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Re: ingrown hair or something else? follow up question
From: a (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 29 May 2003 22:22:46 -0500 (CDT)
If it is a skin tag, it can be frozen or cut off (trust me frozen hurts
a lot less) at your doc's office.
At Thu, 29 May 2003, Hannah wrote:
>
>Try doing an internet search on skin tags. These are very common in the
>armpit area.
>>>>
>>>>I have what I believe to be an ingrown hair in my armpit area. The
>>>>problem is that every time I shave my under arm hair, I shave the bump
>>>>off and it bleeds for a while then it just ends up coming back. It is
>>>>summer time now so I do not feel so comfortable not shaving under my
>>>>arm. I have let it go for about a week without shaving to see if it
>>>>would go away but it is still there. How do I get rid of this? It hurts
>>>>when I shave it off but I cannot keep not shaving all summer, so any
>>>>suggestions? Could this be something other than an ingrown hair?
>>>
>>>Yes.
>>>
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>>>R.Daniel Braun, MD FACOG FOG
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