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A member asked:
How do i tell the difference between a boil & an ingrown hair in an armpit and do physicians deaden before lancing?
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Skin lesions: You may not be able to tell the difference, but the doctor draining this may. Whether they will use a local anesthetic will depend upon the size and position of the "boil". Lancing this is generally not very much more painful than the lesion itself and you will gain much relief from the drainage. Best wishes.
Answered 2/22/2021
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