What to do if you get red bumps after shaving your armpits

Red bumps after shaving armpit hair may be caused by allergy, bacterial infection and other reasons. You can follow the doctor’s instructions to use drugs for treatment, such as glucocorticoid drugs, antihistamines, antibiotic drugs and so on.
1. Allergy: If you use unqualified or chemical-containing depilatory creams when shaving your armpit hair, it will cause allergic reactions to your skin, which will lead to red bumps after shaving. You can follow the doctor’s instructions to apply mometasone furoate cream and other glucocorticoid drugs, or oral loratadine tablets and other antihistamines, to play an anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic effect, so as to alleviate the discomfort of red bumps.
2. Bacterial infection: After shaving the armpit, do not pay attention to local hygiene and care, so that the bacteria invade the skin and lead to infection, thus leading to red bumps after shaving the armpit. You can follow the doctor’s instructions to use fusidic acid cream, or oral amoxicillin capsules and other antibiotic drugs anti-inflammatory sterilization, so as to alleviate the symptoms of discomfort.
If the patient after shaving armpit hair appeared red bumps, it is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner, under the guidance of the doctor to standardize the treatment, the use of medication should follow the doctor’s instructions.