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Consultation: Folliculitis
A patient who has been suffering since he was a teenager with ingrowing hair on his face is at his wits end and asks Dr Christian Jessen for advice. In this consultation from series one of Embarrassing Illnesses, Dr Jessen recommends a course of laser treatment to remove the afflicting hairs and provide some relief…
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I am an afrocaribbean female,I have a problem with ingrowing hair on my neck and now scarring (dark marks) One doctor said it is follicilitus. Is there a treatment to remove the scars
i am a 24 year old male and have spots on my legs,,i have tried creams and antibiotics and been adviced its an infection of the hair folicals. i have tried lots of creams and lotions and dont know what else to do? what is it? and how do i treat it?
I have been diagnosed with this folliculitus on the top of my head have had it for about 15 years now and only went to the doctor recently was transferred to a skin specialist and she diagnosed it as folliculitus she put me on shampoo twice a week and a cream steroid to stop the itching and has now put me on a course of antibiotics thenk God have no problems now.
I was diagnosed with Folliculitis of the underarm earlier this year. After a course of antibiotics the infection went away leaving some scaring. After a month I can feel the condition coming back, it's itchy and sore and can make wearing a bra or certain tops uncomfortable and painful. I'm not entirely sure what to do? If I go back to my GP will they just give me antibiotics again?
i am 24 and have had this for ten years now. i have been back and forth to my gp and other doctors in the surgery and not one has even given it a name. it is large sore multiple boils in my armpits and bikini line. i have had anti biotics for it each time and it reoccurrs. i am scarred and in constant pain with it. sometimes i cannot bare to put deoderant on it. it wasnt until i saw the advert for this wednesdays show i knew what it was. thank you all for your comments i will insist my doctors look this up and that i will be trying all of the suggestions you have made. should they be successful i will post another comment immediately. xxx
Hi, I have had a problem that sounds very much like this but I have never been diagnosed with anything because I have always avoided the doctors with it until recently. Even then they didnt know. I have had it since I was 12, im now 25. Basically its just on my legs.Tried cream inc steroidcream,antibiotics,moisturisers, even not shaving. It just comes back all the time.Nothing works :(
hi my doctor told me that i have this condition but i do not have it on my face but my bottom and i only have light fine hair, so i do not think its that folliculitis
my doctor says i have foliculitis but mine does not look like this, plus it isnt in the areas where i shave. What is this caused by and are there any treatments?
i also have this on my bikni line quite badly waxing and shaving make it worse i had one massive ingrown and the doctor gave me antibiotics and although its gone down its not gone and the hair not come out what do i do? its been a couple of months and i see more forming. i also get pigmentation when i shave or wax which has resulted in me no longer swimming. would laser help even if i had senistive skin and do the nhs do laser for free????
i have a mager problem with skin rash on my bikini line and tops of my legs especialy when i have just shaved i have been through so many different shavers and creams to see if that helps but nothing does they are extremely sore at times and i can quite often get white much out PLEASE PLEASE HELP!!!!


