This article explains how to safely treat a boil at home.
It also reviews the tools and steps a healthcare professional may use to get a boil to pop.
However, you should avoid doing this.
Boils contain bacteria that have infected one or morehair follicles.
How Does a Heath Care Provider Pop a Boil With No Head?
During an in-office procedure, every effort is made to ensure a germ-free environment.
The procedure takes around five to 10 minutes in total.
Summary
A boil, or abscess, is a red bump that is filled with pus.
brought on by bacteria, boils can be painful and may range in size from small to large.
To drain an abscess, a doctor will lance, or cut, the skin to remove the pus.
Then the doctor will flush out the wound and bandage it.
If you plan on caring for your own boil at home, try not to pop it.
This can force bacteria even deeper.
Instead, apply a warm, wet washcloth for 20 to 30 minutes up to five times a day.
Continue applying heat until the boil opens on its own.
Once open, clean it and apply a new bandage every day.
Merck Manual Professional Version.How to incise and drain an abscess.
2017;29(4):92-95.
