There you were, innocently rubbing your head or brushing your hair, when all of a sudden, ouch: You hit some kind of weird little bump and it seriously hurts. Similar to the bumps that can form on ...

Scalp pimples can be both confusing and uncomfortable. While acne often associates with face, chest and back, it also appears on the scalp, an area hidden under hair and overlooked in skincare ...

Scalp folliculitis, acne keloidalis nuchae (AKN), and acne cosmetica are among several causes of pimple-like bumps on the ...

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