Fire boil refers to folliculitis, and the pain of underarm boils can be dealt with through general measures, physical therapy, medication and surgery.
1. General measures: In general, patients can insist on using towels to apply hot compresses, which can relieve the pain to a certain extent, and keep the skin around the boils dry and clean.
2. Physical therapy: patients can also cooperate with doctors to take physical measures such as far-infrared rays, ultra-short wave or semiconductor laser for treatment.
3. Medication: For boils that have not yet suppurated, patients need to use 20% ichthyol ointment, 3% tincture of iodine, as well as mupirocin ointment, erythromycin ointment and other antibiotic medications under the guidance of the doctor. If the local treatment is ineffective and the lesions are large, patients need to take oral cefaclor, amoxicillin and other antibiotics as prescribed by the doctor.
4. Surgical treatment: If the boil is already suppurating and bursting, the patient needs to undergo incision and drainage, and change the medicine regularly.
It is recommended that patients with painful underarm boils go to the hospital, strengthen daily life management, and cooperate with doctors for active treatment.