There are pockets in the skin near the cleft of the buttocks.When cysts become painful, they are usually diagnosed.You can learn how to treat a pilonidal cyst.
Step 1: See your doctor.
If the pilonidal cyst becomes infectious, you should see a doctor.It's a good idea to call your doctor if the cyst seems to be getting worse.It is not a good idea to drain a cyst on your own.Keep a cyst clean and covered until you can see a doctor.Don't squeeze or damage the area.
Step 2: The cyst should be drained by a doctor.
Pilonidal cysts can be treated by draining them.During the surgery, the area is numbed with a local anesthesia and a small incision is made into the cyst to drain the contents.The cyst can be left open after drainage.This is associated with a decreased risk of having the cyst recur.The cyst can be sewed shut and healed.Blood, dead skin cells, and other debris are included in the cyst's contents.50 percent of the time the cyst reappears after an incision and drainage.The treatment is called surgical excision.Antibiotics can be prescribed to help heal the infection.Follow your surgeon's instructions with care.
Step 3: The area should be kept clean.
You need to keep the cyst area clean after it's been drained.The dressings should be changed on a regular basis.It is a good idea to clean the wound in the shower or sitz bath.The hair should be shaved during the healing process.It is possible to trim or shave the hair in that area to prevent a cyst.
Step 4: When the cyst starts to form, start treating it.
There are at- home treatments that can be used to treat a pilonidal cyst.It's best to have the at- home treatments done as soon as you feel any swelling or pain.It is a good idea to see your doctor if it is showing signs of an illness.You should wash your hands before and after using any home remedies.There are a number of signs of infections, including redness, swelling, pain, warmth around the area, and a white, foul-smelling lump.
Step 5: A warm compress is what you should make.
A warm compress can be used to treat a cyst.Pain and swelling can be reduced by the warmth.The cyst can be softened by the compress.Take a clean cloth and put it in water.The warm compress should be applied to the cyst at least four times a day.The safest way to treat a cyst is to only use hot water for a compress and soap and water to clean it.It's important to keep in mind that using things like essential oils or apple cider vinegar to treat a cyst may increase your risk of getting an infection.You can make a warm compress by soaking a tea bag.The warm tea bag should be applied to the cyst.The tea helps promote healing.
Step 6: Use essential oils.
The essential oils used to treat pilonidal cysts, such as tea tree or turmeric oil, have anti- inflammatory and antimicrobial properties, which help reduce the swelling and the chance of infection.Many of these oils are used to treat a variety of conditions.Tea tree oil is one of the essential oils you can use to treat pilonidal cysts.Castor oil can be used to make the cyst softer.It may help speed up the healing of a cyst.You can use three parts essential oil and seven parts castor oil to mix the essential oils with the cyst.You can use a cotton ball or a Q-tip.The cyst can be applied to four times a day.After applying the oil, you can cover the cyst with a bandage.Contact your physician if you don't see an improvement in a couple of weeks.
Step 7: The drying agents should be applied.
If you want to help heal the cyst, you can use witch hazel or apple cider vinegar.The tannins in witch hazel help dry out the cyst.Apple cider vinegar has anti-acne properties.Apple cider and witch hazel are antiseptics.If you notice that your skin is sensitive to the apple cider vinegar, you can give it an equal amount of water.You can apply it with a cotton ball or a Q-tip.
Step 8: The burdock root can be used.
The burdock root can be used to draw out the cyst.Burdock can be used to dry out the cyst.The dried burdock root should be mixed with a small amount of honey.You should apply to the cyst.The material in the cyst will be drawn out by honey.
Step 9: Try it.
Native American medicine uses blood root to treat skin disorders.You can mix bloodroot powder and castor oil.The Q-tip can be used to apply on the cyst.Only small amounts of blood root can be used on intact skin.It should not be used around the eyes, mouth, or genitals.
Step 10: What is a pilonidal cyst?
A cleft of the buttocks is the location of a pilonidal cyst.The pilonidal cyst can become an abscess and need to be drained.A pilonidal cyst is usually caused by ingrown hairs.
Step 11: Determine if you are at risk.
Men in their twenties and thirties are most likely to have Pilonidal cysts.They can happen in people with sedentary jobs who have to sit a lot.People with a lot of body hair are more likely to have pilonidal cysts.It is possible to puncture a cyst with these types of hair.Other risk factors include being overweight or obese, if you have recently experienced local trauma or irritation, or have a family history of such disease.
Step 12: There are signs and symptoms of pilonidal cysts.
If a pilonidal cyst is not infectious, there are usually no significant symptoms; however, if an embedded hair punctures the cyst, it can become infectious.You should see a physician if you have any of these symptoms.Swelling Pain Redness Drainage with a nasty odor may occur when the cyst becomes infectious.