Managing Hidradenitis Suppurativa

If you have been diagnosed with Hidradenitis Suppurativa, you understand how difficult this skin condition can be to manage. It is painful, gets in the way of everyday life, and limits the activities you can take part in and the clothes you can wear. If you are looking for ways to manage your Hidradenitis Suppurativa, there are many options available to you. Keep reading for the best ways to manage Hidradenitis Suppurativa, including how the Hidradenitis Suppurativa Clinical Study in Birmingham can help you.

Understanding Hidradenitis Suppurativa

The first step to properly managing Hidradenitis Suppurativa is understanding your condition. Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a skin condition that causes painful lumps deep in your skin. These lumps usually develop on parts of the body where skin touches skin, like the armpits, inner thighs, and groin area.

Here’s what scientists believe happens inside a hair follicle when HS develops:

1. The hair follicle becomes clogged with keratin (a protein found in our skin, hair, and nails).
2. As keratin and sweat (which can no longer flow out of the clogged hair follicle) build-up, bacteria breed inside the hair follicle.
3. When a hair follicle has more keratin, sweat, and bacteria than it can hold, the hair follicle bursts. This causes what looks like a deep, painful pimple (nodule) or painful and swollen lump filled with pus (abscess).
4. The material that pours out of the ruptured hair follicle spreads to nearby hair follicles.
5. As more hair follicles become clogged, more lumps form.
6. After the skin heals, it scars. Years of flare-ups can cause thick scars that limit how much you can move.
7. Without treatment, hair follicles may continue to clog and burst open. This can cause tunnels to form deep in the skin. Some people develop serious infections.

Self-Care and Lifestyle Changes

Some lifestyle changes and self-care methods you can begin that will help manage your HS flare-ups include:

• Wearing loose-fitting clothing that won’t irritate your hair follicles
• Take extra care in shaving, and consider waxing or laser hair removal instead to limit the chances of ingrown hairs and hair follicle aggravation
• Maintaining a healthy weight
• Be careful not to over-scrub with your washcloth or loofah while in the bath or shower

Hidradenitis Suppurativa Clinical Study in Birmingham

HS is a difficult condition that requires treatment in order to successfully overcome. At Cahaba Clinical Research, we are currently conducting a Hidradenitis Suppurativa Clinical Study in Birmingham and are looking for participants who want exclusive access to brand-new investigational HS medication.

You could be eligible for the study if you:

• Are aged 12 or above
• Have been living with an HS diagnosis for a minimum of 6 months
• Haven’t experienced significant relief from a prior HS treatment

Simply click here to fill out a quick form with your contact information so that our staff can reach out to you an pre-qualify you over the phone. If you pre-qualify, you will be asked to come into our office for a free health consultation to determine whether you fit the guidelines of the study. If you do, you will be asked to join. It is that simple!

For more information, visit us at CahabaClinicalResearch.com!