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White Spots in the Sking of My 3Yr. Old Child
Asked by T.W. from Dallas
on September 2, 2009
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My Little 3yr old Girl has been getting this white spots on her skin specially her arms and now they are only getting lighter and not going away, since recently we lo...
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- I just took my two year old in last week for the same thing. She has many white spots and the doctor said they are more prevalent in summer when they tan. Even thoug...
- My son gets those when he is in the sun. He will tan all over and then have a white spot. Our pediatrician said that they are just like sun spots, where that part of ...
- Are they splotchy or are they perfectly round? If they are perfectly round they could be a skin fungus. Both my brother and I had them (we were teenagers) and they c...
Help Getting Rid of Pregnancy Mask/Melasma
Asked by K.B. from Chicago
on April 26, 2009
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Hi Moms,
I need your help! When I was pregnant with my first child I developed a Pregnancy Mask. I was hoping that after being done having children that my hormone...
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- I'm not sure if Retin A would help something like that, but as a side effect of using it I no longer have my freckles. It would be worth asking about anyway.
- I went to a salon and tried laser treatment and my skin was a little red right after the treatment but it did work after about 5 treatments. The next year, it came ba...
- Hi K., Even Complexion Essence by Mary Kay is a product that works beautifully for Women with age spots, freckles, dark areas related to hormonal changes, or similar ...
Skin Problems After Having My Baby
Asked by A.G. from Tulsa
on April 7, 2007
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I am a mom of a soon to be 4 year old and an 8 week old. I had no problems with my skin with my first born, but when I was pregnant with my second, my skin became extr...
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- Hello, I don't know if it will help, but I just recently had a baby that I take care of with similar skin problems and the doctor prescribed Aquaphor and 1% hydrocort...
- I knew someone with almost the same problem and it was mainly on her face. She tried lots of different expensive creams from the doctor, but nothing helped that much....
- Yes, I agree with Shel...Aquaphor is amazing! Our pediatrician recommended it for my son when he was a baby and he had very dry patches of skin on his arms and face du...
Yeast Infection on Her Neck
Asked by M.D. from Sherman
on August 14, 2009
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Okay I am back here at 1 AM! I am adopting a 9 week old baby. We got her at 4 weeks old and have had nothing but issue after issue.. Her mother was a diabetic ( gestat...
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- Have you tried oatmeal baths and soaks? They will help soothe her skin. Keep changing her bibs and clothes. Regularly wipe her neck especially inside the creases/f...
- She probably has a systemic yeast infection from her mother's uncontrolled diabetes. There may be some probiotic powder at the health food store you could mix in her ...
- I would add vanilla yogurt(its tastier than plain) to a couple of bottles a day to help heal from the inside out. Like one mom said, yogurt is great for any type yeast...
Help!! Embarrassing, Dark Skin on Upper Lip..
Asked by J.M. from Seattle
on July 28, 2009
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I am so depressed over this... I have, what looks like a mustache; it's not hair, but dark skin on my upper lip. I first noticed it when my son, who is my 1st child, ...
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- Hi J.... Yes, I did experienced that during my pregnancies and after having my babies. It DOES go away after a couple of YEARS! Howver, to help keep it from getti...
- i had that three years ago! mine was only in the center, so it looked like a little Hitler mustache- i was really embarrassed! i wore coverup every day to tone it dow...
- Just wanted to reiterate what others have said about sunblock. I had something similar happen to my lip and middle of my forehead, and it's called melasma (or "pregnan...
Possible Ringworm
Asked by T.N. from Houston
on August 19, 2008
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My husband and I are in our 50's and we took in 4 children 2 1/2 years ago when CPS removed them from my niece. The 2 younger ones are now 4 and 6 and they each had w...
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- T., Try using Head & Shoulders shampoo. It contains an antifungal medicine that may help get rid of the ringworm. My son has a couple of spots that looked to me lik...
- Hi T., First let me say I admire your courage & strength to take in these children. God bless you, you are doing a wonderful thing. FYI, pinworms & ringworms are ...
- Use a strong athelete's foot medication - I asked the pharmacist which was the best. It worked for my daughter's ringworm.
"Skin Tags!" EWWW
Asked by L.U. from Seattle
on April 25, 2009
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My husband has a LOT of skin tags around his neck and armpits. And these are not little guys! They are not HUGE, but they are definitly big. It kinda grosses him ou...
Darkening Skin on Upper Lip
Asked by C.S. from Provo
on July 12, 2009
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Hello Ladies. So I have this skin issue and I am wondering if anyone has ideas on what can help. For the past two months, I have had this really dark patch of skin on ...
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- They are hormone lines. I had them and I looked like I had a five o'clock shadow. They get a lot worse in the summer. I had mine until I started taking hormones. I...
- If you have a Mary Kay consultant, they have a product that will take it away. I've seen a woman that had an ugly dark brown birth mark that totally went away. This pr...
- I have a similar issue, just a darkening, same it can appear that I've mustache sometimes (ew) though I'm fairhaired. Mostly I'm just really careful to put sunscreen ...
Help! Severe Case of Herpes Simplex I on My 5 Yr. Old's Face We Can't Control!
Asked by S.M. from Columbus
on February 20, 2009
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My 5 yr. old son somehow got Herpes Simplex 2 when he was around 3. It took us a while to figure out that's what it was. It wasn't the traditional cold sores around ...
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- I recommend H-Balm, and H-Balm Daily, which you can find online. Use it immediately when a cold sore starts to appear. When he gets old enough, please make him aware t...
- An ointment with lemon balm extract will help and taking a tincture form internally will help--not cure it but reduce the symptoms. Lemon balm is a very mild anti-vira...
- S., A great place to go to find some remedies is www.herbalhealer.com. I would recommend you read about the 4-Herb tea and the Beta Glucans. Both of these products ...
Seeking Advice on Splitting Skin
Asked by S.K. from New York
on December 8, 2008
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Dear Moms,
I never had this problem until I had my son a year and a half ago. When the weather turns cold, the skin on my fingertips splits in deep cuts running fr...
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- try hydrocortisone creme....maximum strength....use it 2-3 times a day....at bed rub in the creme and put on vinyl gloves and go to sleep..do this every night..if viny...
- I had the same sort of cracks and cuts on the palm of my hand for three months and it turned out to be an allergy to detergents. You'll need to go to a dermatologist ...
- Hi S., Sorry to hear about your problem with dry skin. I can highly recommend a skin care lotion that has been clinically approved to be the best and really works. Ho...
