Skin Conditions - August 2006

i have been picking/biting the outside of my bottom lip for years now and i finally stopped about 3 weeks ago but it wont heal, it keep cracking / peeling it looks like there are multiple scabs on my lip after a few days and looks really gross like i dont even want to be around people when it looks bad then the scabs / dry skin just fall off in the shower or when i brush my teeth some times and the process starts over again every few days... i dont even pick at it and i dont lick my lips either, the dry skin/scabs just fall off... i really need help cause i have a gf and i cant even kiss her when my lip is like this and im just sick of it. i REALLY need someones help please.. btw ive tried pretty much every kind of chapstick out there and nothing has worked.. i think i need to see a dermatologist or something.. PLEASE HELP ME! thanks..

2006-08-29 13:17:40 · 17 answers · asked by Joe 1

unexplained bruising? About 2 months ago, I noticed bruises all over my legs. I just assumed it was from swimming with the kids, you know how they kick you without meaning to. Well, for 2 weeks I was on vacation and I kept getting bruises. Most of them don't hurt, and most of them are in places that I'm not likely to hit by walking into a coffee table. Well, 2 weeks ago, I started getting bruises on my arms. I mean it when I say it looks like somebody has been beating me! My doctor took a blood sample and everything came back normal. She said she could test for indivual problems but each test would require a separate blood draw. Has anyone else experienced this and if so, do you know the cause for it? I'm tired of wearing long pants all the time and it's too hot to wear long sleeves!

2006-08-29 13:02:51 · 11 answers · asked by blackngoldfan#1 3

Ok, question for maybe a dermatologists, or someone serious. AnywaysEver since I went to tech school, I have gotten these little bumps in my crease in the inner thigh, maybe a little bit more on the anus, but very close to my genitals. Anyways, I only get like 2 at a time, but this time, i irritated it and it is huge. Like I cannot sit down without ffeling it, it is raised up a lot, and i can move it around, it is red and circular but very raised up. I am pregnant also, haave only had 1 sex partner-my husband, so I do not know what it is. But this is the first time it has been this swollen. Thanks for any help. Oh yea, and all the little immature people that are going to respond with some stupid answer or comment"GROW UP".

2006-08-29 12:59:11 · 9 answers · asked by jenniferbrr 2

2006-08-29 12:45:03 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

i went to the doctor and they gave me cream, but its not working. i cant get another appointment for a month. so any suggestions before than will be greatly appriciated. i am also pregnant so nothing that would harm my baby please. also, are there any soaps or lotions that help the condition, "besides the smelly tar shampoo/soap stuff"?

2006-08-29 11:42:58 · 15 answers · asked by raymiesunshine85 1

I have had a persistently red nose everyday for the last 8 yrs : (

I never thought anything was abnormal-assuming it was typical teenage stuff until the rest of my acne cleared, but my nose did not. I immediately went to the doctors and was diagnosed with rosacea.

I responded well to oxytetracycline and was on a fairly heavy dose that completely cured the swelling and brought it down to a tolerable,but still fairly unsightly level.

However, I gave up after 2 months on a lower dose of minocycline as it didn't seem to respond.

Now a few years later, 23 years old and at the end of my rope,
I've given the minocycline another go, yet after 6 weeks there is still no sign of improvement.

I've considered IPL, but am concerned about making matters worse, as whilst persistent, my rosacea very rarely deteriotates like it used to and the parts cleared by anti-biotics rarely flare up.

So my question is..has it been known for a rosacea symptom to be compeltely irreversible?

2006-08-29 08:09:29 · 15 answers · asked by jimmylace 2

During my session in chemistry lab, I accidently poured silver nitrate solution on to my foot and it turned black. What should I do?

2006-08-29 06:56:45 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm in so much pain from shingles there are blisters on my eyes and my head. I've been to the doctor but I'm sufffering from horrible pain is there anything I can do to get relief?
Thank you!

2006-08-29 06:26:18 · 11 answers · asked by jennsinlubbock 2

when i brake the lumps thire is a hole in side it and puss comes out of it. some times i am itchy and it feels like somthing is cralling on my skin like a bug but i dont see nothing. I did have scabies at one time.

2006-08-29 05:45:52 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

im sterting to get tiny tiny lumbs on my rists and the back of my neck and my arms and inside the tiny lumps it has red spots can any one tell me what it is. And it is itchy at times.

2006-08-29 05:29:14 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

so now its over, but the scar remains. I have a big black patch (which looks like a hickey) on my back! its been few months & it is still prominent! Also, my legs look ugly, due to itching & scratching they have tiny dark spots (where the hair comes out) looks like freckles from far. Thank you in advance for your contribution.

2006-08-29 04:33:20 · 6 answers · asked by holy fish!! 2

help...im nearly 38, and for a few years now,usually around period time, i get a few pimples on my chest.I pop them, and its over and done with, but lately, I have noticed that they seem to become infected. I use clearasil wipes and germolene but nothing seems to help.I am on medication and wonder if it could be anything to do with that,(paroxetine).Also, my back is covered in spots that seem to be just under the surface, they dont amount to anything. I have actually been left with little scars/bruises.....can anyone suggest what I can use on them to stop them going that way? Bit gruesome I know, but someone please suggest something to use please.

2006-08-29 04:06:06 · 5 answers · asked by Andrea 2

Does anyone know of a way to hide psoriasis scars on elbows?
My elbows look like a man elbows.
Ive gotten a tan this summer and now you can see the little white scars on them.
Thanks!!

2006-08-29 03:02:13 · 9 answers · asked by wrokgoddess 3

My wife has very itchy skin.She says it feels like thousands of tiny needles sticking in her skin.She doesn't use perfumed bubble bath or soap ect so its not that.The doctor prescribed soya based products but these do not work.Are there any alternative treatments? She also has trouble sleeping due to the itching.Many thanx in advance

2006-08-29 02:59:39 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I think it might be hyperpigmentation but i don't know, can u help me.

2006-08-29 01:35:07 · 3 answers · asked by ~Swoop~ 2

2006-08-29 01:09:08 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

can Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS) reach in their sixties

2006-08-28 22:25:48 · 5 answers · asked by gerryhead 3

2006-08-28 22:08:43 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

can it be cured ? how long it takes to cure primary leprosy?

2006-08-28 22:08:03 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am suffering from this disease almost a year long. Different vegetables (e.g. Tomatoes, cucumber, Apples etc) milk,cheese, eggs, marine fishes are causing this to me...Now my condition is getting worse.....Please help me out of this problem so that I can get my normal life back and can eat everything as before.

2006-08-28 18:04:14 · 6 answers · asked by rony 1

i had this blister, (i'm a runner) and it was beginning to form into a callous, but i was SO STUPID and i ripped the skin layer off, which turned out to be two layers that were beginning to stick together. Now my skin underneath is VERY sensitive...so while i'm SLEEPING should i let it dry out or should i put neosporin on and but a bandaid over it ...i have to run tomorrow

2006-08-28 17:21:59 · 5 answers · asked by Madeline K 1

when touched only on my right thigh and on top of my butt on right side?...it feels like sunburn although i don't have it...and there is nothing there...no rash or anything..,..also that leg feels sore when i walk sometimes...(muscles)...havn't taken or used anything different ..for an allergic reaction....someone help me!

2006-08-28 16:44:23 · 4 answers · asked by Liz S 3

Itchy bumps like misquito bits, she gets them sometimes at night.
Like a misquito is sleeping in bed with her. She had this once before about 2 months ago. I checked for bed bugs but nothing!

2006-08-28 16:42:27 · 13 answers · asked by rclowman511 1

If I see that a pimple is about to, or is in the process of forming, what is a good way to prevent it from completely forming?

2006-08-28 16:14:37 · 9 answers · asked by Josh G 1

The mark on my back is irregular in shape. It is dark brown and sometimes a litte red with a little blue. I don't seem to have a mole at the site. Its the size of 1/2 of a small paper clip

2006-08-28 16:04:06 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-08-28 15:18:43 · 8 answers · asked by mechanicalorder 1

2006-08-28 14:54:21 · 8 answers · asked by bob u 1

What is the best and fastest way to treat a cold sore?

2006-08-28 13:26:43 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous

Both of my legs have an edema problem. I have just recently been treated for both of my legs because of open sores on both legs. My legs were compresion wrapped for 3 weeks. When I was told I coud remove the wraps, I did so just to find out that now I have Big Red Welts on both legs and Lobster Red Skin. I have never had this problem ever happen before. Eight years ago I had a clot in my left calf. Because of it, I now have the edema (dry skin) in which I have to use dry skin cream (Eucederm) liberally on my legs. The right leg just had the dry skin problem within the last 2 years. The left leg, 10+ years. I am Diabetic which contributes to the problem and poor circulation. Does anyone have a similar problem? How has it been treated. I have to go to the wound clinic at my VA to have the legs treated. It is most frustrating. Any and all help/suggestions are appreciated. Have had to go to the wood clinic for the last 3 years. Have had to be treated with antbiotic 4 times.

2006-08-28 12:49:21 · 5 answers · asked by Richie 4

im a teenager and have relatively bad acne.i hav tried all sorts of creams but to no avail!!i have heard of anti-biotics called tetracycline, should i ask the doctor for these because it is ruining my confidence and i am sick of hearing people say i will grow out of it because that is more than likely not goinig to happen!what should i do????

2006-08-28 09:33:42 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous