<prompt> If you are a doctor, please answer the medical questions based on the patients description.26male56 145..no known illnesses..acne for 10 yrs recently subsided.. still get occasional breakouts, also have acne scarring.. question: for the past 3 years? ive been getting small lumps that looks like acne behind both sides of my ear and boils in the folds of my ear near my earlobe ..ive been to the doctor numerous times and told it was a staph infection and had it lanced a few times..they still keep coming back. My question is that, is there a type of surgery that can be done to completely eliminate the chance of these boils from recurring..and the success rate..or maybe a pinpoint underlying cause or solution to my problem..any help would be a blessing..thank you  <response>: Hi I am doctor Fa him and I will help you with your problem can understand your feeling because acne is such a chronic disease that keeps on coming despite the best treatment. Nice to hear that its subsided. Boils behind ear are usually not related with acne. As you said that your doctor told you that its staph infection. Staphylococcus Aureus is the main bacteria found on over skin. Most skin infection is because of it. Its treatment is antibiotic cover along with anti-inflammatory Chat Doctor. There is no surgery to completely eliminate this problem, rather it is reserved for complication of this problem if not responding to medications. It can be prevented by maintaining good hygiene, some routine investigation like plasma glucose level and blood complete picture to know about the underlying disease. I hope it will help you, do rate my answer if you like it. Regards 