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Skin Disorders
Skin is prone to various disorders such as infections, blemishes, and abnormal growths or scars. Typical contributions in this category include questions, answers, discussions and references to the causes and treatments for skin ailments and their characteristics.
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Can ocean potion heal a sunburn?
Ocean Potion is a brand known for its sunburn relief products, which often contain soothing ingredients like aloe vera and vitamin E. These formulations can help alleviate the discomfort of sunburn by moisturizing the skin and providing a cooling effect. However, it's essential to remember that while such products may offer relief, they do not heal the sunburn itself; proper sun protection and time are necessary for the skin to recover fully. Always consult a healthcare professional if the sunburn is severe.
How will you know if vitiligo is contagious?
A disease that can be communicated from one person to another is a contagious disease and vitiligo does not spread through contact. So it is not a contagious disease.
http://www.vitiligoguide.com/vitiligo/
Is ringworm more prevelant in African Americans?
Yes, it appears more often in African Americans. IT is not a worm, but a bacterial infection.
How can you keep from sweating when dancing?
Well, I'm a dancer, and I also have hyperhydrosis-excessive sweating. It is really hard to be a dancer with a sweating disorder, but there are things to help. I have a prescription to help withthat. But for a dancer, it is very normal to sweat. But if it is excessive like mine is, and it holds youback from doing certain steps (for example doing anything that requieres you to touch the floor or put your weight on your hands on the floor, or even partnering with a guy) than you might want to see a dermatologist.
They are little beauty spots or moles and it is just part of your skin. Sometimes it fades around the time you get 14 but otherwise it just stays attached to you. If it is big or itchy visit a skin cancer place to have it checked out.
All of the above is true, but, IMO, there's a bit more to add:
Brown birthmarks are concentrations of melanocytes in the skin - ie areas where there are higher than average levels of skin pigmentation (melanin) causing a brown mark.
They vary in size from small (commonly called "moles") to large (generally classified as any mark more than 1.5cm across); may be smooth & regularly shaped (typically round or oval), or irregularly shaped (often called "cafe au lait" marks), & some may be raised above the skin surface and/ or have a rough surface. Some brown birthmarks have hairs growing from them, and some may have constellations of darker "freckles" within the lighter mark.
Most people have some moles (often they appear at ages 5-7, or later at puberty, & therefore not strictly speaking "birthmarks"): brown birthmarks - brown naevi present at birth, & usually a bit larger than moles - occur in approximately 5-10% of many human populations.
It's not certain exactly why people have such birthmarks, but clearly some genetic factors are at work: it's not uncommon for members of one family to have similar marks on the same areas of their bodies, but equally such marks are just as likely to occur apparently randomly in individuals.
Most brown birthmarks are located on the trunk, buttocks & legs. They occur more frequently in women than men, although the "Becker's naevus" (a large, usually hairy, brown mark typically occurring on the chest or shoulders/ upper back) is a "male birthmark" which, in fact, appears after puberty, probably triggered by testosterone production. Black people often have brown birthmarks, but they're less noticeable due to the darker skin. Among white people they occur fairly commonly on blondes, and most frequently redheads. East Asians very rarely have such marks; their birthmarks tend to be black/ purple or bluey/ grey.
With some exceptions, brown birthmarks are harmless: if very large or unfortunately located, they may cause cosmetic/ psychological problems, but generally such marks have no adverse health implications. The exceptions include multiple "cafe au lait" marks on one person, which may be an indicator of certain neurological conditions, and any mole/ birthmark that starts to show changes (in, for example, colour, size, shape etc, or which itches or bleeds): any changes in a mole/ birthmark should be examined by a doctor as this may indicate malignancy.
To summarise, brown birthmarks are common, & are simply unusually high concentrations of melanocytes in an area of skin, probably caused by minor genetic anomalies. Some are hereditary, but most are probably not. Most are totally harmless, but if cosmetically problematic may be surgically removed; although in some cases the excision scar may be as unsightly as the mark. Any change in a mark should be medically examined immediately, but it's important to appreciate that most brown birthmarks are no big deal - simply part of the normal range of human bodily variations.
More than likely it's not an injury. It sounds like it could be some sort of parasite, perhaps a burrowing skin mite, or even a wart. Chances are great that if you have HPV in your system and you did break the skin it is now there. Hope this helps.
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Your skin might be irritated. For example, your armpits from razor burn, or your breasts from a bad under wire bra. If you don't think that's the reason check with a doctor or online, or try treating it with some calming cream before seeking medical attention.
if you shave down there, they are usually in-grown hairs... just clean reguarly
Blisters.
No, because ringworm is a fungal disease of the skin. Other intestinal parasites, such as roundworm can make a dog vomit.
It has not been proven in anyway that hickeys can cause cancer. They do cause small blood clots (that's what gives the hickey its color) and damages the cells (hence the bruise).
That sounds exactly like what I've been dealing with! It is as though something is biting around the belly button. Could it be something getting out rather than getting in?? Argh!
Um, well that's not really a answer ! I have the same thing going on- maybe sometype of beetle bug bite. They are red and sore and go through phases of size it seems. It sucks!
Relax darling, those little bumps are common during the change of season to the summer. I'm guessing now your sweat glands are working twice as hard and your skin still has to adapt. Small tip, stop popping them, scrub up, and don't put lotion, I'll be cleared out in no time.
