Pimples on the top of the head may be caused by acne, folliculitis, boils, etc., and need to be treated according to the specific cause of the symptomatic treatment, and can be prescribed medication, physical therapy, surgical treatment, and so on.
1. Acne: Patients can use 0.1% adapalene gel, tazarotene cream and other vitamin A drugs, fusidic acid cream, erythromycin ointment and other antibiotic treatment. Some patients can also use benzoyl peroxide, 15%~20% azelaic acid cream, 2.5% selenium disulfide lotion, etc., which can help improve the skin condition.
2. Folliculitis: mild cases do not require special treatment, and can subside on their own. The more serious can be daily with warm water to clean the local skin, bacterial infection can be used externally mupirocin ointment, fusidic acid cream or oral amoxicillin, doxycycline and other antibiotic treatment. Fungal infections can be treated with topical miconazole cream, econazole cream or oral itraconazole, terbinafine and other antifungal drugs.
3. Boils: In the early stage without pus, patients can use 20% ichthyol ointment, 3% tincture of iodine and other drugs, but also oral penicillin, cefixime and other antibiotics. If the late stage has been pus broken, you need to seek medical treatment to cut the lesion and draw out the pus. Patients can also combine physical therapy, such as far infrared rays, semiconductor laser, etc. during the medication.
It is recommended that people with acne on the top of the head should consult a doctor for examination, and then follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment after clarifying the cause of the disease. Daily attention to the affected area skin care, avoid scratching, foreign body friction stimulation.