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Skin conditions

Itchy, thin, oily, wrinkled. Conditions from acne to eczema and psoriasis can cause great discomfort and make you self-conscious, too. Talk to people with these and other conditions about what brings relief.

acne breakout

thesoldier
  • By thesoldier · New reply September 22, 2009
  • 1 reply
  • Hi. Can you suggest any healthy diet for people with acne? My friends are telling me that a bad diet can also cause acne breakouts. I eat some junk food and drink a couple of beers. Can this cause acne ...

oral med for pimples?

bringmedown
  • By bringmedown · New reply August 26, 2009
  • 1 reply
  • When your dermatologist prescribed you oral medications to treat acne, did it work for you? Did it make your acne worse? Or did it not change your situation at all? I’m considering this for my bad facial ...

MY condition

tawanda370
  • By tawanda370 · New reply August 4, 2009
  • 5 replies
  • I have a skin condition on my heels, one Dr said it was psysorisis another called it ezsama, At time it's worse and my hells hurt me they get very sore and peel and have it seem very dry skin. I have ...

Small Red Sore Bumps on Fingers

janie_amanda
  • By janie_amanda · New reply December 24, 2008
  • 3 replies
  • Hi. I have had small red sore bumps only on my fingers. They will appear and get really sore and then go away and then show up on another finger. I dont have health ins to get care and I asked a doctor ...

acane

chigal
  • By chigal · Posted December 15, 2008
  • 0 replies
  • i have adult acne which is worse in the summer as i play alot of golf. With sunscreens, it is better but still there. I have tried penicilins that stopped it for awhile but the only thing now that dries ...

LYMPHATIC DERMATITIS

GRANNYOF13
  • By GRANNYOF13 · Posted August 10, 2008
  • 0 replies
  • In 2002 I had a Radical Hysterectomy for Invasive Cervical Cancer, they also removed all of the Lymphnodes from the breastbone to the groin area due to the enlargement of the nodes. About 7 months after ...

dyshidrosis

janie_amanda
  • By janie_amanda · New reply June 7, 2008
  • 2 replies
  • So, I went to the doctors and they told me the small red bumps on my fingers is a form of eczema called dyshidrosis. Is there anyone else out there in the world with this ...

BLACK SPOTS ON SKIN

chyna
  • By chyna · New reply January 18, 2008
  • 1 reply
  • Over the years i notice that ive aquired two dark spots on different parts of my body recently one spot got an red ring around it and itched profusely for a few days just wondering if any one ever had ...

sweating

kelly7
  • By kelly7 · New reply January 16, 2008
  • 1 reply
  • any ideas on how to stop hands and feet from sweating ...

Small circular shape peeling skin

jhern
  • By jhern · New reply November 15, 2007
  • 4 replies
  • For the past 4 months or so I've been having this strange rash. My fingertips, palm of my hands, and bottom of my feet are peeling in small circular shape( a lot of circlessome here and there). These ...

Pores

SHELLS
  • By SHELLS · Posted November 13, 2007
  • 0 replies
  • Recently I been going threw a lot of stress and lost some weight. My pores on my face are open. I have been trying all kinds of face washes lotions and nothing seems to help. They are open constantly ...

About Psoriasis

Sameer
  • By Sameer · Posted September 21, 2007
  • 0 replies
  • Psoriasis is not contagious. Psoriasis often appears in the same place on each side of the body. Sometimes it returns to the same area after healing, and often it returns to other new areas. Psoriasis ...

riding

Puddin2
  • By Puddin2 · Posted July 16, 2007
  • 0 replies
  • Is there a way to get rid of skin moles, tags and pigmentosa negrosa with a cream or ointment? Must they be cut off or burned off initially? If so, can i keep them off ...

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