The four officers say they were placed on restricted assignment because they received accommodations exempting them from ...

Electric shavers also help because they do not cut as close as blades do, the college says. Some with the skin condition turn ...

The US Army is rolling out a new policy that will gradually end permanent medical waivers allowing soldiers to grow beards ...

Laser There are several new devices on the market for treating dark-skinned individuals with PFB, including Cynosure’s Apogee laser, the Palomar Diode laser and the EpiLight Hair Removal Syst… ...

Soldiers who require prolonged shaving waivers, which disproportionately affects Black troops, could be removed from the Army under an updated policy, the service announced Tuesday.

(HealthDay)—Barbers can identify pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB) and acne keloidalis nuchae (AKN) and advise patients on management, according to a research letter published online Oct. 18 in ...

Did you know that certain medications can cause symptom of 'Pseudofolliculitis barbae'. Find these drugs listed on the page and be warned of similar symptoms as possible side-effects.

Pseudofolliculitis barbae is caused by blade shaving. This sharpens the ends of the hairs, which then curve back into the skin causing razor bumps and foreign body reactions, according to capederm ...

The Army has updated its grooming policy on facial hair, now requiring soldiers with nonreligious exemptions to be supported ...

A new policy from the U.S. Marine Corps has Black service members sounding the alarm. Marines diagnosed with pseudofolliculitis barbae—aka razor bumps—are now being told they could be ...

Alopecia barbae is a condition that causes men to lose some or all of their beard. Learn about the condition and what to do if you have it.

Individuals with PFB are at increased risk for hypertrophic scarring, keloid scarring, and infection. Pseudofolliculitis barbae is a chronic inflammatory condition, and the only true cure is ...