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Is A Surgery Advisable To Drain A Boil?
Hi, may I answer your health queries right now ? My 6 month old son has a boil on which which grew a bit in 3 days & some say it is heat boil... we went to a doc and he gave some antibiotics... It has started to drain automatically... Could you let me know whether a surgery would be required or it will drain off automatically & start healing...
Fri, 26 Jul 2019
Hello,
Skin conditions are always best diagnosed and treated after seeing them directly. Please upload an image so that we can guide you better.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Sumanth Amperayani, Pediatrician, Pulmonology
Skin conditions are always best diagnosed and treated after seeing them directly. Please upload an image so that we can guide you better.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Sumanth Amperayani, Pediatrician, Pulmonology
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