HI- I am a 21 year old male and I ve had two cysts removed from the bottom of my ear and neck almost a month ago. I now have four small ones on my forehead , and another one in my earlobe . My father recently had one on his forehead. I figure it must be hereditary. I also noticed that these epidermal cysts began to appear as I ve gone through another growth spurt in the past 3 months. What are some of the possible causes? Is there a name for this disease? I am having trouble finding some docs about this. What are foods that increase the potential for a cyst to progress? vice versa?