A 2008 article in Pediatrics (the journal of the AAP) recommends rear-facing till age 2. âA recent analysis of the protection provided in rear-facing compared with forward-facing car safety seats has revealed that children under the age of 2 years are 75% less likely to die or sustain serious injury when they are in a rear-facing seat.â.
Infection â the cyst fills with bacteria and pus, and becomes an abscess. If the abscess bursts inside the body, there is a risk of blood poisoning (septicaemia). Peritonitis â if an internal cyst bursts, there is a risk of peritonitis, which is inflammation of the membrane lining the abdominal wall.
Occasionally: 1  They become infected, when they may become red, inflamed and painful. 2  The cyst may leak the toothpaste-like material on to the skin if the cyst is punctured or damaged. 3  A little horn may grow on the skin over the cyst.  A cyst may form in an uncomfortable place such as in the genital skin or beside a nail.