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A member asked:

How can i heal an abscess? it's leaking a lot of puss out of it and it's been non-stop for 2 weeks now.

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Drained: It needs to be drained . You need to go see your doctor so he can open it up and get the puss out and pack it with gauze. Then put you in antibiotics to kill the bacteria causing the infection. It will need to be repacked every day. It is not going to heal until this happens and may get much worse.

Answered 9/10/2018

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