A male asked:

boil drained and has a soft black head over it. head now gone. crater left. how should i treat this now? band-aid and neosporin on it now.

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Dr. Brian Leeanswered

Internal Medicine 17 years experience

Sounds good: Will probably leave scar depending on how deep crater is, but getting it to heal is key.

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Dr. J. Lawrence Dohan commented

Dermatology 57 years experience

Throw away the Neosporin. There is no benefit. It is a common cause for allergic reactions & may interfere with wound healing. Keep lubricated with Aquaphor or vaseline.

Nov 30, 2013

Dr. Emil Shakov commented

Aesthetic Medicine 17 years experience

Petroleum jelly is what I usually have my patients place on wounds to keep it from drying out

Dec 1, 2013

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I accidently scratched myself now I have a boil its bigger then a quarter n very red very painful no head on it how can I help it open it to drain?

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