Do you have to operate on an axillary abscess?

Axillary abscess does not necessarily require surgery, it needs to be decided according to the specific performance of the patient’s condition. Commonly, there are axillary lymph node inflammation, boils, sebaceous cysts, etc., which can be treated by medicines (penicillin sodium, cefdinir) surgery and other methods under the guidance of the doctor. 1. Axillary lymphadenitis: Inflammatory lesions caused by bacterial or fungal infection of axillary lymph nodes, accompanied by muscle pain, fever and other discomforts, can be treated with penicillin sodium, roxithromycin and other medicines under the guidance of doctors. If the infection cannot be controlled in the treatment of acute non-specific lymphadenitis, it can be treated by surgery, with puncture and suction of pus, and then incision and drainage. 2. Boils: Most of the disease is caused by pathogenic bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis, which lead to the infection of hair follicles and sebaceous glands in the axillary skin, and it can be treated by the use of penicillin, cefdinir and other drugs. 3. Sebaceous cysts: they are retention cysts formed by blockage of the excretory ducts of the sebaceous glands in the axilla, and the infection will lead to local redness, swelling, heat and pain, etc. The cysts can be removed through surgery, and when the infection is complicated, it can be incised and drained. It is recommended that patients under the guidance of the doctor, strictly follow the instructions of the doctor to use drugs, not blindly use drugs or unauthorized changes in drug dosage, if the symptoms continue to develop, to the regular hospital in a timely manner, under the diagnosis of the doctor, targeted treatment.