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Re: d spots on legsFrom: Lyns (anonymous@obgyn.net)Mon, 15 Sep 2003 11:29:53 -0500 (CDT)
At Sat, 30 Mar 2002, Charlene wrote: > >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 > Hey, I have those bloody spots on my legs to i feel so ashamed when i wear shorts or skirts, i know its not from shaving or waxing too and always wear trousers, i thought it was dead skin at first and tried to scrub at them in the shower but nothing has happened , please help if you know what the spots are!
-- Lyns
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