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Does Persistent Boil With Pus Require Surgery?

have a bump that has been there since january after shaving stated out feeling like a pimple after popping it it never went away. now it is just a small sore that will sometimes pus and if you touch around it, it will feel like ingrown like...is it a boil will i need surgey
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Hello,

I would recommend you to take a course of oral and topical antibiotic for 10-12 days. This will resolve this. I don’t think there is any need for surgery.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Regards,
Dr Asmeet Kaur Sawhney, Dermatologist
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Does Persistent Boil With Pus Require Surgery?

Hello, I would recommend you to take a course of oral and topical antibiotic for 10-12 days. This will resolve this. I don’t think there is any need for surgery. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr Asmeet Kaur Sawhney, Dermatologist