A benign tumor formed at the site of a blockage of the sebaceous gland and called an atheroma is usually completely removed. In rare cases, only the contents of such a cyst are extracted, and its membrane remains inside soft tissues. Therefore, surgeons are often asked if the atheroma capsule can dissolve on its own, or later it will have to be removed. To answer this question, it is important to understand how the neoplasm is arranged and grows.
What is an atheroma capsule?
The seal described is a cyst - an elastic sac filled with a gruel from the secretion of the sebaceous gland and dead epithelial cells. The shell of an atheroma is similar to a thin, but strong and fairly dense film, preventing the outflow of the tumor contents outward or into neighboring tissues. The cases of its spontaneous disappearance, even after removal of the internal part of the cyst, have not been recorded in medicine.
Can the atheroma capsule melt?
The only option in which the integrity of the envelope of the neoplasm in question is disturbed independently is the inflammation and suppuration of the atheroma . In such situations, the capsule is melted and ruptured, and the contents of the cyst ensue. But the outer part of the tumor still does not disappear completely, the piece remains near the damaged sebaceous gland.
If the new growth is not surgically cut out, it will not resolve regardless of size. Applying compresses with ichthyol and any other ointment will not help get rid of the atheroma capsule, except that for a short time it will relieve the inflammation. But the remaining shell sooner or later will again be filled with the secretion of the sebaceous glands and a relapse of the disease will occur. Therefore, it is better to immediately and completely remove atheroma surgical, laser or radio wave method.