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Nicked my bikini line and it won't heal
Hey, I've tried to pluck out an ingrown hair and I made a mess of it before I went on holiday, it's been 3 months since I've done it and it appears to be healed but it's still really red! Is this a scar or will it go away?
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Just to add to what adviceman said, he wasn't over reacting in stating that something that might seem simple is something that can't heal on its own.
I was in my 30s when a pimple on my chin popped and didn't heal well. A scab formed but under it was sore and red and felt like pus in it. I kept messing with it to try to sterilize it, the more I messed with it, the more it spread over time till I had a patch of skin the size of a quarter on my chin. A woman at church finally asked if I'd had a Dr. look at it and treat it yet. I wasn't one to run to Drs. for insignificant things that I felt could be treated with home remedys. But this had gone on longer than your issue. I said no but I was treating it myself. She then told me she was a nurse and named what I had and told me that this was an infection that would not go away on its own. So at some point, what started as a pimple had morphed to something serious. I saw a Dr and it was exactly what she said it was. It is a common infection Drs can recognize on sight but I'd never heard of it.
More recently, my adult daughter got a burn on the inside of her arm from hot steam. She is into natural healing and so are many of her friends, neighbors and those she works with. SHe had many who had successfully treated minor burns with the knowledge and methods they used. She had many people telling her what to do. She did it all and it did not get better, in fact got worse. Eventually she had to go see a Dr. and it had become infected. It happens sometimes.
For you, on the panty line, the elastic of bikini or panty will always be rubbing against, irritating it, even if not exactly at the elastic but close enough that the shifting of the fabric will sometimes rub it. So its safer to have a Dr. see it if you've had it this long as it could be an infection. And in todays world, there are some infections that are flesh eating diseases that only need a cut or scratch on the skin to get in. So yeah, there seriously are the regular infections and the ones that could land you in the hospital. See your Dr Asap dear.
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Without seeing it I can't tell if it is a scar or something else. What I can tell you is an injury should not take 3 months to heal. Being on the bikini line does make for an exception in that wearing of any type bikini be it swimwear or underwear can run the injury and keep ,it from healing.
Given it has taken all this time to heal I suggest you go see your doctor and have the injury swabbed so a lab can determine if there is any infection at work here.
Please heed my advice as there are infections out there that if left untreated could put you in an operating room the results of which you will not like.
If you do not have family doctor a walk-in clinic can provide this service or any hospital ER. Yes I think it is that important.
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