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How to permanently get rid of boils
A 18-year-old female asked:
Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 27 years experience
If you are: experiencing recurrent boils - I would encourage medical assessment to determine the cause.
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Abscess Treatment: An abscess is a tender mass generally surrounded by a colored area from pink to deep red. Abscesses are often easy to feel by touching. The middle of ... Read More
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Dr. Keegan Duchicelaanswered
family medicine 16 years experience
Warm compresses: If small, start w/ warm compresses, they can sometimes drain on their own, while waiting for an appt with the doc. Do not try to pop, squeeze or cut ... Read More
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A 28-year-old male asked:
Dr. Rebecca Gliksmananswered
Internal Medicine 40 years experience
Boils: Mmay be colonized with MRSA ( methacillin resistent staph aureus) or other staph. Wash daily, clean clothes , wash after sweating. Can try Hibiclens... Read More
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A 26-year-old male asked:
Dr. Robert Jacksonanswered
Dermatology 45 years experience
Drainage: Drainage is the fastest way to get rid of them. Bleach bath and hibiclens soap might make them stay away.
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A 19-year-old male asked:
Dr. Arthur Balinanswered
Dermatology 49 years experience
Acne: It is important to treat your acne so that you don't get permanent scarring. Some patients wait too long before seeing their dermatologist to have th... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 27 years experience
If you have: multiple, chronic boils - then it is likely that more than good hygiene is needed. I would get a formal medical evaluation to get to the cause of this... Read More
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665 viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 22-year-old member asked:
Dr. Booth Wainscoatanswered
Infectious Disease 23 years experience
You need a doctor: Most 'boils' are due to staphylococcus bacteria infecting the skin.Pus forms below the skin which swells to form a painful boil.Sometimes streptococci... Read More
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A 24-year-old male asked:
Dr. Romanth Waghmaraeanswered
Pain Management 41 years experience
Worms: Firstly flat worms could be Tapewroms, your blisters could be cutaneous larva migrans (sandworms) or also Guinea Worms which produces blisters in the ... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Andrea Rodgersanswered
30 years experience
No: Boils or abscesses are infections, the only way to treat them is with drainage and antibiotics.
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3k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 33-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Fisheranswered
Dermatology 34 years experience
Boils: Antibiotics are often used to eliminate any accompanying bacterial infection, especially if there is an infection of the surrounding skin. However, an... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
Dr. Parul Krishnamurthyanswered
Obstetrics & Gynecology 36 years experience
Difficult: You probably have hidradenitis suppuritiva. Associated with being overweight, smoking, prediabetes/diabetes, family history. See consultation with an ... Read More
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