Skin health management requires identifying diverse systemic rashes, treating fungal infections, and monitoring moles for potential precancerous changes.
Skin tags are little flaps or knobs of skin that can appear on various parts of the body. The tags are flesh-colored and are benign, though the size of a skin tag can sometimes interfere with normal activities. A child can develop skin tags, also called papillomas, just as adults.
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Testosterone, an androgen male hormone, is present in both males and females. The testicles produce testosterone in men and the ovaries are in charge of female testosterone production. Testosterone is essential for the normal development of sex characteristics in males, and fertility in both genders.
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Stretch marks are called as such because they develop when your skin has stretched significantly in a short period of time. Common reasons for developing stretch marks are pregnancy, rapid weight gain and steroid usage.
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A man's mustache grows just like scalp hair--from hair follicles situated in your skin. Some men grow a mustache that's thick and full, while others' are sparse and thin, just like the variations of scalp hair from one person to the next.
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Plantar warts are small, non-cancerous growths that appear on the bottom of the foot. Warts are viral, caused by the HPV virus. Some plantar warts go away on their own, while others require treatment.
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Open wounds to the skin are a type of trauma; sometimes the trauma is serious enough that skin tissue in and around the wound begins to die, a condition called necrosis.
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The abundance of iron in the earth's core means that the mineral can sometimes seep into the water in which you bathe and wash your hair. The Illinois Department of Public Health states that very small amounts of iron as low as 0.
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Miliaria is the medical term that describes the rash you might get when your sweat pores are blocked. Intense heat and humidity and friction from your clothing can contribute to the blockage of your sweat ducts, according to the New Zealand Dermatological Society's Dermnet NZ information center.
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