A boil is called purulent inflammation. It is caused, as a rule, by staphylococcus. Boils can appear multiple or single, develop anywhere in the body. The sizes of these ulcers can also be different: from peas to walnuts (and sometimes more).
Often boils develop in areas subject to constant friction and contamination. This may be the back of the neck, buttocks, lower back, arms, face.
How to treat a boil under the arm?
First of all, it must be said that the abscess, regardless of its location, should not be squeezed out. In general, it is not recommended to crush various suspicious rashes, pimples, as well as rub and massage the area around them. This can trigger the spread of rash or the development of multiple ulcers.
The formation of a boil under the arm is called hydradenitis. If there is no way to go to the doctor in the initial stages of the disease, you can conduct the treatment yourself.
How to treat boils at home? This will require ichthyol ointment or Vishnevsky ointment. It is recommended to put compresses two, or better, three times a day.
The main thing is not to start ulcers, not to think that he will resolve themselves. Otherwise, you will have to apply surgical intervention, since it will become pointless to treat boils at home.
As you know, the formation of an abscess is a very unpleasant phenomenon. Especially if it occurs in an “inappropriate” place.
Since it is necessary to start treating boils at home with means that can accelerate its maturation, then ointment-pulling ointments will be needed . Then it is necessary to wipe the affected areas with alcohol or brilliant green, grease with iodine.
It must be remembered that a rough effect on the boil can contribute to the penetration of infection into tissues that lie deeper. Therefore, it is recommended to be careful with ulcers.
To accelerate the development of the abscess and soften the skin for a more favorable breakthrough, it is recommended that daily, being careful, apply a warm dry compress to the affected area.
How to remove a boil with garlic.
For these purposes, several narrow flaps of flax matter will be required. They are soaked in vegetable oil and rubbed with finely chopped garlic. Then the tape is folded with the impregnated side inward, applied to the boil and bandaged. The dressing should be changed twice a day. Under the influence of garlic, the cork is destroyed, which contributes to the flow of pus.
Another way to treat boils at home is onion-garlic gruel. The components should be mixed 1: 1. The mixture is fried lightly in vegetable oil. Daily should be applied to the affected area, changing two or three times a day until the full recovery.
If there are abscesses on the face, it is recommended to take a mixture of one hundred grams of raw grated potato, juice of one lemon, yolk of a raw chicken egg, a tablespoon of oil (vegetable), copper sulphate on the tip of a knife. The mass is applied in the morning for twenty minutes on the face. Then the skin is rinsed in acidified warm water.
Before going to bed, traditional medicine recommends the following remedy. Four parts of wax (beeswax), part of propolis, part of castor oil, two parts of rosin are placed in a clay bowl. The mixture must be put on fire. It is recommended to put on a brick, which is heated by a gas burner. After five or ten minutes (VERY BEWARE! MAY FLASH!) Add turpentine to the mixture (tablespoon). Remove from heat after forty-forty-five minutes. A cloth (with a thick layer) is smeared with ointment and applied to the face. It is removed immediately, as a strong burning sensation appears. The procedure is recommended to be carried out every evening until the abscesses are opened. In the morning they also recommend using a compress. The course of treatment is 40 days, during which you should drink an empty glass of juice from raw potatoes on an empty stomach.