I suggested using surgical spirit after washing his face and shaving, but it doesn't seem to help. Even when the staph white spots are gone, the many wounds (red spots) left behind just won't heal. He shaves every other day. He changes the blade every week. He's disinfected the razor with alcohol. He washes his face twice a day with facewash, and uses a moisturizing aftershave afterward (though for two weeks now he's just used the alcohol). He's tried calendula cream (marigold) which is supposed to help heal skin, but it didn't change anything. He changes his face towel twice a week, same with pillow sheet. He also doesn't touch his face during the day. For a couple of months now he's been using organic skin care products instead of ones which contain skin irritant ingredients.Do you have any advice because nothing seems to work? Should he stop shaving until his face is healed? Because I think a beard would only gather dust during the day so maybe wouldn't help. Should he take antibiotics? He's going to the seaside soon so maybe staying in the sun will heal the spots on his face. Any ideas how to get rid of those wounds, because it could really help his self esteem!

He probably has MRSA (pronounced Mersa), which is a particularly nasty bug of the Staph variety. It is rather resistant to most antibiotics, and he should go see a doctor.I have had this a couple of times, and while it is most unpleasant, it is something that can be treated and cured, although he will likely have to deal with this several points during his life. The first time I got it, it was also on my face, right at the lip line, and it got very painful. Antibiotics and hot compresses to keep the pus liquid enough to drain helped out quite a bit, but it can take a good couple of weeks to heal from a full on infection. It sounds like he is on the mend, but may need a little extra nudge to get over the last hurdle. Go to a clinic and see what they think. They will check out his lymph nodes to see if there is any swelling and can run a swab test to be sure they know what it is.MRSA infections used to occur mostly in hospitals, where the clean sterile environment made for a perfect breeding ground for antibiotic resistant viruses. The types of meds they gave me was something like Sulfadine or something like that. It was a sulfer based antibiotic that blocks the virus's ability to absorb folic acid which is something it needs to survive and kills it that way. Its pretty effective, and not to expensive. But make sure you get him looked at. If it gets really bad then there is only a couple of antibiotics, really potent stuff, that can be used as their use is restricted. They can cost upwards of hundreds of dollars a dose and require hospitalization. So you defiantly want to get him looked at before you get to that point.Also, don't rely to much on the internet for accurate information on this bug. There are several varieties and a lot of the information on the internet is outdated. Best to go see the Doc and get it straight from the horse's mouth.