Influencer rushed to hospital after shaving bikini line left her with an ingrown hair turned sepsis
nypost.com • • health
Key Points:
- Content creator Christy Collins experienced a severe infection after shaving her bikini line, which developed from an ingrown hair into sepsis, requiring emergency surgery.
- Initially mistaking the lump for a boil, the swelling rapidly grew to the size of an iPhone 16 Pro Max, causing her to become severely ill, pass out, and struggle with mobility.
- After a friend's insistence, Christy sought hospital care where doctors diagnosed sepsis and performed surgery to remove infected tissue, warning that delaying treatment could have been fatal.
- She spent five days in hospital recovering, now managing a large open wound and relying on daily medical care and assistance from her mother, losing much of her independence.
- Christy is urging others to take ingrown hairs seriously and avoid shaving the bikini line, as infections in this area can escalate rapidly and become life-threatening.
