The skin is the largest organ of the body, with a total area of about 20 square feet, that protects us from microbes, helps regulate body temperature, and permits the sensations of touch, heat, and cold. Because of this caring for your skin can directly affect your overall health. Your skin acts as a protective shield and is most vulnerable to outside elements.
Besides a daily skin care routine, make it a habit to examine your own skin for abnormalities, discolorations, or any other changes on a regular basis. It’s also important to protect your skin from too much sun and sun damage, which may increase wrinkles as well as lead to skin cancer.
Acne vulgaris is a disease of the hair follicles of the face, chest, and back that affects almost all teenagers during puberty causing spots and pimples.
Athlete's foot is a fungal infection that affects the skin on the feet and is characterized by scaling or blistering of the soles, fissures of the toe webs, and itching.
Cellulitis is a bacterial infection of the skin and tissues beneath the skin and may first appear as a red, swollen area that feels hot and tender to the touch.
A chalazion is a small, usually painless, lump or swelling that appears on your eyelid caused by a blockage in one of the tiny meibomian glands of the upper and lower eyelids.
Chapped lips occur when the skin on the lips becomes very dry due to the lack of humidity in the air during the winter.
Dandruff is a scalp condition caused by a fungus, Malassezia, which feeds on sebum and dead skin cells. Flakes and an itchy scaly scalp are the main symptoms of dandruff.
