Hello .I have small red boil near genital area and on hips it comes and goes but no permanent result. How can I get permanent relief from it.

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A boil is an infection that affects groups of hair follicles and nearby skin tissue. Boils are very common. They are most often caused by the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus. They can also be caused by other types of bacteria or fungi found on the skin's surface. Damage to the hair follicle allows the infection to grow deeper into the follicle and the tissues under it. Boils may occur in the hair follicles anywhere on the body. They are most common on the face, neck, armpit, buttocks, and thighs Boils may heal on their own after a period of itching and mild pain. More often, they become more painful as pus builds up. Boils usually need to open and drain in order to heal. This most often happens within 2 weeks. You should 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. You may need to have surgery to drain deep or large boils. Get treatment from a local dermatologist if: A boil lasts longer than 2 weeks. A boil comes back. You have a boil on your spine or the middle of your face. You have a fever or other symptoms with the boil. The boil causes pain or discomfort. It is important to keep a boil clean. To do this: Clean boils and change their dressing often. Wash your hands 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 hot water. Throw out used dressings in a sealed bag so that fluid from the boil does not touch anything else. Your provider may give you antibiotics to take by mouth, or a shot, if the boil is very bad or comes back.

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A boil is an infection that affects groups of hair follicles and nearby skin tissue. Boils are very common. They are most often caused by the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus. They can also be caused by other types of bacteria or fungi found on the skin's surface. Damage to the hair follicle allows the infection to grow deeper into the follicle and the tissues under it. Boils may occur in the hair follicles anywhere on the body. They are most common on the face, neck, armpit, buttocks, and thighs Boils may heal on their own after a period of itching and mild pain. More often, they become more painful as pus builds up. Boils usually need to open and drain in order to heal. This most often happens within 2 weeks. You should 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. You may need to have surgery to drain deep or large boils. Get treatment from a local dermatologist if: A boil lasts longer than 2 weeks. A boil comes back. You have a boil on your spine or the middle of your face. You have a fever or other symptoms with the boil. The boil causes pain or discomfort. It is important to keep a boil clean. To do this: Clean boils and change their dressing often. Wash your hands 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 hot water. Throw out used dressings in a sealed bag so that fluid from the boil does not touch anything else. Your provider may give you antibiotics to take by mouth, or a shot, if the boil is very bad or comes back.