Question 1

best way to cure ingrown hair?

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Ingrown hair: .1  warm compress
 2. light lotion-
3, do not shave, leave hair 1/4 inch long all the time, use a clipper to trim it,  never use a shaver  electric or  a  razor

Question 2

best way to remove my ingrown hair?

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See below: These symptoms can only be adequately diagnosed only after a thorough evaluation by your doctor.  This may include labs and other satudies.  Once all of the information is in, your doctor can let you know what's going on, and what to do to help you.

Question 3

i keep getting ingrown hair folice ?

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Ingrown hairs: If you have ingrown hairs try not to wax, shave or pluck hairs until healed.  This can often heal without treatment. Your physician can prescribe medication to clear dead skin cells  (retinoids). Steroids may be used for significant inflammation &amp; antibiotics may be considered if the area has become infected.

Question 4

can you squeeze a ingrown hair out

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Use tweezers: Disinfect the area and pull the hair with fine tweezers

Question 5

what are the symptoms of ingrown hair?

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The symptoms of Ingrown hair include::   Red, crusting lesion at base of hair follicle, Small skin bumps, Itchy rash.

Question 6

what is ingrown hair a risk factor for?

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Ingrown hair can lead to::   Sebaceous cyst.

Question 7

what do i do to remove my ingrown hair?

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A doctor can: A doctor makes a little nick in the skin and removes the offending hair.

Question 8

what to do for an ingrown hair in general?

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Stop plucking: Ingrown hairs usually are from shaving and plucking.  The new hair grows in the hair follicle and the skin grows over the opening of the follicle. The hair keeps growing under the skin.

Question 9

what happens when an ingrown hair gets hard?

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Possibly an abscess: If you apply heat it may soften and drain pus.  If it is a sebacious gland your doctor will have to drain it because the loculations are going to need to be pressed out.  This can increase in size if ignored.

Question 10

need to know how do i treat an ingrown hair?

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Extract and cleanse: Wash face often with good cleser.
Be sure to use a good wash cloth for this process.
Use good light and mirror.
Good pair of tweezers
extract the twisted hair and cleanse
repeat the process.

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