Treatment of Folliculitis in Women

Women with folliculitis are mostly caused by Staphylococcus aureus infection, treatment can choose topical or oral antibiotic treatment, abscesses and larger can be incised to drain the pus, inflammation repeatedly does not subside, photodynamic therapy or laser hair removal can be used to completely remove the lesion. When a woman has folliculitis, it appears as a single or a small number of red papules, only red, swollen, painful, no pus, ulceration, it means that the symptoms are mild, the lesions are limited, you can first apply antibiotic ointment on the lesions, along with oral antibiotic preparations, generally kill the pathogenic bacteria, the symptoms can disappear. Folliculitis can develop into a large boil or carbuncle, and the patient can apply carbolic acid to the lesion to promote the maturation of the boil or carbuncle. In case of septic ulceration, the patient needs to incise the lesion under the operation of a doctor to draw out the pus, and antibiotic ointment can be applied to promote wound healing. During this period, attention is paid to waterproofing to avoid cross-infection. Light therapy and laser hair removal are suitable for patients whose inflammation cannot be eliminated and who have persistent recurrence. Such operations can destroy the structure of the hair follicle and eliminate the lesion completely.