How to treat an inflamed earlobe with pus

If the earlobe is inflamed and has an abscess, the initial treatment can be conservative anti-infective treatment with broad-spectrum penicillin sodium intravenously and local disinfection with iodophor or alcohol daily in sequence. Attention should also be paid to maintaining local hygiene and avoiding adverse external stimuli, including sunlight exposure or external pollution. In addition, if a significant abscess cavity is formed, there is a local fluctuating sensation, the skin temperature increases and the patient develops fever and severe pain, surgery should be promptly chosen for incision and drainage. Usually the operation is performed under local anesthesia, and an incision along the skin line is chosen to open the lesion and separate the abscess cavity and drain the abscess thoroughly. The postoperative residual cavity can be optionally filled with iodophor gauze, and postoperative anti-infective treatment is also continued, as well as intermittent dressing changes with antimicrobial gauze. Usually the healing time is about one week, and the blood flow of the wound should be observed.