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Whats the best thing to do to get rid of a boil safely and fast?
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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 area full of pus.
Answered 12/14/2013
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