Hidradenitis Suppurativa Support Group
Hidradenitis suppurativa (hi-drad-uh-NIE-tis sup-yoo-ruh-TIE-vuh) is rare, long-term skin condition that features small, painful lumps under the skin. The disease manifests as clusters of chronic abscesses or boils, sometimes as large as baseballs, that are extremely painful to the touch and may persist for years with occasional to frequent periods of inflammation,...
I can't find the thread now, but I remember reading somewhere here that someone was using Dove sensitive skin deodorant and was having success with it. I'm pretty much willing to try anything to alleviate this, so I figured I could give it a shot.
It seems to be working! I've been using it for the last few weeks under my breasts and I've noticed a lot of the persistent bumps I've had have gone down and some of the discoloration on my skin has faded.
I haven't tried it on my armpits yet mainly because I've got some open sores, so whenever things get around to healing up I'll try it there too,
It seems to be working! I've been using it for the last few weeks under my breasts and I've noticed a lot of the persistent bumps I've had have gone down and some of the discoloration on my skin has faded.
I haven't tried it on my armpits yet mainly because I've got some open sores, so whenever things get around to healing up I'll try it there too,
I'm actually very close to having no open sores left at all on my left armpit. It's the best it's been in years. I don't know if it's all because of the deodorant but I definitely know it helps.