Ar (Philadelphia, Pa) on 05/10/2016
The mask consists of:
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- and enough yogurt to make a paste.
These are just guidelines and the amounts can be adjusted as you see fit, and flour may be substituted for yogurt. My HS hadn't been as bad lately and I only had 3 lesions that were about a dime size each that seemed to be connected.
I decided to apply the mask to my bikini area to try and lighten the darkness of the scarring I had obtained over the years from HS (I had an upcoming vacation). I left the mask on for an hour and then washed it off in the shower. I noticed that the lesions were not as irritated and painful. I left the area open over night and the next day when I got in the shower the lesions began to drain and were half the size! I let them air dry again and repeated the process later that day (this WILL sting for a bit on the open lesion, but I have a high tolerance and wanted to test it again so I didn't mind).
I let it air dry again overnight and the next day they were completely flat and the skin started to heal. I repeated the masks daily for a week and the skin healed up quite beautifully and the scarring didn't seem as bad.
I'm not sure if you will have the same results as I did, but it is worth a try if you are in pain or the lesions are quite large.
Replied By Lisa (Tampa, Fl) on 01/10/2017
I just have tons of scarring and lesions in the armpits, those are pretty much non-draining for the most part. However, a great thing to use are Telfa pads. They are used for burn victims and I get them with adhesive tape on them. The 3x4 size is perfect (I get them from amazon - cheaper than a pharmacy) for my armpit area, but the scarring will never be gone. It's now beyond my armpit. I have to be careful at the beach and with certain types of shirts. Forget ever wearing sleeveless anything from now on.
The southern area is so bad now, it's just awful. drains all the time, stains your underwear. I am constantly spot treating them to try and get them to last. Grandma's spot remover (found at Hobby Lobby) works great if you get it on the stain ASAP. It's horrible, as I said, but I find that using folded paper towels works best for absorbing drainage as a telfa wouldn't work in this area. Saves you from embarrassing wet spots or stains.
I am SO going to do the turmeric, paste and pills bring it on. I am going to be 50 and this is the most horrible thing ever. I have seen so many doctors from plastic surgeon, infectious disease doctor and a open wound specialist. There is NOTHING they can do about HS. NOTHING! It's a medical mystery I was told. they know what it is, but they do not know why. So it's hard to treat. Lucky Me!! NOT...