An American Medical Association study found that younger people and hairier men are more likely to injure themselves grooming their pubic hairThe study said only 1.4 percent of resulting injuries require medical attention but those that do are 'severe'
Injuries sustained from grooming include lasceration, burning and rashesThe most popular grooming method was shaving with a nonelectric razor, used by 47.5 percent of study participants
From 'manscaping' in the shower to do-it-yourself Brazilian waxes - millions of Americans are injuring themselves grooming their pubic hair, a new report reveals.
The majority of women (80 percent) and most men (67 percent) trim down there. But according to new figures from the American Medical Association, a quarter of groomers have suffered severe injuries, with wounds particularly common among younger people and hairier men.
Many have even ended up in hospital requiring surgery and antibiotics.
More than a third of people surveyed by government health researchers admitted they had sustained five or more injuries while grooming.
Many reports have warned of one particularly dangerous technique which seems to be causing the most damage: lying on your back and having others groom your pubic hair.
Laceration was the most common injury, followed by burning and rashes. Shaving is by far the most common method.
A report found that 133 groomers were treated for infections after manicuring their genital area; meanwhile 49 received antibiotics for lacerations and 36 had severe injuries that required surgical intervention. Surgeries include anything from draining absences and stitching up wounds.
Many have even ended up in hospital requiring surgery and antibiotics.
More than a third of people surveyed by government health researchers admitted they had sustained five or more injuries while grooming.
Many reports have warned of one particularly dangerous technique which seems to be causing the most damage: lying on your back and having others groom your pubic hair.
Laceration was the most common injury, followed by burning and rashes. Shaving is by far the most common method.
A report found that 133 groomers were treated for infections after manicuring their genital area; meanwhile 49 received antibiotics for lacerations and 36 had severe injuries that required surgical intervention. Surgeries include anything from draining absences and stitching up wounds.
For males, scrotum injuries were most common and penile injuries were also frequent. They rarely reported pubis injuries.
But the opposite was true for females, who had a high number of injuries to the pubis. Females also sustained injuries to the inner thigh and vagina.
Injuries can also result in infections and ingrown hairs, University of California San Diego researchers, who found a five-fold increase in reported injuries from 2002-2010.
A total of 11,704 people landed in the E.R. after waxing, shaving or trimming sessions went awry and it's a pretty even split between women (56.7%) and men (43.3%).
In the image below is shown the percentage of injuries that occur when pubic hair grooming is done at home incorrectly, with the wrong tools or simply just down incorrectly.
But the opposite was true for females, who had a high number of injuries to the pubis. Females also sustained injuries to the inner thigh and vagina.
Injuries can also result in infections and ingrown hairs, University of California San Diego researchers, who found a five-fold increase in reported injuries from 2002-2010.
A total of 11,704 people landed in the E.R. after waxing, shaving or trimming sessions went awry and it's a pretty even split between women (56.7%) and men (43.3%).
In the image below is shown the percentage of injuries that occur when pubic hair grooming is done at home incorrectly, with the wrong tools or simply just down incorrectly.
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