How to get rid of a boil on the neck???

jaynie38 · 15-12-2005, 20:08

Hi all, know this sounds really gross, but my partner has a big red boil on his neck and wants to pop it (yuk) whats the safest way to do this at home???

pattricia · 15-12-2005, 20:16

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Originally posted by jaynie38
Hi all, know this sounds really gross, but my partner has a big red boil on his neck and wants to pop it (yuk) whats the safest way to do this at home???

Dont !! You dont "pop" boils.They are lanced at the doctors.Are you sure it is a boil? There is a walk in centre at the Hallamshire Hospital for minor things like that.He may have to take antibiotics afterwards.

uncleheed · 15-12-2005, 20:16

Hold a knitting needle over the gas and when it goes red,(the needle that is),stick it through the boil.

Be warned. It may sting a bit !!

fruit&nut · 15-12-2005, 20:19

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Hold a knitting needle over the gas and when it goes red,(the needle that is),stick it through the boil.

omg!!!!!!!!!get to the doctors dont mess with that,an infection could make it alot worse,

bigflesh · 15-12-2005, 20:28

Bathe the area in salty warm water for a few nights i order to bring the head to the surface. Only pop it when its ready - e.g. the skin will be thin and stretched. You'll know when its ready for popping (if it doesnt itself). Only pop when ready though as it may reform if forced prematurley.

Disclaimer - you should be able to pop it in your fingers... make sure you keep the area clean - along with your fingers... as you head may drop off.

uncleheed · 15-12-2005, 20:32

DISCLAIMER: DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME. IT WAS A JOKE!

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Originally posted by uncleheed
Hold a knitting needle over the gas and when it goes red,(the needle that is),stick it through the boil.

Be warned. It may sting a bit !!

It may only be a 'blind' boil. No head may ever form

prioryx · 15-12-2005, 20:41

It used to be that you heated a milk bootle and when it was hot placed the open kneck of the bottle on the boil.
The bootle cooling down drew out the puss.

PS. it hurts like hell

prioryx · 15-12-2005, 20:43

that should be bottle. imagine how it would hurt if you dropped Bootle on it. lol

the_rudeboy · 15-12-2005, 20:51

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Originally posted by prioryx
It used to be that you heated a milk bootle and when it was hot placed the open kneck of the bottle on the boil.
The bootle cooling down drew out the puss.

PS. it hurts like hell

Someone I knew used this method.

He's dead now.

weenireeni · 15-12-2005, 20:54

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Originally posted by bigflesh
Bathe the area in salty warm water for a few nights i order to bring the head to the surface. Only pop it when its ready - e.g. the skin will be thin and stretched. You'll know when its ready for popping (if it doesnt itself). Only pop when ready though as it may reform if forced prematurley.

Disclaimer - you should be able to pop it in your fingers... make sure you keep the area clean - along with your fingers... as you head may drop off.

god your head could drop off! boils are lethal nowadays arent they

uncleheed · 15-12-2005, 20:55

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Originally posted by the_rudeboy
Someone I knew used this method.

He's dead now.

I'd give that a bit of a swerve then!!

cgksheff · 15-12-2005, 21:00

Just wait till I get my piece of bread!!!!

Hecate · 15-12-2005, 21:10

Get some magnesium sulphate paste ('drawing ointment') from the chemist. It will bring the boil to a head. Use lots of antiseptic when the pus has been removed (don't poke at it; it will pop when it's ready). Cover with gauze until healed.

Greybeard · 15-12-2005, 21:17

I'd let a professional deal with it, - their services are free so why take any risk ?

Yellowrose · 15-12-2005, 21:24

Ive used hot poultices made by using a facecloth soaked in hot water with a few drops of lavender or tea tree oil. Hold against the boil for as long as you can stand, keep refreshing the cloth in the hot water, eventually it will burst. Squeeze out all the nasty stuff until it starts to bleed then dab with antiseptic or tea tree. Make sure you boil wash the facecloth to kill the germs when youve used it - you dont want another!

PS if the doc does anything they will probably give antibiotics. We dont all want to take these for a simple skin infection, thats why I would treat my own.

Yellowrose · 15-12-2005, 21:27

Just noticed you said it was on the neck. Is it a trapped hair follicle? My partner gets these around the neck in the beard area where he shaves. If this is the case, I usually pluck the trapped hair out.

SpeedwayDan · 15-12-2005, 23:33

just wear a roll neck jumper

pete_jim · 16-12-2005, 08:02

No. no nurse I said 'prick his boil', not boil...........

sassy_1 · 16-12-2005, 09:26

Magnesium sulphate paste is what you need if it is a boil.

andywatton · 16-12-2005, 12:29

Put a huge lump of toothpaste on it and leave it a few hours - will dry it out and bring it to a head, so it's easier to get rid of.