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what can i use to cure pseudofolliculitis barbae?

please help have tried a number of medications

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    Many male relatives in my extended family have suffered from this condition in which the beard hairs grow back into/under the skin and become painfully infected spots. You don't mention which medications you've tried so far. You might want to talk with a dermatologist about trying a course of antibiotics by mouth, in conjunction with a topical antibiotic applied directly on the skin. When things calm down, then you might want to try a using with a depilatory cream, instead of a razor.

    (One brand is called "Magic Shave") If all else fails, your could try growing out a beard, so that the hairs are no longer short/sharp enough to grow back into the skin. My 2 cousins played football in HS and their Dr. thought that maybe wearing a helmet so much of the time might have contributed to the problem in some way. Curiously, when they graduated and stopped playing football so often, the condition did improve, somewhat.

  • 1 decade ago

    ok and what is this

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