Sometimes a type of skin cancer called melanoma can grow in or near the mole. In other cases, a mole may be bothersome. In either case, removal (excision) of a problem mole can be done.
A fishhook has been removed from under your skin. This area may be sore for the next 1 to 2 days. Because this was a dirty puncture-type wound, the risk of infection is higher than normal.
An epidermoid cyst is a small, painless lump under your skin. It is not cancer. Sometimes the cyst can get infected. Your cyst became infected, and your health care provider wanted to treat it with antibiotics.
