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I had an abscess which has no burst, this was the first one i've had since my surgery to drain clean the last one in had 2 years back i believe. i used surgical spirit to clean the surrounding area after the burst, i think that irritated my skin.

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Dr. Stuart Hickerson answered

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Abscess: If this is a recurrent problem, in an area where you had abscess before and recurrent abscess even if draining this should be rechecked.

Answered 2/25/2020

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A member asked:

I had an abscess which has no burst, this was the first one i've had since my surgery to drain clean the last one in had 2 years back i believe. i used surgical spirit to clean the surrounding area after the burst, i think that irritated my skin.

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Stuart Hickerson answered

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