It's worrisome that we have medical professionals that respond in this way. For one you should proofread your response being you didn't spell much of what you were trying to say correctly. Secondly, if you're a medical professional, you're aware of staph. An infected ingrown hair could be life-threatening if bacteria enters the blood stream. This has been a common occurrence & should not be taken lightly. Grow up, do your research, & don't shame people for their (well-informed) contribution.
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I thought that too. But I tried to pop it three days ago thought it would get better. It's twice the size and can't sleep because the pain is so bad. I'll b going to the doctor tomorrow.
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Hello fellow people I have had the same problem too, I shave about every two weeks and always get razor burn becouse I have sensitive skin. What I do for the problems I heat up a wash rag with worm water and and then I put peroxide on the infected area and take a needle and run the point lightly across the skin in a spirle and the point of the needle will catch the ingrown hair and pull it up and then I clean the area again with peroxide andthen I triple antibiotics on it and now it should take about to days for the swelling to go down
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Well i had to go to the Er for an ingrown hair because it became so infected in such a short time and got so big and painfull that I could not sit down. The infection was so bad that they said that I was lucky that I came im when I did or I would have whent septic and may have died from the infection.
I was admited into the ICU and had to have surgary to get rid of the infection. and they could not close the hole where the ingrown hair was infected so that it can drane of any posible pockets of hidden puss and am still walikg aroung with a hole in my pubick area. So dont take a little air for granted it CAN KILL YOU if not treated right away and correctly because I tryed all that you did with the same results and ended up in the ER and lucky i did or I would not be writing this post.
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When someone has a crater in there skin which was caused from an ingrown hair or infection Then obviously they are going to seek medical advise!!!!!!!!
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If you are a professional as you say that it no way to talk to someone..and frankly of you were my doctor I would be guestioning if I needed a new doctor
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If yu cant get into your dermatologist right away when signs of infection then yes you go to the ER. I work the ER and it is considered an urgent matter like many things that you dont see as an emergency because you dont want to be busy
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If it's hot to the touch or larger than an almond i recommend going into your family doctor or an urgent care if neither are available at your time of need by all means go to the ER better safe than sorry especially if it could be staph
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I have a queation i have a golf ball size hard lump with a base ball size red patch around it and it just starting oozing today and if feels like its burning do you consider that an emergency
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Thank you Whitestang86 !!!! Hahahahahaa! Over a year old, but what the heck, that deserved a cheer!!! That just made my day so much happier !!!!
I also suggest going to see your doctor and/or the nurse practitioner at your regular clinic, or NHS 24 (In the UK) This is an out of hours clinic where they can treat you, /without/ going to accident & emergency department (called the ER in the USA).
If the ingrown hair is /very/ infected, the clinic /will/ refer you to have it done in the operating theater ( the OR - in the USA) with just mild sedation (through an IV directly into a vein, usually by inserting canula/venflon ( a very thin tube) into the back of your hand, via a needle. The needle is then withdrawn, leaving the tube in - then the canula/venflon is taped down to hold it in place while you are being given the sedating drugs.
Also a local (topical) anesthetic /may/ be given around the site of the ingrown hair or boil as well. The mild sedation will make you feel relaxed and happy, like you've had a vodka or three, then passed out, and you not remember a thing about it. :It acts like amnesia LOL.
IF the ingrown hair or boil is VERY badly infected they /will/ give you a general anesthetic to put you to sleep. This is what happened to me, as I was at risk of blood poisoning.. DO NOT drive or operate machinery until 24 to 48 hours AFTER having sedation OR a general anesthetic , also arrange to have someone stay over for a night with you, just incase you become unwell or have a delayed reaction to any drugs given. It's common sense more than anything else. Not rocket science.
Kathryn (UK) -(my Mother is a nurse)
I also suggest going to see your doctor and/or the nurse practitioner at your regular clinic, or NHS 24 (In the UK) This is an out of hours clinic where they can treat you, /without/ going to accident & emergency department (called the ER in the USA).
If the ingrown hair is /very/ infected, the clinic /will/ refer you to have it done in the operating theater ( the OR - in the USA) with just mild sedation (through an IV directly into a vein, usually by inserting canula/venflon ( a very thin tube) into the back of your hand, via a needle. The needle is then withdrawn, leaving the tube in - then the canula/venflon is taped down to hold it in place while you are being given the sedating drugs.
Also a local (topical) anesthetic /may/ be given around the site of the ingrown hair or boil as well. The mild sedation will make you feel relaxed and happy, like you've had a vodka or three, then passed out, and you not remember a thing about it. :It acts like amnesia LOL.
IF the ingrown hair or boil is VERY badly infected they /will/ give you a general anesthetic to put you to sleep. This is what happened to me, as I was at risk of blood poisoning.. DO NOT drive or operate machinery until 24 to 48 hours AFTER having sedation OR a general anesthetic , also arrange to have someone stay over for a night with you, just incase you become unwell or have a delayed reaction to any drugs given. It's common sense more than anything else. Not rocket science.
Kathryn (UK) -(my Mother is a nurse)
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I just went to the ER tonight for a spider bite that was a red knot this morning with a blister on it and a golf ball sized knot with a black wound the size of a penny and a red ring bigger than a tennis ball by 6pm. Guess what the ER doc said it could be? You guessed it! An ingrown hair! What do you think he did? He ordered an antibiotic injection and wrote scripts for 2 more oral antibiotics I'd never heard of. Do I think it's from an ingrown hair? Hell no, but he floated it out there more than once and kinda shrugged when I asked what kind of spider it might be (there's only one here that would do this and it's not a recluse), so I think it's pretty clear there are medical professionals who treat cellulitis seriously regardless of the cause. He was absolutely unwilling to confirm it was a bite and not caused by something else. He didn't say it wasn't, but he also wouldn't even say it "probably" was. I am not one to run to the ER. In fact my mother had to harangue me into it after I finally showed it to her. Judging from their reaction and response I'm very glad I did. It's now starting to turn white and flake on the top. I have to go back in two days to have it drained.
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