A 18-year-old male asked:
boil has fully drained and is healing as it is pink with a raised edge gp has confirmed. how long would it take for this to fully heal? what can help?
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Dr. J. Lawrence Dohan answered
57 years experience Dermatology
Where?: Where is it? How large? Was it an inflamed cyst? Not enough information provided. Probably will be fully healed in a week or 2. Water will be good for it: shower. Avoid bacitracin, neosporin, peroxide.
Answered on Jul 30, 2018
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