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Could this be an allergy? Is the skin in that area significantly different from the rest of your face? Will I stop breaking out before I'm 90??View Thread
What can I do to clear this up quickly and what should I use to prevent this from happening. Should I change my lipstick to something else for the winter?
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This is Emerson. I'm 25 years old. I have whiteheads on my face, getting irritated of this. How to get rid of this?? Please suggest me some home remedies!!
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I am a healthy 30 year old male, keep good hygiene, no serious conditions and not taking any medication.
In the last 3 months I have gotten 4 very painful and scary looking skin infections. See picture link below for a visual of the problem.
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They take about 2-3 weeks to form and pool with puss that eventually pop with much blood and puss for several days. They are all local to just one area under one armpit, and are reoccurring.
I tried Amoxicillin (that my wife found at home for something else) it only speed up the process but did not really keep the infections from reoccurring.
I keep putting on a bunch of ointments: antibacterial cream, tea tree/bees wax cream, zinc oxide cream, but I don't see much effect.
I am between jobs (i.e. no health insurance), so unless absolutely necessary want to try to treat it myself without going to a specialist. I have a fairly high tolerance for pain but for the last few days before it pops I am taking a lot of painkillers, since the site is in constant contact with skin or clothes.
Any suggestions you can offer are greatly appreciated.
My questions.
1. What is the name of this condition and what causes it?
2. Will it go away if I do nothing? If so, how long would it take?
3. What medicine should I be taking? Can I get any of it over-the counter?
Thanks again for any assistance!
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I am on here on behalf of my grandmother.
Shes having alot of problems with her skin and her doctor doesn't seem keen to check it out.
I don't really know how to describe it, but she has these sore-like spots on her face, hands, arms, and legs. It looks like maybe they had started off as age spots, but then turned into sores. They will swell very little, but the major thing is that the skin on or around it will break, and a clear pus will leak, sometimes with a little blood. They range in sizes between the size of a dime, to the size of several quarters.
Her skin is also really thin and really easily breakable. Just scratching will break her skin.
Do you know what it might be, and is there any sort of over the counter medicine, body washes, and or skin treatments that you would recommend to help firm up her skin and help with whatever it is that is causing her skin to break? I am an Avon rep, and I've researched some of the face creams Avon has, hoping that one of them might help, but I worry that they might not be healthy to apply to broken skin. (if you are willing to check and see if any might be ok to use, my store link is youravon.com/lisasalyers)
I would appreciate any help! Her skin keeps getting worse!
On another note, she does take lots of pain medication for her fibromyalgia, arthritis, and diverticulitis...I don't know if medications could be the cause, but I wanted to mention it just is case.
ThanksLisa M Salyers
PS, if she allows me to, I will take some pictures and add them soon.View Thread
Can you recommend additional information on how to get rid of these dark spots? Is there a treatment? Should I go to a dermatologist? Will a face chemical work on this? HELP!!!
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I have questions here for the Doctors & Experts.
2 part A. Do Minerals Absorb through the skin like Vitami?
B. If so, which Minerals & Vitamins actually do?
SO much is said by advertisers & so-called "Experts" pushing products, that it's hard most of the time to figure out what is b.s. & what is legitimate.
I am into wellness & natural/organic foods & earth friendly skin & body care so this is why i was wondering. I have clients that have asked this.
Thanks in advance,
MF
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On the arm for three years..sometimes itches. What is it? thanksView Thread
About 2 months ago, I had a mark on my face I wanted to take care of so I decided to try using salicylic acid 20%. I followed all the directions carefully and removed it with cool water.
The next day, I woke up, and there was a scab-like mark on my face. It healed about a week later, but left this small, clear dark mark on my face...
Now, to be honest, I'm not sure if this mark is related to the salicylic acid, or if I may of had this dark mark from before and never noticed it, since its pretty small and probably only noticeable by me.
Anyway, it worries me, and I'm wondering if this kind of thing is a common case with salicylic acid 20%? And about how long usually does it take to clear up? Thank you so much!!View Thread
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Also, my son, 11 years old, had some sort of something that suddenly appeared on his legs last night. It looked like the smooth blood blister type of things when you scratch to hard and bring the blood to the surface only he had not scratched at all. It covered a large portion of both theighs, and was warm to the touch. Please help with any information at all. Thanks so much!View Thread
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