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How To Treat The Painful Pimple That Is Swollen Up?
hey, i got my eyebrows threaded , i get it done often, but this time, i got a very very painful pimple, and this morning my was swollen up, its hurts to touch or blink. i think my hair got pulled really badly, thats why. and i even had a headache due to this swellin/pimple
Mon, 5 May 2014
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I would keep a possibility of folliculitis/furuncle, which is due to bacterial infection of the hair folliicle.
If I was the treating doctor I would have advised you to take an oral antibiotic from the penicillin group OR cephalosporin group of antibiotic for a week(e.g Amoxycillin Or Cefadroxil for a week).
A topical antibacterial e.g 2% mupirocin ointment once daily would also help.
An OTC pain killer e.g ibuprofen once or twice daily would help symptomatically.
regards
I would keep a possibility of folliculitis/furuncle, which is due to bacterial infection of the hair folliicle.
If I was the treating doctor I would have advised you to take an oral antibiotic from the penicillin group OR cephalosporin group of antibiotic for a week(e.g Amoxycillin Or Cefadroxil for a week).
A topical antibacterial e.g 2% mupirocin ointment once daily would also help.
An OTC pain killer e.g ibuprofen once or twice daily would help symptomatically.
regards
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