A Question About Keratosis Pilaris
March 6, 2011 10:01 PM Subscribe
My understanding is that keratosis pilaris essentially is keratin plugs of my hair follicles. Were I to treat my keratosis pilaris with one of the various suggested treatments, would hair grow from the unplugged follicles?
FYI, most treatments are pretty temporary and provide mostly just a cosmetic improvement. I only bothered to treat mine right before my wedding so my upper arm would look nicer in photos. If extra hair grew in as a result I didn't notice it. The "home" remedies (using lotions with milk proteins and gently exfoliating is the only one I can think of right now) mostly just reduce the redness and help with exfoliation, they don't do much about the underlying issue.
posted by Eyebrows McGee at 6:28 AM on March 7, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by Eyebrows McGee at 6:28 AM on March 7, 2011 [1 favorite]
The hairs that get trapped (if you get one open, you'll often find a hair coiled up around the keratin plug) are typically of the peach-fuzz variety.
posted by bookdragoness at 6:48 AM on March 7, 2011 [1 favorite]
posted by bookdragoness at 6:48 AM on March 7, 2011 [1 favorite]
What I've read of KP treatments is that they essentially moisturize the skin so as to reduce the bumpy feeling KP causes. None "unplug" the follicles, so far as I know. But theoretically, yes, a hair would grow from an unplugged follicle.
posted by LN at 8:13 AM on March 7, 2011
posted by LN at 8:13 AM on March 7, 2011
My KP bumps usually have hairs in them if I bother picking at them. (I really shouldn't.) Like bookdragoness says, they're usually small & fine-textured.
posted by deludingmyself at 8:49 AM on March 7, 2011
posted by deludingmyself at 8:49 AM on March 7, 2011
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posted by Logic Sheep at 10:21 PM on March 6, 2011