What is an abscess? You have either a perianal abscess, an infection that began in a mucous-secreting gland in the anal canal around your anus, or a pilonidal abscess, an infection in a hair follicle trapped under the skin overlying the tailbone. In either case, you did nothing to cause the infection, and you could have done nothing to prevent its development. How is an abscess treated? Drainage is the recommended treatment. First, the doctor injects a local anesthetic around the abscess to allow the drainage to be as painless as possible.
This is an infection that appears as a tender red lump under the skin near the anus. This lump can grow large and become painful. This type of abscess happens most often in babies and children under a year of age. It may drain fluid pus on its own and then heal and disappear. An abscess that does not drain by itself may need to be drained in the office by the Pediatric Surgeon. Sometimes an abscess will return if a fistula, or tube like connection, forms between the inside of the anus and the skin.
Internal dressings for healing perianal abscess cavities
Most of the pain that was caused by your abscess will probably go away right after surgery. But you may have some mild pain in your anal area from the incision for several days after the surgery. Most people can go back to work or their normal routine 1 or 2 days after surgery.
An anal abscess is an infected cavity filled with pus found near the anus or rectum. Ninety percent of abscesses are the result of an acute infection in the internal glands of the anus. Occasionally, bacteria, fecal material or foreign matter can clog an anal gland and tunnel into the tissue around the anus or rectum, where it may then collect in a cavity called an abscess. An anal fistula also commonly called fistula-in-ano is frequently the result of a previous or current anal abscess.