Boil? Try warm compress

A boil is a bacterial skin infection that forms in hair follicles and oil glands. Boils usually develop in regions of the body that experience friction or pressure, such as the face, armpits, groin, shoulders, and buttocks. Boils begin as painful, red bumps that develop a pus-filled head as they progress. Most boils burst, drain, and […]

A boil is a bacterial skin infection that forms in hair follicles and oil glands. Boils usually develop in regions of the body that experience friction or pressure, such as the face, armpits, groin, shoulders, and buttocks.

Boils begin as painful, red bumps that develop a pus-filled head as they progress. Most boils burst, drain, and heal within 2 days to 3 weeks of forming. You can treat small, uncomplicated boils by: soaking a clean washcloth or towel in hot water wringing most of the water out of cloth and squeezing it into a compress applying the warm compress to the boil for 10 to 15 minutes repeating this process 3 to 4 times daily, or until the boil has opened.

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