On my upper arms and shoulders I have red bumps, and a hair grows out of each one. What is this?

Question

I think I have infected hairs, maybe even follicultis, but in my upper arms, shoulders, back, and recently starting to appear on my legs, feet, chest, abs, and lower arms, I have red bumps and I recently discovered that each has a hair on them, so I'm beginning to think that these are truly infected hairs. I have pulled some out by the root with tweezers and the follicals all seem to have a small amount of pus at the tip. Despite this effort, they seem to never go away. Plus, many are on the side of my arm where I can't pull at the root properly with tweezers. I've had these for a long time, at least since I started middle school (I'm a freshman in high school, soon to be sophomore). They're ugly and cause me to be shy when taking off my shirt or showing my arms. I was wondering if anyone knew what this is and the correct way to treat and cure it. Thanks!

I think I have infected hairs, maybe even follicultis (except there is no itching or burning, so I have doubts about that being the case here), but in my upper arms, shoulders, back, and recently starting to appear on my legs, feet, chest, abs, and lower arms, I have red bumps and I recently discovered that each has a hair on them, so I'm beginning to think that these are truly infected hairs. I have pulled some out by the root with tweezers and the follicals all seem to have a small amount of pus at the tip. Despite this effort, they seem to never go away. Plus, many are on the side of my arm where I can't pull at the root properly with tweezers. I've had these for a long time, at least since I started middle school (I'm a freshman in high school, soon to be sophomore). They're ugly and cause me to be shy when taking off my shirt or showing my arms. I was wondering if anyone knew what this is and the correct way to treat and cure it. Thanks!

sorry for putting all of that again, I thought I was editing the details and not adding new ones. d'oh.

All I added was that I don't think it's folliculitis because there's no itching or burning.

Answer 1

Hair growth is very normal in upper arms, legs, chest and etc.
What seems to be happening is when hair grows, it sometimes gets stuck under the skin, which causes it to become red, swollen and infected. The best thing to do, is get a loofah and give them a good scrub which will help get rid of the skin on top of the hair. If it really bothers you can bleach or wax them.

I hope that helped

Answer 2

hi, i have those too. I went to the doctors about 1 month ago and she said that they are probably just pimples because you can sweat anywhere on your body. She gave me some really good acne gel you need a prescription for it though. You can also use it for you face basically anywhere you have pimples Good luck!

Answer 3

Given that this bothers you, and you've had it for more than a year, why haven't you brought it up with your doctor at your annual check-up? If you aren't getting an annual check-up, insist on scheduling one. If your doctor is "too busy" to deal with such questions, raise unholy Hell with him, her, and/or your parents until you get your current or replacement doctor to pay attention.