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Is It Safe To Put A Drawing Salve On Cyst On Tailbone For Draining?

If I have a boil or Pilonidal Cyst on my tailbone, upper cleft of my tailbone, which has popped some and is now leaking slowly. It still has a long way until it is emptied, my question is, is it still safe to put a drawing salve on the boil/cyst to try to get it to drain out better? Thanks.
Mon, 9 Feb 2015
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Hello! My simple answer is 'drain it out...!'

Hi! this is a very common surgical problem and the patients generally suffer for years but don't opt for surgery till it is very bad a disease! Unfortunately, surgery is the only cure for this and needs antibiotics also!

What happens? a blind canal appears due to pressure, ischemia or some birth pits in the butt-crack; hairs/hair follicles get collected in the cavity and invites organism creating abscess, pus drainage, itching etc...

Hope you got the answer and now understand why it is necessary to consult a surgeon!

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Is It Safe To Put A Drawing Salve On Cyst On Tailbone For Draining?

Hello! My simple answer is drain it out...! Hi! this is a very common surgical problem and the patients generally suffer for years but don t opt for surgery till it is very bad a disease! Unfortunately, surgery is the only cure for this and needs antibiotics also! What happens? a blind canal appears due to pressure, ischemia or some birth pits in the butt-crack; hairs/hair follicles get collected in the cavity and invites organism creating abscess, pus drainage, itching etc... Hope you got the answer and now understand why it is necessary to consult a surgeon! regards,