Re: Clear scalp for seven years now

Hi to every single one here,

As i am reading all your comments, i get a mixture of emotions, happiness, relief, and most of it hope. I dont know if you have a page where you do introductions as the first time i am participating in this page, but i this thread is so important to me since all this i have been living also the last 6 years (the last worst 6 years of my life), because of this scalp folliculitis "chronic" as my original derm said, i quit my past job, paused my college degree (for the same case i read in this thread, afraid of sitting in the front and having all the class stare at my scarred and pustuled head.). I think a year went by (the first and worst of them) where i used a hat, cap, beanie or whatever hatwear all day, except for sleep. Started on 2007 probably with the rash that quickly escalated; i did not go to a derm soon enough thinking it would just pass, but by the time i decided to make an appointment i was already scarred beyond healing. I have been on clindamicin, accutane, topical things, shampoos, tea tree oil, a lot of other Antibiotics , mynocicline which is still the one i use when i get very bad(which is about once or twice a month), mynocicline is like a miracle pill that disappears everything is a couple of days, but it always recurrs. i am tired of all this, tired of all of it. i currently have many scars on my head, and red, big pustules, and since i want to hide this, i left my hair long (i am a male just turned 28 years old) and i use my hair long with a top knot with what hair i got left and hide my scalp and scars. this became an entirely psychological situation, me not wanting nobody to be behind me in order to prevent from seeing my possible scars, i always carry a mirror to verify in the bathroom if my hair is in place so it doesnt show any scarring or redness, i know pathetic but this has been my life since 2007. i want to stop. i want to shave my head as everybody does, or have a clean haircut, but i want to make sure that the folliculitis is controlled. since this has not happened for me, i am still with the long hair.

this is the first time i write my story anywhere, nobody nows about this only my family, not even my girlfriend, it is a relief. i am happy to know that i am not alone in this, this is very great news that there are a group of people working for a solution, i want to be a part of it. I think i wrote a lot up until now, i am sorry for the background history load off. thanks again, i will be checking up this page from now on. have a good day all,

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