Also referred to as acne inversa or simply “HS” (now that’s a little easier), this inflammatory skin disease involves painful ...

Shaving without a lubricant (such as shaving cream, body wash or soap) can also be the culprit. As Shaurya explained, this ...

I broke up with my waxer as soon as I tried this. If you've been thinking about trying IPL laser hair removal at home, like, ...

Hidradenitis suppurativa is a chronic, systemic, and often painful skin condition. Here’s what it’s like living with it.

EIGHT in ten women in the UK aren’t checking their breasts regularly and a third admit they never check themselves for signs ...

HS is a chronic condition that can develop anywhere on the body, but is most common in areas where skin meets skin, like the groin, inner thighs, buttocks, under the breasts, and in the armpits.

that form under the skin's surface when bacteria infect hair follicles (tiny openings on your skin through which hairs grow). Carbuncles appear as red, swollen, pus-filled bumps that most commonly ...

They have really dense fur, which means there's millions of hair follicles in just one square ... They have a baggy pouch of loose skin under each armpit where they can store food or rocks.

A sebaceous cyst—also known as a steatocystoma—is a fluid-filled bump under your skin that develops when the sebaceous (oil) glands in your hair follicles become blocked ... face, and armpits. It's ...