Fire boils are usually able to heal themselves most of the time in about 1 week if there is no significant inflammatory reaction and the inflammation is very limited. However, if the fire boil continues to develop, the inflammation may continue to expand and a localized abscess may form, which may take longer, in some cases more than half a month, or even a month or so. So the healing time for fire boils also depends on the severity of the condition, and whether the patient uses medication, and which medications are used specifically. If inflammation and infection occurs, antibiotics need to be used in a timely manner, generally localized can be applied externally fusidic acid cream, mupirocin cream, at the same time, if there is a certain amount of pus, oral antibiotics, such as roxithromycin and so on are also needed.