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Having Small Boil On Head In Between Hair. Not Healed For Months. Remedy?
Question: I had a small boil on m head in between my hair. That has not healed for months
Brief Answer:
details needed
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for the query and image.
For now I can think of two possibilities .
1. Furuncle , a bacterial Infection.
2. Sebaceous cyst.
I would like to know the followIng.
1. is there any pain?
2. have you noticed any white material coming out from that.
3. let me know what treatment you have taken till now
4. If possible upload another photograph showing the lesion clearly.
kindly answer the above so I can help you better.
Waiting for your response
thank you
details needed
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for the query and image.
For now I can think of two possibilities .
1. Furuncle , a bacterial Infection.
2. Sebaceous cyst.
I would like to know the followIng.
1. is there any pain?
2. have you noticed any white material coming out from that.
3. let me know what treatment you have taken till now
4. If possible upload another photograph showing the lesion clearly.
kindly answer the above so I can help you better.
Waiting for your response
thank you
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
No Pain
No material coming out
No treatment till now
Uploaded one more pic
No material coming out
No treatment till now
Uploaded one more pic
Brief Answer:
surgical removal
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for the description and clearer photograph.
It's not an infection .
It is in fact a sebaceous cyst.
Surgical removal is the only treatment.
Don't worry it is not an emergency and can be removed easily by using radio frequency ablation.
Please XXXXXXX a dermatologist an fix an appointment.
let me know if you have any other doubts
thank you
surgical removal
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for the description and clearer photograph.
It's not an infection .
It is in fact a sebaceous cyst.
Surgical removal is the only treatment.
Don't worry it is not an emergency and can be removed easily by using radio frequency ablation.
Please XXXXXXX a dermatologist an fix an appointment.
let me know if you have any other doubts
thank you
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Is this procedure painful?
Brief Answer:
not much painful
Detailed Answer:
Not much. just a small injection of local anaesthesia will an given .
hardly it will take half hour for the procedure.
thank you
not much painful
Detailed Answer:
Not much. just a small injection of local anaesthesia will an given .
hardly it will take half hour for the procedure.
thank you
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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