Suggest Treatment For Painful Pimple Like Sores On The Face

Posted on Sun, 19 Mar 2017

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Question : I have two painful zit-like sores on my face. I am 59 years old. One is just below my eye and the other near my ear. I have tried to get rid of them in the usual way, scrubbing, alcohol, lancing the zit, but they are big and painful. Any suggestions?

Answered by Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Oral & topical antibiotics, anti inflammatory medicines

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for being at HealthcareMagic
If I was your treating doctor I would recommend you to take oral and topical antibiotics and anti inflammatory medicines.
I would recommend you to take tablet cephalexin 500 mg twice daily for 5-7 days and apply neosporin ointment or mupirocin ointment on the affected areas twice daily for 7 days.
For pain take anti inflammatory medicines like tablet ibuprofen.
These are prescription drugs and you need to see the doctor in person to get them.
Regards
Dr Asmeet

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