My butt...

Jan 25, 2011 07:13

This was a little too TMI for the question club ( Read more... )

zits, rashes

Leave a comment

Comments 23

hajari_ January 25 2011, 13:37:04 UTC
Hope you get some good answers, because I have this too!

Reply


mixtape__murder January 25 2011, 13:45:51 UTC
It could be keratosis pilaris. It's most common on the backs of the arms and thighs, but it can crop up pretty much anywhere (even on butts). It's harmless and looks like this usually.

There's not much a derm can do for you anyway, they'd probably just tell you to exfoliate the area and slap on some lotion.

Reply

foreign_xchange January 26 2011, 00:01:40 UTC
I was going to suggest KP as well. I get it on the top part of my arms, and sometimes the top of my thighs. There's no cure, but exfoliating helps a lot, and getting some sun on mine helps it almost disappear.

Reply

mixtape__murder January 26 2011, 00:25:25 UTC
Yeah, ditto. It sucks and looks weird but it doesn't hurt or anything. My sister and I also found that tattooing over it makes it go away, which is weird...

Reply

2cuxi January 26 2011, 11:11:58 UTC
Yeah! it pretty much looks like that, but not quite as bad. Thanks!

Reply


lalliegator January 25 2011, 14:44:19 UTC
I have it too.
not so bad on my butt. I pop any I can on my thighs. ;x
But yeah. Exfoliating (shaving) and lotion does help.

Reply


(The comment has been removed)

2cuxi January 26 2011, 11:12:25 UTC
Oh wow! Hahaha I'll try it!

Reply


(The comment has been removed)

foreign_xchange January 26 2011, 00:03:35 UTC
You should never use sunbeds. Just one session on a sunbed increases your chance of skin cancer by 60%, and one 20-minute session exposes your skin to the same amount of harmful UV rays as 3 hours in the midday Australian sun would.

Reply

creativexangst January 27 2011, 03:49:55 UTC
Ya know I used to be in this camp too. But I've also read about how thats not true either, etc etc. I use tanning beds because I have really awful seasonal affect disorder (to the point of trying to kill myself in Feb. when I dont really have suicidal tendencies otherwise), and I cant afford the 'happy lamps'. However, tanning once a week from the last week of Jan. to the first week of April helps me more then anything I've ever tried.

Reply

foreign_xchange January 27 2011, 19:02:10 UTC
Fair play, it's your skin... The stats are way too high for me to ever contemplate risking it though.

Reply


Leave a comment

Up