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Raised Bumps On Skin Post Shower, On Chest And Back, Slightly Itchy
Everytime i take a shower i get red raised bumps on my skin . they are not that itchy. they alost look like small bug bites. i only get them om my chest and back. mainly where the water from the shower hits my skin. i have had my water checked by our water company and they have not found anyhting unusual in it. please help!
Fri, 11 May 2012
Hi,
The force of the shower is stimulating a small muscle under the skin called erectus pilaris. This is a muscle that erects the hair follicle and make the gland under the skin bulge and thus cause such appearance. THis is a sympathetic mechanism due to the force and the temperature of the water. The point that there is no itching is just normal phenomenon.
Regards.
The force of the shower is stimulating a small muscle under the skin called erectus pilaris. This is a muscle that erects the hair follicle and make the gland under the skin bulge and thus cause such appearance. THis is a sympathetic mechanism due to the force and the temperature of the water. The point that there is no itching is just normal phenomenon.
Regards.
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