So, that's what those little bumps are!!!

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Originally posted by teacher

I just found out through searching that there is actually a name for the condition that I just discovered I had after having my son a couple of years ago. My mother mentioned she had the same thing happen after she had me also and the bumps on the back of her arm never went away. The reason I started searching for a way to get rid of them, is because I am getting married this summer and don't want everyone's eyes concentrated on the back of my arms. With the combination of the scars(from my frequent squeezing) and the redness, I get questions frequently. Are those chigger bites, is the most common. I need a treatment ASAP. And preferably one that is not too costly. What do you recommend??? Sorry for the long post, this is my first time!!

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Originally posted by minipops

Hi there, i developed KP when i began puberty and i've had it ever since. As KP is a genetic flaw on our DNA, there is no medical fix for it at this time. I don't really have any advice for you as far as getting rid of the problem. And as for people who have claimed sucess in ridding their skin of this condition, i seriously doubt their claims...but seeing is believing i guess. I'm a 31 year old male, so i have never tried this nor would i, but you might consider using a skin tone make-up (sometimes used to cover stretch marks), and that should give you your day of happiness without self-conciousness. The medical community doesn't take this disease seriously because it causes no ill health effects so to them, it is insignificant when you consider things like aids and cancer kills so many people each year. Unfortunatly, General Practitioners, and medical researcher's, don't consider self-esteem, and general mental health to be significant.

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Originally posted by Leslie

Teacher, I am finding from this board that this is very different from person to person. I first remember getting them at about puberty and I still have them, only worse. My mom had them in her teens but they went away. Others, like you, got them with pregnancy or childbirth. Read everything here, there is a lot of information that I am finding helpful. There are some posts about nutrition that I found interesting and make sense to me. I hope yours go away for your wedding!