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I've small red pimples on my buttocks, are these folliculitis?? how to treat please??

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Folliculitis: Is an inflammation of the hair follicles, not infectious not contagious. Use an exfoliative and then lubricate. If they don't resolve see you dermatologist

Answered 1/12/2015

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