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Since skin is very resistant to the
spread of infection, it acts as a barrier, often keeping the toxic
chemicals of an abscess from escaping the body on their own. Thus,
the pus must be drained from the abscess by a physician. The surgeon
determines when the abscess is ready for drainage and opens a path
to the outside, allowing the pus to escape. Ordinarily, the body
handles the remaining infection, sometimes with the help of
antibiotics or other drugs. The surgeon may leave a drain (a piece
of cloth or rubber) in the abscess cavity to prevent it from closing
before all the pus has drained out.
Alternative treatment
If an abscess is directly beneath the skin, it will be slowly
working its way through the skin as it is more rapidly working its
way elsewhere. Since chemicals work faster at higher temperatures,
applications of hot compresses to the skin over the abscess will
hasten the digestion of the skin and eventually result in its
breaking down, releasing the pus spontaneously. This treatment is
best reserved for smaller abscesses in relatively less dangerous
areas of the body--limbs, trunk, back of the neck. It is also useful
for all superficial abscesses in their very early stages. It will "ripen"
them.
Contrast hydrotherapy, alternating hot and cold compresses, can also
help assist the body in resorption of the abscess. There are two
homeopathic remedies that work to rebalance the body in relation to
abscess formation, Silica and Hepar sulphuris. In cases of septic
abscesses, bentonite clay packs (bentonite clay and a small amount
of Hydrastis powder) can be used to draw the infection from the
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