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Can too much of a warm compress or high temperature heat cause a cyst to become infected? i haven't had problems w/ my cyst until i applied heat to it
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Not usually: Applying a warm compress to a cyst won't make it become infected. If there was already an infection brewing, it could bring an abscess to a head sooner. It could also bring an inflamed or infected cyst to a head.
Answered 8/18/2018
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