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I have 3 scalp sores that will not heal. They are the size of a large pimple. They are hardened, slightly red, a little itchy and continually recrust. They have been there for 6 months.

They came when I went off my birth control pill. They were also there before I started my birth control pill many years ago. I never put two and two together back then, but I think the pill helped me to get rid of them - perhaps hormone related?

Anyway, I went to a dermatologist and will never go back. He told me it was folliculitis. I did not believe him at the time but tried the expensive prescription he gave anyway (a $150 steroid foam) and of course it did not work.

I have tried everything to make it go away including apple cider vinegar, antifungals (shampoos, oral medication, etc...), dandruff shampoo, tea tree oil, etc... Nothing is working. Any ideas?? Thanks.