I have a friend with a painful bump in his armpit. I tried to pop it like a pimple for him, but there is no opening for the accumulation of fluids to escape. There doesn't seem to be an ingrown hair of any sort, but rather some type of inflammation under the skin. Any ideas on how to get rid of it? I thought about popping it with a needle, but so far he's against it. Its also rather large; about the size of a peanut.
2007-02-22 18:55:11 · 16 answers · asked by Rhea A 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
If it is a pimple or boil, then you could try a drawing salve from the drugstore, like Epsal (epsom salts ointment with the acne stuff aisle) or Iccthymmol ointment (behind the pharmacy counter)...ask the pharmacist..both are over the counter...but if it is painful might be best to go to the doctor or the ER and get it lanced and antibiotics and pain meds...
epsal is white and Iccthymmol is black...
2007-02-22 19:13:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-25 20:31:42 · answer #2 · answered by Zenia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OUCH! Here's a couple of ideas. First I'd put a hot compress on it (hot as you can stand it tap water for about 10 minutes). I'd do this a couple of times. That should soften it up. Lancing it (using a needle to pop it) might not be as painful then. Neosporin can help get rid of bacteria under the skin and I'd apply that three times a day and see if it makes any difference. Tea Tree Oil (found at any healthfood store) can also help a lot. I'd try some of these remedies for another two days. If it hasn't improved (significantly) I'd see a doctor. It could be a cyst or worse. Best of luck to your friend, boils are very painful! Also, once the boil is popped, I'd put hydrogen poroxide on it to kill any germs and then put neosporin on it 3x a day. A&D ointment can help prevent scarring as well, after it's popped and scabbed over, putting A&D will significantly reduce scarring (which may not be important on an area no one really looks at...) Best of luck to you.
2016-03-15 23:51:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
OUCH! Here's a couple of ideas. First I'd put a hot compress on it (hot as you can stand it tap water for about 10 minutes). I'd do this a couple of times. That should soften it up. Lancing it (using a needle to pop it) might not be as painful then. Neosporin can help get rid of bacteria under the skin and I'd apply that three times a day and see if it makes any difference. Tea Tree Oil (found at any healthfood store) can also help a lot. I'd try some of these remedies for another two days. If it hasn't improved (significantly) I'd see a doctor. It could be a cyst or worse. Best of luck to your friend, boils are very painful! Also, once the boil is popped, I'd put hydrogen poroxide on it to kill any germs and then put neosporin on it 3x a day. A&D ointment can help prevent scarring as well, after it's popped and scabbed over, putting A&D will significantly reduce scarring (which may not be important on an area no one really looks at...) Best of luck to you.
2007-02-22 19:02:15 · answer #4 · answered by Susan B 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Go to the Pharmacy and ask the Pharmacist about the Ointment to draw. I'm not saying this just right but there is a Ointment specifically to pull out the puss or whatever . Does not need a RX and works great.
Do NOT, as other say, LANCE this for you could start up a huge problem not knowing exactly the source of this BOIL.
If the ointment doesn't work, go see a DR.( it is never advisable to cut, lance or squeeze) any unknown imperfection ON the Skin, it could end up in a disaster.
2007-02-28 07:15:28 · answer #5 · answered by SwissAK 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow, the size of a peanut?
I had a bump under the skin (much smaller than that though) and recently had it removed by a doctor. It was caused from irratation from shaving, and there was no way for the fluid in it to be released (hair folicle closed up or something). It started off small, grew a little bit... not painful for me, just annoying and in the way.
The doctor just put some numbing cream on the area, lanced it with a needle, and then squeezed the stuff out. OUCH! For three days afterwards I had to put a warm, wet compress on it for 15 minutes at a time and then squeeze out any excess fluid.
Since you're friend's bump is so big, I'd say his best bet is to just go in to a doctor and have him/her extract it for him. More of a chance of it healing properly that way too.
Kind of a gross story, but I hope it helps you. :) Good luck!
2007-02-22 19:04:40 · answer #6 · answered by Lisa Faye Chardonnay 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would try a product like Boil-ease, it has worked for me. I had the same thing happen a couple of weeks ago. Put some on a gauze strip and tape it on with medical tape after cleansing. That should do the trick, or at least make it a little more comfortable. If it doesn't go down in a couple of days, see a doctor. Good luck!
2007-02-22 19:02:25 · answer #7 · answered by molly hadley 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You shouldn't be attempting to lance his cyst. You don't know what the lump is. Even though it doesn't present itself as such, it could be an ingrown hair. It could also be a pimple, but it could be an inflamed lymph node. If the lump is painful, your friend should go to his local emergency room and have a doctor there look at it. If it's not painful, he can try applying warm compresses. That will help to bring any fluid inside toward the surface and it may drain on its own. Definitely do not try to lance it yourself. If its going to be forced opened, it needs to be done under sterile technique to avoid infection.
2007-02-22 19:02:39 · answer #8 · answered by IAINTELLEN 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
NATURAL ACNE PROTOCOL
1/ Never, ever touch your face.
2/ Use 3 facecloths to wash your face, one to soap on, one to soap off with very hot water, one to rinse off with ice cold water, in that order, once a day.
3/ If you are under 18 take 5,000 IU of vitamin A once a day with a full meal
4/ If you are over 18 take 5,000 IU of vitamin A twice a day with a full meal.
Do not get pregnant while taking vitamin A. Do not take any more, like Accutane, it will stop you growing.
5/ Never, ever. pick, squeeze or pop your spot. Read number 1 again.
6/ Do this for 90 days.
7/ Invest in a brand new pillow and 2 new or more pillow cases to �double bag' your pillow. HOT wash every couple of days.
Source:
A bit of advice given to me as a teenager, a bit of science as I am studying allergic reactions and vitamin A is a part of that. A bit of research: I sat in a lecture at the back and watched the acne prone pick at their faces, those with the worse acne touched their faces 32 times in an hour, the clearest complexions didn't touch their faces even once. I have circumstantial evidence that acne is the result of dermatophyte transfer from hands to face...where it does not get washed off and is well fed by hormones, sweat a
nd oil...just a hypothesis... But it would explain why vitamin A is so effective as vitamin causes skin to remove dermatophytes.
The secret is never to touch the spots
Tips on how to treat acne and achieve perfect clear skin in as little as 7 days?
2016-05-16 01:00:41 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do not squeeze this bumb anymore!!
Try hot compress.
Do not squeeze. It will tunnel and make more of them, and it requires a doctor!!
Please go see a dermatologist ASAP!!
they may need to give your friend anti-biotics.
Or inject the bumbs so that the swelling will come down.
never lance this on your own.
Squeezing these boil cysts makes them tunnel and spread under the skin and causing the conditon to worsen
go to dr. ASAP
2007-02-22 19:14:58 · answer #10 · answered by Lilly 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋