whenever i shave/wax/pluck i get these red and black dots all over my legs and arms and they seriously marr my skin. they don't itch or anything,they're just there. i'd really like to know what they are and if there are ways to get rid of them.
2007-03-03 07:13:21 · 3 answers · asked by Nyx 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
Go see a doctor. We don't know exactly what they look like. Perhaps a doctor might recognise them and decide if they are a problem not!
2007-03-03 08:43:20 · answer #1 · answered by coffee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The little red dots indicate venous activity. If you remove the tops from the wart/s they will probably bleed. Best not to let that happen. Warts/verruca is a virus - it is believed that the wart will have an end as all viruses do however I have known a person have a wart for 5 years before treatment. Your local pharmacist can recommend a wart treatment such as Salactol however whatever product you use please follow the instructions to the letter and do not give up on the treatment too early. If treatment is spasmodic all you will do is end up feeding the virus. Should you want to try a non-chemical treatment - don't laugh - try a banana. Cut a piece of banana wart size and place pith side down (white side to the verruca) over the wart hold in place with plaster. This forms an occlusive dressing (air free) and there is an enzyme in bananas which seems to kill off the verruca virus. Change the banana dressing twice a day. If you find that the good skin around the banana becomes sore stop the treatment as this obviously does not suit your skin type or mask the area with vaseline so that the banana is not touching your skin but not so much that you cannot get a stickable surface to hold the banana skin in place. If all is okay continue treatment for another couple of days to ensure the virus has gone. (I know this one is a bit weird but it does work.) If you want to have both burned out go to your doctor or look for a podiatrist who is qualified to perform cryosurgery. It is said that once you have had a verruca you gain an immunity and they do not recur - this however is not my experience.
2016-03-16 03:41:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like ingrown hairs. You should not be shaving your arms! put cream on after you shave and see a doctor you may have an allergic reaction to the shave cream
2007-03-03 07:24:34 · answer #3 · answered by jojo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋