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I have red spots on armpit from plucking, what do i do?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Stop: Plucking. Give skin time to heal. If not healing one possibility would be ingrown hairs.

Dr Pappas and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 1/4/2014

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