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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Yamuna Kondapally, M.B.B.S [2]

Overview

Secondary prevention strategies following boil(furuncle) are warm, moist, compresses on boil, hand washing and proper wound care.

Secondary prevention strategies following boil(furuncle) include:

Put warm, moist, compresses on the boil several times a day to speed draining and healing.
Never squeeze a boil or try to cut it open at home. This can spread the infection.
Continue to put warm, wet, compresses on the area after the boil opens.
Clean boils and change their dressing often.
Wash hands very well after touching a boil.
Do not re-use or share washcloths or towels. Wash clothing, washcloths, towels, and sheets or other items that have touched infected areas in very hot water.
Throw out used dressings in a sealed bag so that fluid from the boil does not touch anything else.