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I get boils regularly on my buttocks. how do i prevent it? also, is there a way to remove the scars the boils have left behind?
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Determine cause: Is it due to a pilonidal cyst, hygiene, oil glands, inflammatory bowel disease. First determine the cause and you will have a possible method of prevention. Scars are permanent but may be improved once the infection resolves and may benefit from steroid injections or scar revision.
Answered 12/4/2020
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