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How To Care For A Painful Cyst On My Labia?

I have cyst on my labia and it is hurting so bad. I went to the ER and they gave me bactrim and vicodin . How lonf is it going to take to come to a head and it has turned red and it hurt to touch it at all. What else can I do at home to speed up the recovery.
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hello and welcome,

The description suggests that it is a bartholins cyst that has infected and become an abscess. It will take another 24 hours for it to become fit to drain.

It is better to get it drained and a procedure called marsupilisation is done that prevents its recurrence. Take pain killers like acetaminophen to help decrease the pain. Hot fomentation also helps. I suggest that you seek an appointment with your gynecologist and get it drained as soon as pus is formed and get it marsupilised to prevent recurrence.
Hope this satisfies your query.
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Dr Madhuri Bagde
Consultant Obstetrician and Gynecologist
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How To Care For A Painful Cyst On My Labia?

Hello and welcome, The description suggests that it is a bartholins cyst that has infected and become an abscess. It will take another 24 hours for it to become fit to drain. It is better to get it drained and a procedure called marsupilisation is done that prevents its recurrence. Take pain killers like acetaminophen to help decrease the pain. Hot fomentation also helps. I suggest that you seek an appointment with your gynecologist and get it drained as soon as pus is formed and get it marsupilised to prevent recurrence. Hope this satisfies your query. Thanks for using HCM. Feel free to ask any more questions that you may have. Dr Madhuri Bagde Consultant Obstetrician and Gynecologist