How to treat a boil after it has burst?

Congratulations! You’ve successfully burst your boil! What, you’re not feeling congratulated? Well, fine then- let’s get down to business. Now that the disgusting part is out of the way, it’s time to deal with the aftermath – cleaning and healing can be just as unpleasant. Here are some helpful tips for dealing with your brand new opened-up skin volcano.

First Things First: Clean That Sucker Out

The first step on this journey of grossness is cleaning the wound. You shouldn’t have to worry too much about bacteria at this stage since all that pus has already “cleaned” things out (in a pretty ewww-worthy way), but still… better safe than sorry!

Get Your Supplies Together

Gather up:
– A clean towel
– Warm water
– Saline solution/ hydro peroxide / antibacterial soap
Although there is said quantity listed best will vary from person-to-person based on their needs.

Let’s Get Scrubbing

  1. Using warm water and soap or saline solution, gently scrub around the affected area using soft circular motions.
  2. Rinse off any residual dirt particles left in between those tiny openings so kindly provided by your previous companion.
  3. Pat dry with a clean towel (using paper towels can leave pesky fibers behind).

DISCLAIMER: Don’t use hydrogen peroxide if you don’t want bubbles going everywhere because we guarantee Murphy’s law will catch up with you sooner rather than later!

Keeping Your Wound Protected & Cushioned

After thorough cleaning comes coverings protection ad cushioning…

Do This BEFORE Applying Bandage(s)

Before putting any sort of bandage onto it please consider these steps:

Applying Ointments

Trauma is harsh enough on its own without having an adhesive bandaid wounding your poor little sensitive wound even more, leave your bandaid to be applied afterwards. After trauma some wounds such as boils may also require triple antibiotic creams, Neosporin or mupirocin.

Padding Up

Grab a cotton swab and apply a light layer of either petroleum jelly or an adhesive cushion strip on the affected area so that its protected from any abrasions

So…. What Types of Bandages Should One Use???

A lot of it comes down to personal preference but we’re not here for anything regular…We’re here to try out different methods right? Try one of these two:
– Sterile gauze
– Hydrogel dressings

You can fix them using tape like Micropore surgical tape/breathable fabric while other options are Tegaderm which is normally hospital-tested and known as sterile semi-permeable film dressing for treating conditions that provides good moisture management along with optimal air permeability thus helping maintain the healing environment around skin-absorbing surface membranes/mucous linings/ sites where light drain exudates accumulate thereby making work easier after bursts.

PROTIP: DO NOT use heavy duty “get me through boot camp” duct tape! Your body doesnt care how much internal fortitude you possess. It will make do with only what nature intended
(that being steri-strips!).

Monitor That Wound

Why sit back and watch when you could eagerly monitor this foul product?

Keep Track Of The Progress

Watch the would everyday till it starts healing at which point monitoring frequency should slow down since there’s no need(but if still horrified go ahead).

Watch For Any Abnormal Situations

If things start looking worse rather than better CALL A DOCTOR !!!!!!! Specifically if you notice signs like fever/redness/swelling etc..meaning something needs acute attention post haste cuz having half an extremity’ is not an option here!

Topical Antibiotics? Maybe!

This will entirely depend on how much damage there is i.e. We are talking burst boil portions possibly infecting other parts of healthy skin necessitating treatment using OTC or antibiotic ointment to any affected area.

To Recap:

Let’s sum up the following steps, shall we?

  1. Firstly, clean pus from round spots left after bursting your boil.
  2. Apply cushion strips/petroleum jelly onto said areas first before proceeding with application of band aid if possible
    3.Then go for a light-bandage game such as Tegaderm (if you’re feeling special and have high priority needs!) because it takes better care of wounds by providing adequate air permeability/co-optimal moisture management instead of surgical tape or duct tape etc..or even applying my favorite steri-strips super gentle adherence to don’t harm new wound tissue.
    4.Continue monitoring everyday until it starts heeling once which thereafter frequency reduces radically!
    5.If things start going south; contact somebody with higher medical prowess like health professional/doctor quickly!

We hope this article was useful to you…Next time your boil bursts,strut through hopefully cleared-up hallways knowing just what do since you got this one in the bag!!! 🤘

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