Hair Problems

Knowing about Blocked Hair Follicles

“Life isn’t always perfect, but your hair can be.”

What are hair follicles?

The hair follicle is an organ generally observed in the mammalian skin. It dwells in the dermal layer of the skin. It is built up of more than 20 diverse cell classes, each with distinguished functions. The hair follicle governs hair growth through compound interactions between neuropeptides, hormones and immune cells.

Hair Follicle Infection

If you’ve got blocked hair follicles in areas where you furthermore may have many oil and sweat glands, you’ll first notice them as pimple-like bumps on your skin in places where you normally do not tend to have breakouts. Over time they will become painful or may even get infected and switch into scars. The condition is additionally called hidradenitis suppurativa or acne inversa. It happens when the part called follicles, gets blocked.

Doctors are not sure what results in blocked hair follicles. A section of the medical fraternity states that hormones might play a significant role since the condition usually hits after puberty and breakouts can flare for ladies around the time they have periods. Another section of the healthcare industry states that it may also happen due to hormonal imbalances or due to genetic causes. A recent survey conducted by our team found that one-third of individuals who have the condition are associated with somebody else who is facing or may have encountered problems related to the infected hair follicle.

Hair Follicle Structure

structure of hair

Other causes that can trigger hair follicle breakouts:

  1. Smoking
  2. Being overweight
  3. For women, getting your period
  4. Hormone changes
  5. Heat
  6. Sweating
Initially, blocked hair follicles usually appear as if breakouts of pimples or boils. If they worsen, you may have:
  • Deep breakouts that hurt
  • Bumps that burst, and perhaps leak fluid that smells bad
  • Scars after your breakouts heal. They may get thicker over time.
  • Skin that appears spongy due to deep lines called tracts

Once you begin to note similar breakouts, it may be high time to visit a physician. The physician will prescribe treatments that will help clear your skin and perhaps prevent more breakouts and complications!

You can also connect to our panel of 100+ medical experts to seek instant advice & assistance on any medical conditions from our recently launched, doctor consultation section.

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6 Comments

  • tauqs007

    How can we tackle it?

    • clinqonindia

      You can connect with our medical team from the doctor consultation section and they would assist you with the best suited medication.
      Thank you.

  • Dev sukhija

    Great information. Thanks for sharing

  • Simran Shaikh

    Great information. Thanks for this.

  • Nandini shaw

    I read it . Gained alot of information . It is nice . Thank you for sharing such great informations.

    • Priya Kumari

      बहुत ही शानदार जानकारी है।
      धन्यवाद

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