Symptoms like changes in skin texture or discoloration can sometimes be connected with more serious health concerns.
Here’s what you should be on the lookout for.
Ever wondered what adermatologistcan determine about your health just by looking at your skin?
Symptoms like changes inskintexture or discoloration can sometimes be connected with more serious health concerns.
Jeremy Brauer, a board-certified dermatologist and dermatology surgeon based inNew York.
If you come across any cause for concern, its important to see your dermatologist and not self-diagnose.
What they can tell from your skins thickness:Thickened or swollen skin may be a sign ofdiabetes.
Ariel Ostad, a cosmetic surgeon.
Generally, wounds fully healin four to six weeks, and anything longer is considered a chronic wound.
The color is a clue to the underlying cause.
David Kim, a board-certified dermatologist at Idriss Dermatology in New York City.
A rare condition called necrobiosis lipoidica presents as irregular pink and yellow plaques on the shins, Brauer said.
I will ask patients if theyve noticed changes in size, shape or color of existing moles/spots.
But in its initial healing stage, bleeding or crusting is normal.
Brauer added: You should do an at-home skin checkup once a month.
It is important to check skin from hair and scalp to toes, and front to back.
It can be due to inflammation or dilation of blood vessels.
These patches may crust or bleed.
Kim initially checks the density and strength of the hair to look for symptoms.
Another cause is iron deficiency.
If patients appear with the frozen look, unable to make facial expressions, they have too much Botox.
Properly trained professionals will inject with a natural look in mind, and wont apply too much product.
The side they sleep on is flatter usually.
