I just started shaving "down there" and there's this bump I just saw i'm not sure if it's infected or what! please help me i'm worried (NO SARCASTIC REMARKS PLEASE THIS IS SERIOUS)
2006-08-08 16:57:45 · 21 answers · asked by hermans_biggest_fan 1 in Health ➔ Women's Health
I sometime find stuff down there that's hurting me, sort of like a pimple or something. It goes away in a couple of days, but i don't know if yours is the same thing.
2006-08-08 17:03:19 · answer #1 · answered by Susieq1118 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is probably an ingrown hair.
Ingrown hairs are hairs that get diverted or hung up on their way to the surface of the skin. The hair continues to grow from the root and as a result a mass of twisted hair forms under the skin. Left long enough, the surrounding skin thickens due to the irritation, walling off the hair mass to form a cyst. Like any other foriegn mass within the skin isolated from the blood supply, the mass can become infected forming a pustule. Resolution involves professional excision of offending hair. If the hair has only recently started to ingrown, the hair can generally be freed quite easily to emerge in a normal manner and there is no need to remove it. If the hair has been growing for awhile beneath the skin form a twisted mass surrounded by cyst and scar tissue, the mass must be surgically excised
2006-08-09 00:04:01 · answer #2 · answered by Candy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In addition to an ingrown hair, one other thing can happen. If the bump is large sore and inflamed, ice it. Sometimes after you shave "down there" parts of your clothes rub against parts that they haven't touched in a while... this can sometimes cause sweat glands "down there" to back up. Rarely, but SOMETIMES this can form a hard cyst. This can and should clear up on it's own, though it is uncomfortable. Try wearing cotton undies (though, I know the unsexy underwear kind of defeats the purpose of shaving in the first place!) so that things can "breathe." If the lump continues to grow... call your doc, they can insert a syringe into it and drain the trapped fluid.
Sorry ! and Good luck!
2006-08-09 00:06:33 · answer #3 · answered by picklebreath 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be razor burn because you arent used to shaving down there and its a very sensitive area to shave or it could be an ingrown hair. Just take a needle and scrape over it if its yellowish looking or if you can see the hair doing that will get either the infection out or it will get the hair above surface.
2006-08-09 00:03:28 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honey you just have a shaving bump is my guess. I used to get them when i used cheap razors to shave down there also. I would suggest a more expensive razor like the Intuition or Venus razors. Don't panic alright you r probably fine.
2006-08-09 00:02:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes I get a large bump and I think it is a ingrown hair or something. It always goes away in a couple of days.
2006-08-09 00:02:57 · answer #6 · answered by stink 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't worry!! It's more than likely a razor burn, just a little bump from shaving.
2006-08-09 00:00:45 · answer #7 · answered by drumlove56 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be anything from an ingrown hair, razor burn, or a small cyst. I would suggest watching it and if it grows seek medical attention. Otherwise I'm sure it will clear up on its own.
2006-08-09 00:03:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's just probably because you are not used to shaving "down there". It will eventually go away the more you shave "down there". Hope I could help!
2006-08-09 00:01:23 · answer #9 · answered by razorblade_love 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is probably razor burn. You'll get it in the crease where your leg meets your crotch. Make sure to let it grow in a little between shavings otherwise you will get worse razor burn. P.S. it's gonna itch like crazy the first few times.
2006-08-09 00:06:16 · answer #10 · answered by shannonsmith666 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋