Patient's question:
Yesterday while taking a shower, I noticed a large cyst on the right external labia. It hurts when touched and also aches when walking due to friction. My period just ended.Doctor's answer:
When an abscess forms, it should be incised and drained as soon as possible to ensure thorough drainage. At this time, combining oral Chinese medicine and topical treatments can accelerate the discharge of pus and rapidly reduce inflammation. The primary method is clearing heat and resolving toxicity, supplemented by promoting blood circulation to remove stasis, softening and resolving hard masses, and promoting abscess drainage. Medications include: prepared dried tetrastigma root, honeysuckle flower, Forsythia fruit, prepared Sophora flavescens root, prepared Cynostemonus tatarinowii shell, red peony root, moutan root bark, and Astragalus root. After incision and drainage, medicated gauze impregnated with Scutellariae Radix, Phellodendri Cortex, and menthol is often used for drainage. Additionally, Jie Er Yin solution or chlorhexidine solution should be used to clean the external genitalia and vagina at regular intervals.