Treatment/care after surgery | Causes for a boil

Treatment/care after surgery

A boil can be surgically opened. Following this short operation, which usually does not require general anesthesia, the wound must be rinsed and cleaned with disinfectant over a longer period of time to prevent renewed infections. A physician should be consulted regularly for a check-up in the first period after the operation.

The surgical site is left open so that pus can continue to escape. However, pus can sometimes accumulate again in the course of the operation. In this case a second operation may be necessary.

In order to reduce the likelihood of recurrence of the furuncle, it is important to remove the entire pus cavity, including the lost tissue in the surrounding area. Remains often lead to renewed inflammation.In order to prevent the bacteria from spreading in the body after opening the cavity, an antibiotic can be taken after the operation. An increase in body temperature should be detected early, as it is a first indication of a systemic infection after surgery.