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My 9 year old daughter has a abscess pilonalal cyst and have surgery tomorrow but it burst with smelly brown stuff.do she still need to go to apt.?
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Yes: The site will need to be examined and surgery may be needed to remove any fistula tract that gave rise to the abscess. It might otherwise never completely heal or recur if it temporarily seals over.
Answered 10/3/2016
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Definitely!: It still needs to be drained especially the deep seated ones before it gets worst with complications.
Answered 3/26/2013
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