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Q: Treating folliculitis superficialis

asked by: DoctorQuestion on January 9th, 2009

First off im a virgin, and i have no idea whats going on....so well i first start shaving my pubic area, because i seen redish skin under the hair, and i was scared....so after i shaved it looked like it was all red bumps but didnt hurt, i dont know if its ingrown hairs or what...im very confused because i have never had sex and theres no chance its an sti....soo well i sqeezed one and it was like a pimple, so i started to believe it was, but i wanna make surre...Help

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Dr. Nikola Gjuzelov , MD

replied on January 12th, 2009

Skin Answer A5350

According to your description (pimples after shaving the pubic area) you are probably experiencing a surface infection of the hairs’ roots (folliculitis superficialis). This is not a sexually transmitted infection.

Putting on a cream, that contains antibiotics and corticosteroids, could help.

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