Ingrown Hair

[needtobeswoledup]

Got an ingrown hair on my chest... any ideas how to get it to go away... it's been there for over 6 months.

 

[Phemomena]

go see a doctor....

why are you posting this here anyways, do you want us to design a bulking program for it?

 

[McBainXVII]

i have no idea what an ingrown hair is but i had to do some research for school and you can fix it with laser treatment.

 

[LeviathanX]

Sterilize (heat it) a needle and fish the hair out. Think of it as the same as a splinter. Your body is reacting to the ingrown hair as if it was a foreign object, once you remove the object the region will heal very quickly (within a few days).

 

[McBainXVII]

holy crap........this ingrown hair thing sounds bad

 

[Phemomena]

That's good advice. You dont need a doctor to remove an ingrown hair. At least I hope not.

depending on how thick your hair is and how deep it has grown, a doctor might be recommened... after 6 months??? there was a guy i worked with (black guy) had ingrowns on his head that he left for awhile (actually think it was a couple years) and needed to go into day surgery to have them extracted... the were the size of marbles, big ones... looked like he had knuckes growing out the back of his neck... not a pretty sight...

plus there is a chance that it has caused an infection under the skin and a dose of antibiotics may be needed... it's really imposible to know without seeing it (NO I DONT WANT A PIC THANKS VERY MUCH )

 

[LeviathanX]

It is true that black men are more prone to get ingrown hairs, but marble sized clumps!? You would think that he would've gotten it taken care of sooner.

 

[Phemomena]

It is true that black men are more prone to get ingrown hairs, but marble sized clumps!? You would think that he would've gotten it taken care of sooner.

yup, you would've thunk!

point here is, if you can't clear it up yourself (standard pin removal technique, and i'm assuming after 6 months, you may have already tried that)... you should get it looked at by a doc... its not a medical emergancy, but leave it for long enough and it could become a problem...

 

[gzeus69]

My buddy thought he had an ingrown hair on his nut sack - until it burst and puss shot out in his drawers. Turned out to be a boil and had to be lanced. He had to spend about two weeks with the damn thing packed with gauze and his legs spread. Ugly shit.

 

[68GT350]

I suggest trying an injection needle. Since your a member of this site, you should have em sitting around! Those lil' bastards are sharp and you'll pick that bad ol' hair out in seconds. Just don't be a puss and deal with the pain. If it's in too deep, listen to these other people and see a doctor.