How to Heal Skin Picking on Privates
Hello, I was hoping I could get some advice about how to heal skin-picking wounds- down there, to be specific.
I am an 18-year-old female, and I have struggled with severe skin picking since I was nine. Around the age of 14, I began plucking hairs and digging holes into my private area (in addition to everywhere else).
I have struggled with this for a long time; however, I have found coping strategies, and I got medicated! Over the years, I've noticed it's much easier to heal the skin I've picked on any other area of my body- not my private area, though.
It's embarrassing to talk about because it looks very off-putting. I have so many scars and tunnelling, but that's not the biggest problem. I have large pus-filled bumps all over my vaginal area now that I have been picking less. I do not know how to go about draining or healing these spots.
I hope to have them heal in some months; I don't want to carry these bumps and scars deep into adulthood. I've never worn a bikini because of the skin down there; I fear the thought of intercourse because of how awful it looks.
I had been to a dermatologist before, and they did not know what to do.
I have decided to start using a hot compress, but I feel sort of clueless- it feels like I am the only one with this issue.
Any advice would be appreciated- I am desperate to try and fix this.