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Re: Hairless pudenda -- And Military Shaving Regulations From: Dean Huffman (dean@thehuffpeople.net) Thu Jan 8 14:43:46 2004 Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ] Next message: Joanne Simich: "Re: Priority in Post partum retained products?" Previous message: Anonymous: "Re: Priority in Post partum retained products?" In reply to: RModugno@aol.com: "Hairless pudenda" .. Actually, I think that is called pseudofolliculitis barbie (or somehting like that). It is, and almost always has been a big deal in the military (except for the Navy, where beards were allowed until recently). If blacks shaved, but not frequently enough, the hairs would grow out of the face and curve back down and puncture the skin, causing bumpy skin lesions. The military (at least the Air Force) had dermatologists who spent a great deal of time working with black patients with this problem. The solution was to use a needle to pluck the look of facial hair so that the end would no longer be burrowed into the facial skin. They would then get a temporary shaving exemption while the facial skin healed and the facial hair grew longer and no longer penetrated the skin. They would then attend special classes to learn shaving techniques so that they could have a "clean shaven military appearance". Incredible amounts of money and dermatologist time, medical technician time, etc., were spent on this "problem". I know that this does not have a lot to do with pudenda, but it is an interesting story and it explains why many blacks prefer to have beards. - - - - At 04:27 PM 1/7/2004 -0600, you wrote: >The current trend towards hairless pudenda has prompted more patient >visits with the complaints of in-grown hairs, "folliculitis', and risin's >( Southern for boils, carbuncles,furuncles). > >Do any of you cybergyns have any particular approach to this affliction? > >Robert Modugno MD MBA FACOG >http://www.novaobgyn.yourmd.com Next message: Joanne Simich: "Re: Priority in Post partum retained products?" Previous message: Anonymous: "Re: Priority in Post partum retained products?" In reply to: RModugno@aol.com: "Hairless pudenda"

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