Wednesday, April 18, 2012

How do ingrown hairs occur?

Ingrown Hairs, as the name implies, occur when the end of the hair shaft is cut resulting in a sharpened edge that as it grows, curls back into the same hair follicle and results in an inflammatory response (redness, itchiness, and/or raised infected area). At times the small 閳ユ笅ngrown hair閳?hair itself can even be seen beneath the raised area. Thus the hair is 閳ユ笅ngrown閳?in that it does not penetrate the dermis as it grows, as it should.



Ingrown hairs are more common among people with very curly hair. Most ingrown hairs occur in the bikini area.



The seriousness of the inflammation and infection of the ingrown hair may vary. For some this is an annoying occurrence that doesn't pose a serious health problem. For others pseudofolliculitis barbae (razor bumps) can develop into extreme Folliculitis when the hair follicle becomes acutely inflamed. Bacteria, yeasts, or fungi infections can further exacerbate the problem, and there are even acne variants of this same condition.

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