Question 1

how do i take care of a boil after it has popped and left behind a small hole?

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Should heal: The small hole after popping a boil will heal itself. It may form a scar but it will heal. It's not advisable to pop a boil at home though.

Question 2

how long does a boil take to heal?

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See below: Unfortunately, this depends on a huge number of factors including but not exclusive of patient, age, health, past history, underlying factors, how the illness was treated, etc.  No good answer can be given here without more information.

Question 3

how long does it take a boil to heal?

Accepted Answer

10 days: If not healed with topical antibiotics (clindamycin 1%) and benzoyl peroxide washes, may need to culture and make sure it's not MRSA or other infection that requires oral antibiotics.

Question 4

how long does a wound takes to heal! after cutting a boil open?

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Depends on many: Factors: size of wound; depth of wound; location of wound; pt's overall state of health (diabetics often take longer to heal). If lanced boil, size of abscess, how long it takes to drain, whether antibiotics r used, quality of wound care.

Question 5

how long to it take a boil to bust?

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Varies: A boil will burst when it is big , unless opened by an md with a procedure. Do not  squeexe a boll since that wi cause it to spread under the skin and may make it my b worse. Heat may help about drain. Some smaller boils go away on their own or with antibiotics.

Question 6

can i take doxy if i'm allergic to peneciline for a boil

Accepted Answer

Yes: It is good for boils and rarely causes any allergy. Drainage of a boil is far more important than an antibiotic.

Question 7

how long does it take for a boil to form a head?

Accepted Answer

Varies a lot...: Boils come in many sizes, such as 1/4 of an inch up to more than an inch. They can be anywhere in the body. Also, different people's bodies react to boils differently (even more so if they are suffering some disease or taking certain medications). In general, it should take 2-3 days, but a doctor should check it out if there is any reason to worry, of if the boil isn't merely a tiny one.

Question 8

how long does it take for a boil to drain and heal?

Accepted Answer

Variable..: Again it all depends on the size of the boil.
Adequate drainage means that most of the pus has been removed and the lesion does not swell back up and build up pus -- hence, adequate incision and debridement is crucial.  A 1-2 cm boil if drained properly should heal in about 2 weeks or so.

Question 9

how long does it take for a boil to completely drain?

Accepted Answer

Variable: If you have an abscess it may need to be incised  to get adequate drainage to allow for healing.

Question 10

on average, how long will a boil take to heal after being lanced?

Accepted Answer

Superfast healing: The real question is what not to do that slows down healing. Avoid using alcohol, peroxide, hibiclens, betadine, and bleach solutions. Inflammation ( red, hot, swollen, tender) is important to healing  so anti-inflammatories (motrin, advil) are bad. Cover the area with a clean dressing changed every other day  and protected from trauma.  If infected, antibiotics are needed based on wound culture.

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