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I'm a female, so why do I constantly have ingrown hair and sores on my chest?

Hi, I have a bit of an embarrassing question but I'm really hoping someone will know how to help me. I'm a 29 year old female, and I've been getting sores on my chest ever since I was around 12. I had acne for many years until I was 20 (and cured it with Accutane), so I thought that it was just the same as what was on my face. And some of it was. But even once I had clear skin everywhere else, I still got these chest sores. There's no pus in them and they don't hurt; they're more like red marks or scabs, I guess. I have a bad habit of picking at things, and whenever I would dig beneath the surface, I would almost always find tiny, wiry ingrown hairs--so I'm pretty sure that's what's causing the irritations. I guess that means my body has a hormone problem? Dealing with a few blemishes wasn't that big of a deal to me for awhile, and the doctors I saw never seemed to know what I could do for it anyway, so I left it alone. But the scars have added up and it's starting to really bug me again. If anyone knows what I can do to solve this problem, I'd be very grateful. Oh, also, I live in Japan, so it would be even better if remedies involve stuff I can actually get here or order online. Thank you for reading!
PS.I know birth control is a common hormone fix but due to other health concerns I'd rather not go that route if at all possible.  
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I'm not sure why this would be a hormone problem.  Just being a female doesn't mean you're hairless.  Different ethnic backgrounds have different levels of hair on the body, and a lot of females only seem hairless because they are constantly shaving where they don't want hair.  I have no idea what the problem is, but I wouldn't assume it's hormonal.  If you're getting sores and chronic problems in that are you're unfortunately going to have to see a doc who is able to diagnose it by actually seeing what you're talking about.  Without a diagnosis, no treatment can be offered.
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Hi, thanks for your thoughts....yeah, I guess it was more the texture of the hair that made me think there's a hormone imbalance, rather than the hair itself. I'm Caucasian, if that makes a difference. Over the years I've talked to different doctors about it but they've never known what the cause was or what I could do to eliminate it :(   It's time-consuming and expensive, which is why I thought I'd ask the internet and see if anyone has had a similar problem. If not, then I'll probably have to return to the doctors, as you say, and hope that one of them finally gives me an answer.
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