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razor bump
(redirected from Pseudofolliculitis barbae)

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razor bump
n.
A small swelling that develops when the sharpened point of a razor-cut hair shaft grows back into the skin, sometimes resulting in inflammation and infection.


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Pseudofolliculitis barbae is just a fancy name for the acne like breakouts commonly called shaving bumps.
Hair removal lasers are effective treatment for pseudofolliculitis barbae.
Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital and assistant clinical professor of dermatology, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY, said that the leading skin concerns in the darker-skinned patient population include acne, dyschromia (including hyper- and hypo-pigmentation) and pseudofolliculitis barbae (razor bumps).
 
 
 
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