Pustules in the facial triangle may be associated with conditions such as folliculitis, boils, and acne, and should be treated according to the cause. Methods of elimination include maintaining hygiene, using medications (retinoic acid cream, etc.), and other treatments.
1. Folliculitis: At the tip of the follicle, there will be a yellowish-white pus spot, and the lower end of the follicle will be red and raised, with a painful sensation. Medicines such as erythromycin ointment and mupirocin ointment can be applied, and oral medicines such as roxithromycin capsule and minocycline hydrochloride capsule can be taken.
2. Boils: hard nodules caused by inflammatory lesions in the deep part of the hair follicle and surrounding tissues, accompanied by obvious redness, swelling, heat and pain. Can apply ichthyol ointment, fusidic acid cream and other drugs to treat, if the patient is complicated by serious infections, can be screened through the drug sensitivity test sensitive antibiotics, such as amoxicillin and other oral treatment. If the pain is aggravated, surgical excision treatment should also be carried out.
3. Acne: When acne is severe, pustules and nodules may form. Vitamin A cream, benzoyl peroxide gel, adapalene gel, etc. can be applied, and drugs such as isotretinoin and cefixime can be taken orally. Red and blue light can also be combined to help the inflammation subside.
If the facial triangle grows pus, it is recommended that the patient go to the hospital in time to find out the cause and standardize the treatment under the guidance of the doctor. Drugs need to follow the doctor’s instructions to use, do not self-medication.