subject: Red Bumps on Thighs - The Most Common Disease Ever [print this page] Red Bumps on Thighs - The Most Common Disease Ever
Do you have red bumps on your thighs? If so, it's very likely you have an incredibly common skin disease called keratosis pilaris. It plagues about half the population, but most of them have no idea they even have it, but that's probably because keratosis pilaris is completely harmless.
It occurs as a result of the skin creating too much of a protein called keratin. This keratin ends up clogging your pores, which creates the red, raised bumps and usually an ingrown hair. Popping these bumps is not advised as it can cause scarring.
The most common area you can find it is on the back of your upper arm, but it is also frequently found on the thighs, lower arms, chest, back, buttocks, calves, and face. Keratosis pilaris is completely hereditary, so chances are one of your parents have it, too; be sure to thank them later.
During the summer, keratosis pilaris tends to clear up a little because the sun reduces a lot of the redness and bumping; also, the high amount of moisture in the air does your skin wonders, but due to many people being insecure of their ugly skin, they'll cover it up from everyone, which is actually doing more harm than good.
Keratosis pilaris causes a lot of insecurity in a lot of people's lives because there is no cure. Dermatologists never know the proper way to treat it since there isn't that much information on the subject, so most people don't know what to do.
