POV : you find the best spot in the library ( I can see these beautiful trees from the windows and that’s the definition of best spot for me) 🌲

Also dermatology is giving a hard time these days 🙂‍↕️

May have just figured out why the lesions have been getting worse! I got the new bottle in early December.

TL;DR, sulfate-free cleansers tend to require more scrubbing for effective cleaning/rinsing. This isn't good for people with skin conditions that are aggravated by friction. Which is, practically-speaking, most people with skin conditions!

And since this cleanser is marketed towards people with "Itchy, Dry Skin" (major symptom of eczema), reviews since the formula change in November have been almost 100% negative. Most reviewers aren't sure why it's now irritating their skin, but they know that it is.

(Notably, in my case, hidradenitis suppurativa-affected hair follicles can easily become inflamed to the size of a thumbnail if the hair gets tugged on too hard. However, since HS also affects the skin's ability to fight off infection, failing to clean the area well enough is dangerous, too! Sulfate-free products are trying to kill me.)

Beauty is not defined by society's standards, but by the love and acceptance you have for yourself.

Researchers have pinpointed a particular peptide’s role in activating atopic dermatitis, or eczema. The work could lead to more effective treatments for the condition. Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a skin condition characterized by itching and irritated and thickened skin at the site of the irritation. The brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) is a peptide, or short chain of amino acids, that is elevated in patients with AD. “BNP is expressed in sensory neurons, the neurons responsible for conveying sensation to the brain via the spinal cord,” says Santosh Mishra, associate professor of molecular biomedical sciences at North Carolina State University and corresponding author of the work. “We know from previous work that BNP helps translate the sensation of itch from the skin to the brain. In this work we wanted to see if BNP was involved in activating AD.”

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Vitiligo

“I think that every doctor’s dream is going into the OR and getting a whole lot of pus out.”*

*This opinion may not be shared by the majority of the medical community.

wish Hippocrates was here to witness my dermatologist tell me my skin is "totally fine for 29." he'd be shaking he'd be so furious

Somebody tell Ryan Guzman to keep an eye on that dark spot on the back of his right leg.

Learn the ABCDE method of identifying skin cancer, everyone!

Dotted baby. Delineations of cutaneous diseases. 1817.

"White Gum...exhibits hard, whitish pimples...frequently unaccompanied by any disposition."

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go to the dermatologist!

Despite the grossness of my prior post, I did have a phenomenal medical care experience this very morning! I'm a very pale/burnable person and multiple friends (including two who experienced skin cancer, one in their early thirties and one in their early forties [thankfully both are totally healthy now]) have told me that I really shouldn't just rely on a quick check from my GP every so often but should get a full-body checkup at a dermatologist. (This goes for anyone of any race or skin tone--I mention how pale I am because I live in a place where I'm exposed to a lot of really intense sun.)

I finally made good on my promise to go to a dermatologist and I have to say, the one I found was probably the kindest, easiest to talk to, funniest health care provider I've ever seen in this city. (Like I was thinking that if I'd met her in a coffee shop or bar, I'd totally want to be her friend.)

I am lucky ("lucky") to have good insurance through my employer (access to quality health care should, of course, be a fundamental human right), and it was easier than I expected to find a derm in-network who is not a part of the big gross local healthcare monopoly that I'm trying to get away from using whenever I can.

After checking in, I was shown to an appointment room. Several floors above the parking lot, I undressed before a large window overlooking my former place of employment. Weird.

Once berobed, I answered a few follow-up questions based on the medical information I'd provided.

We made small talk while the doctor examined nearly every inch of my scalp, face, and body, ranging in topics from the delicious cuisines of a nearby city to professional occupations to the indignities of acne scarring from random pimples acquired in ones thirties to the reason I have a massive surgical scar on my abdomen! My skin and current moles/birthmarks/etc. were pronounced "boring." (YAY!)

I elected to pay $75 to have a "cosmetic procedure" done to zap away a skin tag (I'm so sorry you're reading the words "skin tag" right now but it's a thing people get!).

I'm fine! I will return in two years! And if I wasn't fine, I'd be under an amazing doctor's care.

(I really hope someone reads this and decides to get their own skin examined. It's the largest organ your body has! It's got you covered, so make sure you get it covered!)

Exam prep this week

A lot of things to review before the exam , using my flash cards to keep all the treatments in mind ( that’s one of the hardest task in my opinion)

Dermatology is fun until you have to memorise all the details ✨

Mrs Bennett, afflicted with a skin disease 1818, completely recovered 1821. Oil paintings on canvas.

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I’m aquaphor’s #1 fan btw

I got my neoplasm removed today

Resident: Hippocrates said that, wherever there was pus, you had to drain.

Intern: See? Pop that pimple.