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A 28-year-old female asked:

Get lots of ingrown hairs in groin area. i have one now size of a large pea and the whole thing inside looks very dark to black in colour. worried?

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Dr. Glynis Ablon
Dr. Glynis Ablonanswered
Dermatology 31 years experience
Ingrown hairs are: common. You may want to consider laser hair removal to permanently remove the hair, but meanwhile you need to have the buried hair extracted by your doctor. And may need some topical or oral antiinflammatories.
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Dr. Robert Jackson
Dr. Robert Jacksonanswered
Dermatology 45 years experience
Please: Please see a dermatologist as soon as possible to have this lesion evaluated for cancer. You may need a biopsy.
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Dr. Glynis Ablon
Dr. Glynis Ablon commented
Dermatology 31 years experience
its probably a hair wrapped under the skin
Jan 26, 2015

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