im not sure but i have this thing on my chest that looked like
a zit so i picked it and i kept picking it so could it be a boil now? do boils go away? what should i do? is there a method to get rid of them? and it hurts to touch it.
2007-03-21 11:01:32 · 3 answers · asked by Grace L 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
if it is a boil and i dont get the hair out what will happen?
2007-03-21 11:35:23 · update #1
A boil is prettymuch the same as a zit. They both come from the same type of infection (hair follicle). The zit comes from dirt or oil trapped inside the hair fillicle. The boil comes from a hair that fails to break through the skin causing the follicle to become inflammed and fill with pus. Like with a zit, you want to get the head out, with the boil you want to get the hair out. Beware it will scar if your rough with it. Just light a match and burn the tip of a Stick pin. Dip it in some alcohol, and gently pick the tip of the boil til it pops and drains. GET THE HAIR OUT(THATS A MUST).
Good luck
2007-03-21 11:20:37 · answer #1 · answered by OldSchool 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's most likely a pimple.You have inflamed it by picking at it.Leave it alone for acouple of days.Put clearasil or whatever u use for pimples on it. You want to dry it out.It will go away.Keep it clean. It takes time.I'll tell u what I tell my teen son.Keep your mitts off of it..Boils are usually on the butt,or back of the thigh. .Good luck
2007-03-21 18:13:21 · answer #2 · answered by sweet_thing_kay04 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
boils usually are very big bumps usually they do not look like pimples just a swell and they can be painful. but i think you just irritated the hell out of it
2007-03-21 18:06:09 · answer #3 · answered by dmck105 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋