A member asked:

Are all boils painful? i have lump just under the first layer of skin that is hard and painless. a few days ago it must have popped because it is gone now. was this a boil even though it was not painful?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

A : A boil is often tender to touch. Small lesions can be reabsorbed by the body. What you are describing sounds like it may have been very small. Would have anticipated a boil to be a little larger in size.

Answered 6/24/2019

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