How to treat an abscess near the nail

The symptoms of suppuration of the soft tissue around the nail can be positioned in the following way: first there is the swelling, redness, then there is throbbing pain, which can cause restricted mobility of the finger. No need to endure the pain and wait until all by itself will pass. It's a big risk. The infection quickly spreads over the tendon channels, which could get infected blood. In advanced cases, carried out the removal of the nail or amputation of the phalanx.

Once you have located near the nail plate redness, you should immediately take all necessary steps to resolve this issue. For a start, pour into a small bowl of warm boiled water, add potassium permanganate, mix well and lower the damaged finger into the solution. Keep for twenty minutes. It is recommended to do this procedure at least three times a day. Then dry your finger, take the gauze, apply a little ointment Vishnevsky and attach to the place of suppuration, fix plaster, leave for a few hours. This ointment is good pull the pus from the wound, and a solution of potassium permanganate disinfects.

People often use the following recipe to combat the suppuration of various kinds, including around the nail plate. Take two onion bulbs, peel them from the peel, grate on a fine grater (you can skip through a meat grinder or chop in a blender). Half a bar soap grate and mix with onion paste, add fifty milliliters of milk. All the ingredients thoroughly among themselves and put in a water bath. Constantly stir with a spoon, the mass should be homogeneous. Use the resulting mixture for compresses three times a day, it perfectly pulls pus and heals wounds.

Cut the large bottom sheet tree aloe, thoroughly wash it under a jet of boiled water, wipe dry. Cut the sheet along or grind to a pulp. Apply the pulp to the place of occurrence of the boil, bandage a finger or fix it with adhesive plaster. Change the compress at least twice a day (always before bed apply fresh aloe leaf). The juice of this healing plant will start to draw out the pus from the wound and accelerate the healing process.

Prepare at home ointment for treatment of purulent wounds. For this you will need one tablespoon of goat fat, a tablespoon of chopped onions and half a tablespoon of regular table salt. These ingredients RUB well between them, put on the affected area around the nail plate. From top, apply a bandage. This cream perfectly cleanses sores, so do not be afraid of severe pain. Change the bandage twice a day until the wound is completely clear.