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After a boil has popped wut do i do?

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Dr. Gebrehana Zebro (formerly Woldegiorgis) answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Clean it with: Hydrogen peroxide 2 %, dress it with clean gauze ( you can get it from any pharmacy) , change it every day for couple of days and then when it is clean and healing leave it open . Avoid wetness in the area . If it is getting more problematic or if you develop more symptoms like ever , swelling , lymph node swelling, see your doc.

Answered 10/14/2013

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Depends on variables: Many will see the area heal over 7-10 days after the boil has drained. If it re-accumulates and or is more than a half inch in size it may need to be opened and "cored".The physician will sometimes to place a cotton tipped applicator in the abscess and scrape it along the outside walls to remove the outside envelope. This prevents an abscess from just filling back up and draining repeatedly.

Answered 10/14/2013

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