After shaving 2 weeks ago, I noticed a
pimple like thing by my vagina, it is
closer to my leg though. It is red, it
hasn't gotten any bigger, yet it hasn't
gotten smaller. It hurts when I squeeze
it. I tried to shave it off but it hurt
really bad. My doctor looked at it, but
said it was from shaving. When will it go
away?
Probably an ingrown hair. Not much you can
do once it's there...it'll work it's way
out. Here are some things that you can do
to make this more bearable for you.
1) Wear loose fitting underwear and pants
(nothing really tight, and cotton
underwear will suffice) so there is less
friction and less irritation.
2) GENTLY exfoliate and moisturize the
area so the dead skin can be released that
is blocking the hair.
If you can actually see the hair in there
(sometimes you can), you can try and
tweeze it a little...release some of it
out from under the skin. But, don't pluck
it all the way...it is more likely to come
back ingrown that way.
