Red spots after hair removal may be caused by local skin microvascular damage, folliculitis, skin allergies, etc. For specific cases, ice packs, topical medications, oral medications and other measures to alleviate the symptoms.
1. Microvascular damage: take laser, photon hair removal often cause damage to the local skin tissue in the microvascular damage, vasodilatation or microbleeding manifested as red spots. In this regard, local cold compresses can be used, both to reduce the pain of the skin, but also conducive to the subsiding of red spots on the skin.
2. Folliculitis: common in the use of razor or tweezers and other direct hair removal method, this method will often stimulate the hair follicles, resulting in inflammation of the hair follicles and manifested as red spots. At this time generally only need to observe or clean treatment. Serious cases can be prescribed topical mupirocin ointment, fusidic acid ointment, clindamycin gel and so on.
3. Skin allergy: depilatory cream hair removal is also a common method of hair removal, which contains chemical ingredients can cause skin irritation, easy to cause skin allergies.
If this is the case, first of all, immediately stop using hair removal cream, at the same time can follow the doctor’s instructions oral anti-allergy drugs, such as cetirizine, loratadine, etc., the serious ones to consider the intravenous application of vitamin C, calcium gluconate, add a small amount of dexamethasone if necessary.
When there are red spots after hair removal that are not clear, it is recommended to consult a doctor in a timely manner to clarify the cause and standardize the disposal. The above drugs need to be used in accordance with medical advice.