Anonymous

2 years

Retention of many hairs in one follicle, trichostasis spinulosa

Hi doctor, I’m having trichostasis spinulosa (ts) on my nose. Now It started to spread on my cheeks as well. Sadly this syndrome is not very popular here in Malaysia and almost everyone mistakenly took it as blackheads. I dont know if this related to ts but i always feel mild itchy on those areas.

Are they contagous? What are the necessary treatment?

Hi, thank you for your question.

You are asking about itchiness in the area of trichostasis spinulosa growth on your nose. We will try to answer your question.

As this condition (trichistasis spinulosa) was rarely diagnosed, there is a minimal explanation of this and most of the time this is condition was found out incidentally and it doesn’t cause any threat to the person having it.

The itchiness in ts area can happen in certain people. If this problem is bothering you, you can see a doctor and get it treated. You can also talk to our doctor online so that we can help you with this problem.

Thank you.

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