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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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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!!!!
i think i have this on my bikini line from shaving dose any body no off a cure for this condition
Had this same problem for a couple of years, after shaving my neck and face would be red raw and sore. To all the men on this site with the same problem, let the beard grow out for a week or two, get someone to pluck out your ingrown hairs with a sterilized needle and shave with a hair clipper instead of blade razor, it sounds silly but it works 100%. Not an extremely close shave but is pretty close and is much better looking. You can by a clipper you would see in a barbers for about 15 or 20 quid.
Hi, I've been suffering from folliculitis for over a year now, at firt I just thought it was some kind of acne so I didn't get it treated but i few days ago I went and got it looked, fed up wearing big jumpers and jeans all the time. They've prescribe me with floxapen and it seems to be getting better. my advice is even if you don't know what it is go and see the gp anyway you never know until you go.
I am 33 and have had folliculitus for 12 years. The area around my chin is always inflamed. I have been to the GP's and he put me on antibiotics but these had no impact at all. I have now found a way of treating these to minimise the out breaks I have. First of all try and refrain from shaving, if you do have to shave try and use clippers you can gets from Boots or most supermarkets. If you clipper this means the hair is always through the surface and doesn't grow in on itself. In addition i only use antibacterial was on my face but ensure you have a could scrub to get through the growth of hair on your face. If i do get an out break which is still often i use insect bite cream it take the swelling down and relieves the pain / itching. Depending on the severity i sometimes take anti-inflammotories. I have also tried the IN-Grow that has been mentioned which did have some impact but then it seems as if i became immune to it and it was no longer working. In-Grow may be good for thin feminine hair but not so useful with thicker hair.
hi all i have been suffering from infected hair folicles for over a year now. They cause me to be in excruating pain,and aren't very nice to look at also leave nasty scars. I find that magnesium sulphate from the pharmacy and a dressing helps and draws the puss out also relieves the pain! untill recently this is all i have been doing but went to gp and got put on long term antibiotics which stops them from flaring up which is amazing! i would advise going to the drs if you suffer from these as the get very painfull.
Hi, Im 14 and have only suffered from this for about 8 month. My GP dinoised it on my thighs mainly over shaving. she gave me 2% fucidin. it helps so much. although mine is a mild case and its linked to my eczema i have had since i was a baby i would recomend lazer treatment as this is what il be having at 16. my gp told me it would not help my skin if it was essed around with as i still growing.
Keep moisturiser i have palmers coco butter, and only use hair removal cream (:
Hoped this helped