How can i get rid of my mild impetigo fast so it does not look as bad?

I have mild impetigo and i am at teen. I have a girl friend. And its really embarsing with impetigo. Its so ugly. Any idea how to cure it fast and make it not look as ugly!

Don't know about a quick cure but regular cleansing and especially keeping finger nails clean should see the problem disappear forever. John

Over the counter antibiotic ointment, like Neosporin will help it heal faster. Be sure to keep the area clean, and don't pick. It should clear up in a few days to a week.

Impetigo is a superficial skin infection that occurs in nonbullous and bullous (elevated lesions) forms. Beta-hemolytic streptococcus usually produces nonbullous impetigo. Coagulase-positive staphylococcus aureus usually causes bullous impetigo. This vesiculopustular eruptive disorder is highly contagious and spreads most easily among infants, young children, and the elderly. Impetigo can complicate chicken pox, eczema, or other skin conditions marked by open lesions. The treatment in days gone by was to soak the crusts in a saline solution until they could be removed and then to either paint the area with gentian violet or to cover with aureomycin cream. However, these days treatment consists of systemic antibiotics (usually penicillin, or erythromycin for patients who are allergic to penicillin), which also help prevent glomerulonephritis (inflammation of the kidney that can have serious complications). Therapy still includes removal of the crusts by washing the lesions two to three times a day with soap and water, or for stubborn crusts, warm soaks or compresses of normal saline or a diluted soap solution before application of topical antibiotics. Topical antibiotics are less effective than systemic antibiotics. The patient is urged not to scratch since this exacerbates the impetigo. Parents are advised to cut the child's fingernails.
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Impetigo, assuming your diagnosis is correct requires antibiotic treatment. This is usually either local or oral, but sometimes both are needed. See your GP.

get some antibiotic cream,
impetigo is horrible i know i had it a few years ago thanks to one of my kids,i got a prescription off the doc for some cream.

Quickly & safely fixed with homeopathy. Ring the helpline on 09065 343404 (UK) and they will help you with a prescription.

A couple yrs ago, when she was 1, my daughter had it & it took 6 mo to get rid of it. Have the dr do a culture, to tell them the correct antibiotic to use. Bactrim worked for us...and she hasn't had it for 2 years (crossing fingers). Also, get some tea tree oil; you can buy it at melaleuca.com. Melaleuca is the plant that oil comes from. They have soaps, ointment, etc. made w/ it.