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how to get rid of a boil in one day
A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. John Froude answered
53 years experience Infectious Disease
Plan; yes: Boil; either needs drainage or has drained itself. Are they recurrent? Is this a longstandi ... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Hunter Handsfield answered
53 years experience Infectious Disease
Skin abscess: A boil or carbuncle is a skin abscess. Treatment typically includes either opening it to allow drainage of pus, an antibiotic, or both. If this has be ... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Kenneth Grossman answered
44 years experience Endodontics
See Dr.: Lancing a boil to establish drainage is necessary for the fastest healing. This needs to be done under sterile conditions. In addition, moist heat and ... Read More
Dr. Monib Zirvi answered
21 years experience Dermatology
See doctor : Boils can be caused by a number of different bacterial infections including some resistant bacteria such as mrsa. See your doctor to have it incised a ... Read More
A 34-year-old female asked:
Dr. Oscar Novick answered
58 years experience Pediatrics
Boil: Use hot compresses to bring the boil to a head, then see your doctor for incision and drainage of the boil
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A female asked:
Dr. Tracy Lovell answered
21 years experience Rheumatology
See your ob/gyn: This may need to be drained. Do not attempt yourself. See your doctor.
A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Martin Raff answered
56 years experience Infectious Disease
Hot soaks: Warm wet pads place over the boil will allow it to come to a head, break open and drain. Do not squeeze it. That may help to put bacteria into your ... Read More
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A 42-year-old member asked:
Dr. Joseph Bark answered
49 years experience Dermatology
Abscess: The primary treatment for removal of a boil is to incise and drain it. This is done under anesthesia by your general doctor or your dermatologist or y ... Read More
A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Hardin answered
36 years experience Wound care
See a doctor: Get this looked at it might need opened up more or a cyst lining removed or it might need antibiotics the greatest healing effect will come from bein ... Read More
A 42-year-old female asked:
Dr. Nestor Del rosario answered
34 years experience Addiction Medicine
I;D: The mainstay of treatment of boil is incision and drainage and antibiotics. The reason we drain is that it is hard for antibiotics to penetrate an are ... Read More
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A 50-year-old member asked:
Dr. Jerome Litt answered
71 years experience Dermatology
BOIL TREATMENT: HOW LONG HAVE YOU HAD IT?
HOW LARGE IS IT?
YOU MAY REQUIRE AN ANTIBIOTIC.
SEE YOUR REGULAR DOCTOR.
DO NOT DELAY!
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