Duration Having a boil on your buttocks is an unpleasant and sometimes painful problem – but in many cases it heals quickly. If it is an uncomplicated boil that can be treated locally with antiseptic agents, good hygiene and, if necessary, locally applied antibiotics, it usually heals within a short time (days to a few … Duration | Boils on the buttocks
The term boil comes from Latin and means “little thief”. A boil is a deep, painful inflammation that originates from the hair follicle and then spreads to the surrounding tissue. In the middle, the skin tissue begins to die off after some time (medical term: necrosis, a kind of cell death) and a central melting … Boils
Therapy of a furuncle There are several possibilities for the therapy of a furuncle. Which of them makes the most sense depends on the location of the furuncle and its severity. It is important to take a closer look at the therapy of a furuncle. On the one hand, it causes pain and is unaesthetic, … Therapy of a furuncle | Boils
Complications of a boil Boils are characterized as purulent infection of the soft tissue. Strictly speaking it is a purulent infection of the hair follicle. Unlike folliculitis, a simple inflammation of the hair follicle, the definition of boils includes the presence of pus. The pus is cell waste and bacteria. It is typically whitish-yellow in … Complications of a boil | Boils
Summary Boils are bacterial infections and occur frequently and mostly without a recognizable cause. Although they are caused by an inflammation of the hair follicles and can therefore occur in principle anywhere on the hairy skin, they are found more frequently on the face and in the genital or buttock region, where they are also … Summary | Boils
Boils are inflammations of the hair follicle. They can appear anywhere on the body where there is hair, but they mainly occur on the face or buttocks. Boils can be extremely painful and melt together to form a so-called carbuncle. If the inflamed area heals, healing with scarring usually occurs. Therefore, it is also strongly … Boils in the face
Introduction Under the name Ilon® Ointment, various products for application on the skin are manufactured by Cesra Arzneimittel GmbH & Co. KG. Depending on the reason for application, different ointments can be recommended. All products have in common that mostly herbal active ingredients are used, which care for the skin and can help in the … Ilon ointment
Side effects of Ilon® ointment Like most effective medical products, Ilon ® ointments have side effects. Although most of the ingredients are of herbal origin, this does not mean that no adverse effects can occur. Conversely, this also confirms the effectiveness of the ingredients. In case of an allergy to the ingredients contained in the … Side effects of Ilon® ointment | Ilon ointment
Duration of the application The Ilon® ointment should be applied daily for about 3 days to treat a purulent inflammation of the skin. The area with the applied ointment should be covered with a plaster or bandage. If there is no improvement after three days and the purulent inflammation has not reduced or resolved, a … Duration of the application | Ilon ointment
Definition An abscess on the chin is an accumulation of pus in an encapsulated tissue cavity. The pus is caused by the penetration of certain pathogens, which cause an inflammatory reaction and multiply. In most cases, these pathogens are certain bacteria, the so-called staphylococci, which are part of the normal skin colonization and can penetrate … Abscess on the chin
Therapy It is particularly important to avoid squeezing or manipulating the abscess. This creates a high risk of spreading the causative pathogens. The method of choice for treating the abscess on the chin is surgical opening. In this procedure, the abscess capsule is split by a small incision with a scalpel, allowing the pus to … Therapy | Abscess on the chin
Duration of the healing process Since an abscess always has to be surgically split and drained, a wound is always present. Depending on how large and how deep the abscess has been on the chin, the healing time also differs. However, at least one to two weeks should be allowed for a complete healing, no … Duration of the healing process | Abscess on the chin
