Ingrown Hair

Research Correspondent · Editorial staff

Edmund Carvalho

Edits the publication's service journalism on ingrown hair and assigns its reader-question pieces.

2 stories by Edmund Carvalho

A dermatologist examining small bumps on a patient's cheek with a handheld dermatoscope in a bright exam roomDispatch

Ingrown hair or something else? Telling razor bumps apart from the lookalikes

Acne, folliculitis, and keratosis pilaris all mimic ingrowns. The differences are visible if you know where to look.

· Edmund Carvalho

A warm compress held against skin to soothe a healing ingrown hair over timeDispatch

Do ingrown hairs go away on their own?

Usually yes, and within a couple of weeks. Here is when to wait it out and when to get help.

· Edmund Carvalho

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