Fix for Painful Skin Lesions

When he was 17 years old, Brian noticed he had a large, red, irritated bump on the back of his neck. Over the next several years, the bumps spread, and now he has large acne lesions and scars under his arms, across his chest and down his legs. Brian says he's embarrassed by the condition and it prevents him from working and being active.Dermatologist Dr. Glynis Ablon explains that Brian has hidradenitis suppurativa, a disorder of the apocrine glands.