Poped what i believe was a ingrown pubic hair, now its worse

Hi there,

I have suffered similar problems four times in the last year and thought you may be interested in a condition called Hidradenitis Suppurativa. Little is known about it, but it causes lesions very similar to ingrown hairs. This is what my G.P. suggested my lesions may be. The general course of things is that I notice a 'blind' spot which starts to swell and become quite tender within a couple of days.

My personal response is to squeeze the lesions when the pain becomes too much (against my G.P.'s advice) and make sure I disinfect the wound afterwards. It hurts like a b***h at the time but the relief is welcome. Go to your doctor at your earliest convenience and you'll likely be prescribed some kind of anti-biotics (I usually get prescribed some kind of penicillin and then another set of tablets to help with the skin's healing process).

I've had two on my face (I have one on my lip right now), two on my thighs and boy do I sympathise with the pain they cause.

Yeah, I'm having the same problem. I had one for about 2 weeks, and finally got the hair out.. But I pulled it all the way out by accident =/... for the first few days it healed and seemed about 70% of it's normal state. After those few days I noticed it swelling up again, and yes those hairs are growing back. But I have come to a new problem: the scab was almost healed, so the skin was normal but slightly tougher, so the hair couldn't grow back through this toughened skin. Does this mean I have to start all over again? I would really like to not recreate a scab, the last one looked like a mini crater or volcano as some said, and I think it should be left unless it gets worse, so it has a chance to heal. Anyone have any ideas on what to do, or anything that I could do differently to help cure it?

Thank you

If you're really a medical professional, don't you think your spelling should be somewhat decent?

One would imagine after years in med school that might have been something you'd have picked up.

My best suggestion is running some hot water (hot enough for you to bare)in the bathtub then pour epsom salt in the water (about a cup full.) And sit in there dor about 15 20 mins. and let your abcess soak.

Seriously? You just corrected someone's spelling? In the same sentence you corrected them you misspelled probably. I also noticed that your post is one long run-on sentence. (There are really several sentences in your statement.) So, before correcting make sure you're correct.

for about a two years now I have had a bump that was a decent size and height about one inch above my penis. It is not painful or really irritating, and the clinic does not diagnose it as an STD. I went and got checked recently because an EX got chlamydia, I was clean. I decided just to ignore it because it wasnt painful at all, I figured maybe it was an ingrown hair. The last time I shaved however i noticed a dot of white creamy pus comming out of it. Not like a liquid at all, more the texture of like Neosporin, or a similar cream.

I gave the bump a little squeeze and a small bit more came out. So i gave it a good hard pinch and it bursted and the pus came out quite quickly. The puss held to geather on its way out similar to a can of whip cream being squirted, only much smaller. I squezzed every last drop out. The bump dissapeared completely leaving only a tiny red circle that looks similar to a burn. After about an hour, i gave the area a little squeeze and a very small amount of pus came out again. I have yet to see a hair surface from the spot. So I am leading my self to believe it is not an in grown hair however, I do notice that there are several hairs that apear to be several "double hairs" in the area of the inflamation. Bye that I mean, some of the hairs resemble trees that have two trunks starting at the ground, so i lean back towards the belief that it is an ingrown hair.

Now that it is popped a slight bit of pain does persist, and it is fairly red around the area (possibly due to the pinching). After researching around the only conclusion that I can come to is hidradenitis suppurativa. The only thing is when I look for pictures of the disease it seems as though the areas affected are much larger than mine which when it was a mound was a little smaller than a Dime and the red burn like dot is about the same size as the dot left from lightly pressing a sharpy on a paper.

I am simply asking for opinion here, is this something I should run to the doctor about? To those on here who may suffer from HS, does this sound similar to how the disease began before spreading in your case? And lastly, if this is HS, would it be logical to have surgery done to remove this small area of skin and tissue in the hopes of stopping the spread of the disease?

Thank You all for your help.

I am sorry but you are very rude. this isnt a spelling b you know. and b t w!! mind your buisness.

so apparently no one can really answer this girls question. You all seem to just want to fuss about the medical field, however i would like to know also what to do about this, i read online that u should go to an aesthetician but i have no idea what that is...

As a medical professional, an RN that works in acute medicine & in the ER, I want to clarify a few things: first any "lump" "bump" or "painful swelling" that persists or is symptomatic should be evaluated by a medical professional. First line of defence for the slightly above average "infected ingrown" should be your doctor's clinic. If the lesion is hot, red, radiating in pain or making it difficult to sit or walk, or oozing, and/or it is accompanied by a temperature, it would be wise to seek more urgent attention and perhaps a trip to your ER may be warranted. You should certainly use your discretion as the ER is congested with real emergercies and non-emergencies that could really be assessed outside the hospital. Secondly, if you want to treat at home the suggestions of warm compress for 10mins 4 times a day followed by an antibiotic gel like neosporin with a light band-aid dressing is a good idea. Taking an antiinflammatory such as advil (as directed on the box) will help as well. It will take several days to clear and the dark scar will persist but it will go away eventually as your skin cells exfoliate and shed. And lastly, this is my personal rant: do not assume that nurses and others aren't bogged down with their "work" of patient care and see the work place as a "dating pool" or a "society lounge". Nursing and health care is serious work. I am paid to provide patient care, and I don't care if I spell correctly or not - unless it is part of my patients chart. Unless I am writing academically, my spelling is irrelevant. The proof of my skills is in my ability to assess and provide the necessary care according to the patients symptoms (including that of an abnormally infected ingrown hair). And when I make a mistake - I admit it and get over it. As long as it hasn't been detrimental to your health, you should get over it as well. Rant done. Hope you will find this information relative and informal.

I get deep ingrown pubes all the time. Get a sharp exacto knife, a needle, a good set of tweezers and sterilize with a flame or alchohol. Locate the "pore" or opening, and make a small incision from the pore, to over the hardest part of the pimple like structure. The hard part contains the hair, depending on how long it is, you can locate it under the skin by gently squeezing the pimple, you can pinpoint it based on how much pain is felt. Once located, and the incision is made, use the tweezers to go "fishing" you know you are close when you locate a pocket, or void, presumably where the pus was located. Fish around in the pocket, you will know your in it, because no pain will be felt. Bring the hair to the top, and use a sterile cloth to soak the blood and pus out of the wound, so you can see the hair. Snag it with the tweezers, and sterilize in and around the wound. Bandage, and be on your merry. Heals really quick afterward, only about 4 days. Remember this is for deep ingrown hairs only, when creams and othe methods won't work, if you can avoid hacking on yourself, then by all means, do it. But for me, I have an active sex life, and ingrown hairs can last months if deep enough. So bein down for 4 days is a heck of a lot better than months. Hope this was useful. Oh, be sure not to cut to deep, just go deep enough to get through the 3rd layer of skin. The needle will help you locate the pocket.

Seriously...you need to be WAY careful about whom you're talking about "you nurses" because you have NO IDEA how hard our job is!! There are some who are careless and those are the ones who went into this job for the money and let me just tell you, we don't make good money. Second, we put up with way more BS than the money would be worth if we made good money. Thirdly, I'm not one of those nurses who hates her job but, I do know that coming to er for a ingrown pubic hair is ridiculous, go to your MD. As far as the one who gave you your wrong medication. Before taking any med that anyone gives you, you should ask questions as far as what it is and why you're taking it. You are your own advocate!! Seriously I think that the majority of Americans are idiots! And most nurses don't make mistakes however they do happen and if you think you can do better than a nurse, shut the hell up and take care of yourself!!!!

I've been having the same problem for the past two days. I shaved my pubic area about two weeks ago and noticed immediately that there were several red bumps. They were only itchy, so I didn't think much of it. Then I noticed that some of them were coming to a head, so I attempted to pop a few of them, but I mostly ended up with discomfort. Since then, most of the bumps have disappeared except for a few. On Friday (two days ago), I noticed that one of them was a bit painful, so I tried to pop it. When that didn't work, I disinfected a needle (NOT RECOMMENDED) to break the skin, but that only made things worse. I was in terrible pain all of Saturday, and by Sunday (today) afternoon it was excruciating. It had swollen to the size of a hamburger, and the center was dark purple. I decided to go to the emergency room, which my nurse AND physician's assistant said was a GOOD idea. Basically, they said it was an ingrown hair that got double infected because I messed with it. My PA numbed the area, then lanced it open and drained the blood and pus. It hurt something wicked, but I am feeling SO much better. She packed the wound with gauze, gave me a pain killer and antibiotics, and I am to return to my family doctor on Tuesday for her to unpack it. I was told not to shave for at least six months so that the wound can heal properly. I was also told to make sure I trim the hair short before shaving, as well. I, however, have made a solemn vow never to shave again. No protection quite like abstinence, eh?

Large bumps may be a problem such as Hidradenitis Surreptiva. (HS) Google it. It's very under-diagnosed and can be a painful and debilitating problem.

An ingrown hair is a case by case basis. My aunt died from an infected ingrown hair two months ago. She was diabetic and a person that is diabetic cannot have a very infected ingrown hair because their body can't fight off any infection. So in the case of my aunt, if she would have gone to emergency, she may have lived, but all life is in God's hands. I feel in all fairness that a person should not go to the emergency for an ingrown hair, but in the case of my aunt, she should have gone to the emergency room, God rest her soul for a little ingrown infected hair. THIS IS NO LIE.

Can everyone let me see some issues on HEALTH not ENGLISH? It is not important as long as we all got the message, please. I hope everyone is at least 18 years of age and understande.