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What Medicine Should I Take For Little Pimples And Pustules At The Back Of My Neck?

Hi there a few years ago i had my hair cut my a barber i have developed little pimples and pustules at the back of my neck i sometimes hair a pimple with 5 hairs growing out of them I have used many different antibiotics including Doxycycline which helps but reduces it does not clear it and when the medication is up it comes back with in a few weeks
Fri, 10 Jan 2014
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Hi,

I have gone through your query.
The problem you have mentioned here is suggestive of ingrown hairs. These are common in the area which has be shaved or waxed. Due to infection these become pustules. The simplest and most effective way to prevent ingrown hairs is to abstain from shaving. If not, Don't allow too much force by the razor, as i will cut hairs deeper to dermis.
Apply ointment containing salicyclic acid to area once pustules have disappeared. Start a course of Doxycycline 100 mg twice daily again.


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What Medicine Should I Take For Little Pimples And Pustules At The Back Of My Neck?

Hi, I have gone through your query. The problem you have mentioned here is suggestive of ingrown hairs. These are common in the area which has be shaved or waxed. Due to infection these become pustules. The simplest and most effective way to prevent ingrown hairs is to abstain from shaving. If not, Don t allow too much force by the razor, as i will cut hairs deeper to dermis. Apply ointment containing salicyclic acid to area once pustules have disappeared. Start a course of Doxycycline 100 mg twice daily again. Do consider a positive feedback as a credit to my work. Let me know if you have any further questions.