I had one on a finger joint; most folks wouldn't notice it but to me it looked like the iceberg that hit the Titanic. At urging of devoted family, who loved to say "Dad what's that thing on your finger?", I had it removed.
Bad result. Cyst is gone but it was wrapped around the joint, causing the need for a good bit of cutting to remove it which "beat things up a bit" in the words of the surgeon, and I haven't regained normal flexibiity with the joint. (now 2 years post surgery)
I still can't grip a baseball as I did before, apparently due to scar tissue. If I had it to do over, I would live with it. Were I a pitcher as opposed to an aging attorney, it would've ended my career.