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Suggest Treatment For Boils On Back And Shoulder

Posted on Tue, 7 Oct 2014

Question: Hi,

I am 26 years of age, been facing an issue since a long time. Since my teen, i see so many boil over my back and near shoulder areas.. I tried lot of medicines in the past after consulting various skin specialists. But it has been of limited help and the problem still persists after so many years.

Can you please share some guidance on this? I am attaching screenshots of such boil for your reference.

Thanks.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (35 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Acne

Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to healthcaremagic

I am Dr. Kakkar. I have gone through your query

These are acne. Acne can affect the face as well as other areas rich in sebaceous glands like chest, back and shoulders.

I would suggest topical benzoyl peroxide gel / cream application twice daily e.g Brevoxyl 4% cream , twice daily.

You may also be started on oral doxycycline 100 mg (Cap Microdox- LBX 100 mg) twice daily for 2-4 weeks. These are not over the counter medications but your local doctor will know about it.

Since acne is a recurrent problem up to a certain age therefore you may use a benzoyl peroxide soap for maintenance of improvement e.g Aknaybar soap (marketed by curatio pharma in India)

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Kakkar (22 minutes later)

Thanks Dr. Kakkar for prompt response.

Will you suggest anything i should avoid?

Thanks. XXXXXXX XXXXXXX

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (56 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Acne

Detailed Answer:
Hi.

Nothing really.

Regards
Take care

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad