PCOS Messages for March, 2002: Re: d spots on legs

Re: d spots on legs

From: Charlene (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 30 Mar 2002 10:03:01 -0600 (CST)

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At Tue, 24 Apr 2001, jodi wrote: >
>i am wondering if anyone else has this symptom...
>
>i have reddish purple spots all over my legs. each little hair follicle
>is reddish purple ... almost looks like a not-quite-healed scar in
>color, you know?
>
>it's not from shaving... it's there if i shave or not. i always felt
>like it was just that the hair growing out of my legs is way too thick
>and coarse for my skin to handle. hence, every little pore is
>irritated.
>
>as i have said, it is there is i shave or not. it's not from shaving.
>
>i also wax now and then, but the spots were there before i started
>waxing. so i don't think it's from waxing...
>
>does anyone else have this??? does anyone know what i am talking about?
>i hate summer because even if i shave i have these spots, and the spots
>are not razor burn but i usually tell people it's shaving irritation if
>they ask what the hell is wrong with my legs.
>
>i am starting aldactone soon and i am hoping id the hair growth is
>reduced/thinned out, my skin will improve all over... but i don't know
>about these spots. i don't think they were there before the hair got
>bad... but i am not sure. i am not even sure when the hair first got
>bad. it just seems like i remember when i was in seventh grade, i had
>to swim in gym class, and i never seemed to care about how hairy my legs
>were. al i cared about was how fat i was in a bathing suit (or should i
>say how not fat, as i was anorexic at the time...)
>
>i do know i was at summer camp and about age 15 or so when i was sitting
>crosslegged in the rec hall and i noticed all these red icky spots all
>over my legs that i never put much thought into before. it seems i have
>been obsessed with how my legs looked ever since.
>
>anyone else have these spots?
>
>- jodi

Hi.

I've got those damn red spots on my legs too. It really gets me down and I'm always wearing trousers to hide my alien legs. I've had them for years and still haven't found out what they are or how to get rid of them. If I wear short dresses or skirts then its only at night and I wear thick pantie hoes so the spots aren't noticeable.

I thought that getting my legs waxed rather than shaving might solve the problem. I asked the woman who was waxing my legs if she knew what the spots were, but she didn't look sure and said they are probably ingrown hairs. Well they aren't ingrown hairs and waxing didn't fix it.

If anyone knows what I can do to get rid of these ugly spots please let me know.

--
Charlene

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