People with hidradenitis suppurativa sometimes receive misdiagnosis for other conditions, including folliculitis and acne. A dermatologist can make an accurate diagnosis. Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) ...

Tired of the flare-ups? Fortunately, topical antimicrobials like tea tree oil and targeted diet shifts, are gaining more and ...

A Johns Hopkins Medicine study involving a dozen people with the inflammatory skin disease hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), which mostly affects skin folds, is believed to be the first to provide ...

Credit: Getty Images The exact cause of HS has not been identified definitively. Initial pathogenesis involves plugged hair follicles that cause changes in the makeup of an apocrine gland, which later ...

Add this common skin condition to the list of ailments that Ozempic may improve. Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a lesion-causing inflammatory disorder that affects at least 1 in 100 people and is ...

GLP-1 weight loss and diabetes drugs, like Ozempic and Wegovy, have been shown to reduce the symptoms of a painful skin condition. Hidradenitis suppurativa, also known as acne inversa, is a condition ...

Living with any chronic skin condition usually means making adjustments to your lifestyle. That’s because skin conditions often flare up in response to external, environmental factors—from the ...

The symptoms of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) can range from mild to severe. HS causes a combination of boil-like lumps, cysts, blackheads, scarring, and channels in the skin. HS is a chronic skin ...

Experts explore 3-year clinical data on bimekizumab presented at the 2025 EADV and SHSA congresses, highlighting its durable and ...

Certain soaps and other skin care products may irritate hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), whereas others can help manage the condition and its symptoms. HS is a chronic skin condition that causes painful ...

Hidradenitis suppurativa is a chronic inflammatory skin condition that impacts up to two percent of people in the U.S. (That's roughly 6.5 million people.) But while the condition can be incredibly ...