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A 30-year-old female patient presented with a painful abscess over the chest, which was accompanied by swelling to the right side of the neck associated with occasional discharge and itching for 6 months. She tried various home remedies and conventional medicines but did not get any relief and her condition continued to worsen. The allopathic doctor had suggested that the only option was to undergo minor surgery or repeated incision and drainage procedures. The patient was not willing and so she approached Dr Partap Chauhan. Based on the clinical evaluation, the biomedical diagnosis was Abscess and the Ayurvedic diagnosis was Vidradhi. The line of treatment followed was basically srotoshodhana, rakta  Shodhana, Vata-kapha shamana and Tridosha hara. With 8 months of Ayurvedic treatment, the patient got relief from itching and pus discharge. Swelling and pain reduced. After 1 and a half years of treatment, the patient got relief from all the symptoms, and the wound healed completely. This case report demonstrates the successful ayurvedic management of an abscess, in a patient who was recommended repeated incision and drainage or a minor surgery.