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I have a boil, it made a scab, came off and i drained all thepuss. it left 2 holesholes in the skin that you can look into. what do i do?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

May wish to: have it medically assessed. Abscesses can be loculated - which means that even if pus drained out - there may still be pockets of puss that were not reached. Abscesses are usually treated with incision and drainage.

Answered 8/8/2014

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Boil: If this just happened then the lesions should heal up from the bottom. If it is all healed and you still have the holes you can see a doctor for further evaluation and treatment.

Answered 8/9/2014

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