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white ingrown hair
A 39-year-old member asked:
Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
25 years experience Psychiatry
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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A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Daniel Careaga answered
18 years experience Plastic Surgery
A doctor can: A doctor makes a little nick in the skin and removes the offending hair.
A 45-year-old member asked:
Dr. Ahmad M Hadied answered
49 years experience Orthopedic Surgery
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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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Michael Fisher answered
32 years experience Dermatology
Ingrown Hair: If an ingrown hair is bothering you or has become infected, your doctor can make a small cut in your skin with a sterile needle or scalpel to release ... Read More
A 22-year-old female asked:
Dr. Robert Jackson answered
43 years experience Dermatology
See derm: See dermatologist for evaluation and treatment.
A 48-year-old male asked:
Dr. Richard Romano answered
9 years experience Internal Medicine
Ingrown hair: This may need treatment for an infection. It needs to be evaluated via telemedicine or in-person for a firm treatment plan
A 17-year-old female asked:
Dr. Ivelisse Rivera-Godreau answered
24 years experience Family Medicine
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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A 32-year-old male asked:
Dr. Donald Colantino answered
61 years experience Internal Medicine
Ingrown hair: If the hair now appears normal and there is no surrounding redness or irritation, I recommend shaving it rather than plucking it. You may have to appl ... Read More
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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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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
25 years experience Psychiatry
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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