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What is the best way to cure boil asap?
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Incision and drainag: Usually if a boil is soft {fluctuant} it needs to be drained by your physician. Boils that are not able to be drained can be treated with antibiotics, surgical cleansing and sometimes even intralesional corticosteroids by your dermatolgist.
Answered 8/13/2015
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