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White ingrown hair
A 27-year-old male asked:
Dr. Jay Parkanswered
Pediatrics 52 years experience
Folliculitis (inflammation of hair root) often caused by strep germs.
You probably need a short course of antibiotics. Your primary care provider can ... Read More
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Answered >2 years ago
A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 27 years experience
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 medi... Read More
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2.8k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Daniel Careagaanswered
Plastic Surgery 20 years experience
A doctor can: A doctor makes a little nick in the skin and removes the offending hair.
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5.1k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ahmad M Hadiedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 51 years experience
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 ... Read More
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5.5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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Dr. Donald Colantinoanswered
Internal Medicine 63 years experience
I don't recommend pulling out the ingrown hair or disturbing the black mark. If there's redness or some pus, apply warm compresses, pat dry & appl... Read More
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Reviewed Dec 31, 2021
A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ivelisse Rivera-Godreauanswered
Family Medicine 26 years experience
Shaving issues...: Shaving might cause problems in some people which include ingrown hairs, inflammation, infections. My recommendation is to probably use alternative wa... Read More
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4k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 22-year-old female asked:
A Verified Doctoranswered
Family Medicine 49 years experience
Comedone: This is probably a comedone ( blackhead ) which is basically a skin pore clogged with dried oils . The hole usually means that the pore has been clogg... Read More
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4.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Sheila Calderonanswered
Internal Medicine 43 years experience
If it is oozing: If you have an abscess get the hair pulled and drain the pus. Your doctor will perform an incision and drainage (i and d) if need be. You may be inf... Read More
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4.6k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. David Tobinanswered
Podiatry 40 years experience
Remove the hair: Clean area, lance bump, with tweezer-remove the hair. Apply betadine or triple antibiotic cream, until healed.
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5.1k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. J. Lawrence Dohananswered
Dermatology 59 years experience
Destroy the hair: Electrolysis or laser will do it.
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3.9k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
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