it keeps on festering up again %26 again - and it's painful! Anyone got any ideas on how to bring a hair to the surface without the normal 'digging' that you have to do? (ps - I'd ask a friend to help me out but, ingrown hair is in the genital area.) So apart from going to the doctors to get it removed - which I really don't want to do - I need another alternative.
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I get the same problem. And the only way I can get the hair is to squeeze, ouch, the boil and the hair will actually pop out quiet fast. Like literally popping out there and then.
If you can get your mum to help do.
If this fails you will have to see your Doctor to get the boil lanced and the hair removed.
Using a hot (hot as you can stand) wet cloth and applying it to the area, long hot soak in the tub, disinfect area with tea tree oil/detol/rubbing alcohol. Using a clay facial mask helps too...hot cloth works best...and exfoliate the area daily.
Oh MY! Please cease the digging. I'm almost certain that the digging is causing some of the festering.
You better go see a dermatologist or a gynecologist. OR at least visit your local health unit if you have financial concerns. They could provide you with some answers that could avoid surgery.
Good luck. I hope you feel better soon.
Please don't try to dig it out because you could make things worse. It's best to let a dr do this.
In addition to hot compresses, my mother used to help my brother with eruptions on his shoulders with the following procedure:
1. Crack open a raw egg.
2. Peel away some of the inner membrane that adheres to the inside of the shell. It's fragile, so be careful. Obtain a section large enough to cover the boil.
3. Press this membrane over the boil, smoothing away any wrinkles.
4. Dab some of the egg white onto the membrane.
5. Let it "dry". You will feel some of the "drawing" tendency -- kind of tingly and weird.
6. Once the membrane is completely dry, remove it and wash the area thoroughly with hot water and soap.
You may need to re-apply egg membrane and egg white several times, but it does draw out the infection. Try this a couple of times in one day.
If this method does not work, seek medical attention. A boil can become quite troublesome if allowed to continue for very long. If the infection is allowed to progress, you may end up with an infection in your blood stream, and you do NOT want that! You can become very ill that way.
Be aware that you MAY have a staph infection, which would explain the recurrence of the problem (the continued festering). If this is the case, you will need antibiotics. No amount of treatment will help without that.
Good luck and don't be embarrassed. Life is full of goofy things like this, and any medical professional will have seen this many times before. :)
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