Dryness of skin

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A few years back after having visited a hill station in India.. i got this sort of coating on my upper lip that couldn't be scraped off easily, a lot of my friends did too.. but even now my problem persists, this was followed by dryness around my lip and white patches that were spreading and cuts started forming. on consulting several dermatologists, they prescribed Fluticasone Propionate ointments of varying concentration saying that its caused by the fact that I was born by extremely dry skin and the saliva dries the area more, but I've been using petroleum jelly on my lips since I was small as I always used to get chapped lips.. I similar sort of dry patch developed on my finger which went on to spread over the years to my entire finger, for which i use the the same medication.. the itching on the finger and the dryness goes away after a couple of days of use but then it comes back when not used and the texture of my finger has turned out to be slightly glossy looking compared to the rest of my fingers..

Hi, As you said that you don't have leucoderma,and it is just simply dried lips then primary cause for dried lips is allergy. Try out following methods 1) Use oil based prepartion,use petroleum gel 2) Cover your lips with something when going out 3) Avoid licking your lips 4) Drink a lot of water 5) Try and breathe through your nose 6) Avoid allergens,if you know about them(dust,skin care cosmetics)common allergens 7) You may try ayurvedic treatment also,i have seen some people benefit out of ...

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42 yo female. I have an approx. pencil eraser sized lumped on my right tonsil that is flesh colored and in which I can see the veins in. There is a spot of white on the front of the lump I'm thinking could be bacteria. My concern with the lump is that it appears more as a hemroid would, a lump pushed through the skin wall, not as a lump sitting on the skin wall. I have used a q-tip to investigate the lump with no change. It is near the top of the side of my throat above the tonsil where the throat is starting to curve up. It is smooth all around this spot with only this lump coming down from the wall of my throat there, and the flesh color and veins match that of the smooth skin surrounding it.

Hi, Try not to worry too much. There are many conditions associated with bulging neck veins, enlarged or swollen glands & lump or bulge. Tell us if you have history of smoking in past, sudden weight loss, bad breath, sore throat, hoarseness,fever or pain during swallowing. Most probably it is just an infection or tonsillolith(tonsil stone) and both of them are easily curable. We are here to help and support you through this. Feel free to ask further questions. ...

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Hello sir, myself sudharshan.s age is 34, height 5â€™4â€, weight 78 kg, Past from 1 year my tongue started dry and white coating on it, different taste in my mouth. I feel like I have a badbreath.. my wisdom teeth was growing sideways. dentist told me to remove it so in future you will not have any problem. after removing my wisdom teeth four sides the dryness started.. I am suffering.. my stomach has been making a lot of noises.. I can't completely clear the stool i used to go 3 times in morning my urine color is yellow.. please help me out of thisâ€¦

You need to visit a good oral surgeon to check if there is any damage to the salivary glands or ducts. The details given here is not enough to diagnose the problem. ...

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Hello Doctor this is Emmanuel Nice to hear from you, actually my skin is not extremely very dark but compared to a 'White skin' it is, I'm not very pinkish, but I'm fairer than the other dark people. If I come under bright lights I look fair I don't know what medicine changed my skin colour as I'm not good at medicine. My toes, feet, neck, Hands and other private parts like me penis are also dark, I've tried the Vitamin C Calamine lotion Multani mitti allovera face wash drank water used sunscreens accordingly these only work to certain extent and I feel these are meant for people who are looking to improve their complexion and not to restore the original skin colour. I actually look like a South Asain. It took some time may be about a month my complexion became dark. I don't have any other symptoms except for skin darkening and don't have any dark spots either Please advice me with the best medicine. Thanks & Regards Emmanuel

Hi Emmanuel, Thank you for the photographs. The areas you mention - hands, feet, penis and scrotum are naturally darker than the rest of the body. The reasons for this are different. The penis and scrotum are darker because they have a very rich blood supply and this makes the skin darker. No treatment is required or indeed effective here. The hands and feet are darker because of tanning and also racial pigmentation (acral darkening). This can be treated with measures I will detail below but pl ...

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My 3 year old has bad hives. I believe they are hives like urticaria but he was diagnosed with eczema since he was 1 year old. Now hes over 3 1/2 and it has exploded covering 80% of his body like rashes, bumps, very dry skin. His skin on legs looks like a bad sunburn and regular baths are a nightmare as the water irritates him as well as ANY kind of moisturizer. He look away Lanoline from AMD and spent over $1k in lotions and stuff alone. Food allegies were done and low on corn, wheat, oranges, soy, and few other items. Just keeping him 100% in home with air conditioner set at 68 degrees with air purifier going, new blanket, strict diet IT DOES ZERO. Im so frustrated. He went from little manageable eczema to a full blown mess. Been to doctors so many times as well as dermatologist and allergist to no aval. Also had soft yellow stools for a long time. Any kind of pressure to face turns it to a red mess and with hot skin.

Hello, Thank you for your question. I'm sorry to hear about your son's problem. Unfortunately it is not possible to give on opinion on management without seeing the rash and the extent of the problem. For that I would need photographs and this would require asking a premium question on the site. I'll do my best if you choose to do so. Regards. ...

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I have developed what look like skin tags on my lingual frenulum. They don't hurt and are skin colored. Just extra skin. Is this cause for concern? What could the issue be?

Hi.. Give details about your age and gender.. Since how long are they present and is there any change in size. Nothing to worry but better get it visually checked once by a dentist ...

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I was under psychiatric medication last yr for depression.. and suddenly I attempted sucide for 3times in a time interval of 2-4months by consuming 30-40 depression tabs.. now I feel like I have sexual discomfort like dryness, no sexual feelings etc.. iam going to get married in feb 2014.. can I use musli power to over come these troubles?? and Iam having irregular menses so iam using ovaral-l tabs for the past 5months to regularise my menses..

Your depression and depression medications is very well related to the lack of sexual desire. Treat your depression first before going for marriage. ...

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SIR MANY SKINPOLISH KI HA SKIN PAR JIS SAY SKIN PAR BLACK DAAG BAN GIYA HA OR SKIN GAL GAI HA SHINING FNISH HO GAI HA KIYA KRO PLZ TELL ME

skin polish?? ...

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im 23yrz old,my skin tone is dusky bt I used to have a clear skin with no pimples bt dark circles under my eyes.from few months my skin started having pimples on my forehead,cheeks,chin,nose n leaving scars n even pigmentation on my forehead ,complete under eyes area,where my lips were becoming too dark.every1 are pointing me out because of this pigmentation.please help me out with this pigmentation and pimples please please please

consult a dermatologist who canhelp you to clear the marks with medicines as well as chemical peeling and microdermabrasion.need to be done once in 2 weeks.other deeper peels are also available to lighten the pigment. ...

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