No one has to deal with a worry alone. When we stand strong together, even an uncomfortable problem becomes something that can be handled calmly.
In this photo a woman sits between two clinicians with a large, dome-shaped swelling in the middle of her back, right between the shoulder blades.
A lump of this size in that spot is usually a cyst that has been growing quietly for months. It forms when a blocked follicle keeps filling with keratin under the skin.
The middle of the back is easy to miss. Most people cannot see it in the mirror, so a small bump can grow quite large before anyone notices it.
Once it becomes inflamed, the skin over it stretches thin and shiny, the redness spreads outward, and lying on the back or leaning against a chair becomes uncomfortable.
