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Ingrown Hairs on Face Whilst and Post Raccutane
asked 6 months ago by YS
Latest answer by F. Victor Rueckl, MD
Question viewed 70 times
Tags: ingrown hair, options, thin skin
I have been on two courses of raccutane and after my first(50mg) I started to get ingrown hairs on my face and i have just finished my second course(20mg) two weeks ago and have loads of ingrown hairs, i have taken a few out with a fine needle but with my skin already being thin thats damaging, please help i dont know what to do (PS I use gillete fusion proglide razor with a natural shave gel)
1 answer to Ingrown Hairs on Face Whilst and Post Raccutane
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Ingrown hairs - pseudofolliculitis
It sounds like you have pseudofolliculitis barbae, which should be unrelated to your Accutane usage, actually. This is aggravated tremendously by shaving. Usually I recommend people with PFB shave every other day. Additionally, make sure your skin is very wet with warm water for a least 5 minutes before you shave. Or you can shave in the shower after you've been in it for a few minutes. You should use a shaving powder rather than shaving cream, as PFB is often irritated by chemicals,...
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