Can folliculitis be squeezed out?

Folliculitis is not recommended to be squeezed. Folliculitis itself belongs to inflammatory changes caused by the breeding of some bacteria inside hair follicles. In the process of metabolic reproduction, bacteria will form invasive changes to surrounding tissues. Serious cases may show suppuration. If this situation is squeezed, it may break the local inflammatory contents and form more serious diffusive changes to surrounding tissues, causing local skin to show redness and pain. Severe cases may cause bacteria into the blood, leading to sepsis or sepsis, so it is recommended not to do so, after showing folliculitis, only need targeted treatment can be recommended. Oral minocycline or doxycycline, oral amoxicillin, and then apply erythromycin ointment, metronidazole gel or fusidic acid cream to the local skin surface for treatment.