal?
Hi! Thanks for your question posted on Chat Doctor! After going through the history and short description of the lesion on your inner thigh, I feel, if I were your physician would like to consider/suggest followings:1. Sebaceous cysts are best treated by surgical excision only; as the contents once spilled out can initiate foreign-body reaction and recurrent abscess formation, it is always best to remove it before it is partially or completely ruptured or punctured! The remains of cyst wall, if any, can also create new cysts in the surroundings...!2. The cyst, when aged enough, gets black due to silent accumulation of blood components and melanin of the skin3. Once this is squeezed, the content comes out; it could be blood mixed pus, Cretaceous/chalky material, fluid etc. and leaves the cyst open to the environment thereby recurrent infection!4. Normal bleeding time is 2-5 minutes, so this was normal and always apply pressure to reduce blood loss5. Never ever squeeze or poke this but see a general surgeon as this might cause you major impairments due to severe infection!regards!