[header] How to treat infected ingrown hair [title] Never try to cut out an ingrown hair. [step] If ingrown hairs become chronic and you try to use some object to dig out the ingrown hair, scars can form. Avoid any " bathroom surgery " and don't use tweezers, needles, pins, or anything else to dig out an ingrown hair. 
This will increase the risk of a scar forming and can increase the risk of spreading the infection. [title] Stop shaving, tweezing, waxing, or removing the hair in the affected area.