My daughter has an ingrown hair and a boil thats painful.?

it is the size of a fifty cent peice and is very painful. what should she do? should she go to the doctor? wil it enetually go away on its own?

My daughter has an ingrown hair and a boil thats painful.?

have it lanced

My daughter has an ingrown hair and a boil thats painful.?

Try buying some tea tree oil and covering the boil with that - it is a natural antiseptic that doesn't hurt and works extremely well for things like that. Whenever I get an ingrown hair or an ingrown toenail, I douse it with tea tree oil and cover it with a band-aid, and within a day or two it's healed. If it doesn't get better in 2-3 days though, she should see a doctor.

My daughter has an ingrown hair and a boil thats painful.?

Go to the doctor. Don't wait for it to go away on its own, my dad tried that and he ended up in the ER, he's one of those guys who 'doesn't need a doctor for nuthin'. The boil can get larger, spread over the body or under the skin, and/or turn into a really bad infection.

My daughter has an ingrown hair and a boil thats painful.?

She really should be seen by a doctor. There is always the risk of M.R.S.A. if not treated properly.Until you can get in to see the doc, before she goes to bed, crack open an egg. Throw the egg itself away. Tear the skin off the inside of the shell. Put it on the boil and leave overnight. It should bring the boil to a head so you can pop it.Make sure to try and get the center core out so it wont keep coming back.