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Skip to content schedule onlineWhile most of us know about the dangers of sunburns, not everyone is aware of other common summer hazards to our skin. Dry skin, razor burn, and molluscum contagiosum are just a few of the summer skin problems that Dr. Manway covers with Gina Maravilla on Good Morning Arizona! Swimming pools, hot tubs, and air conditioning can all negatively impact our skin. Dr. Mitchell Manway of Affiliated Dermatology explains some of the most common summer skin problems and how to deal with them.
Hot Tub Rash
If certain bacteria are living in the water you could develop itchy, acne-like bumps all over your body called hot tub folliculitis.
To prevent: make sure chlorine and pH levels are adequate to kill bacteria. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends pH 7.2 – 7.8 and a free chlorine concentration of at least 3 ppm in hot tubs/spas and 1 ppm in pools.
Body Acne
Wearing tank tops and swimsuits can lead to clogged pores as sweat mixes with bacteria and oils on your skin. Sitting around in a wet bathing suit can lead to friction and cause blemishes to brew on your bottom.
To prevent: blot sweat, don’t wipe, with a clean towel or cloth. Wash sweaty clothes, towels and hats, and thoroughly clean swimsuits before wearing again.
Margarita Rash
Limes (and lemons) contain photosensitizing agents called psoralens, which can cause a sunburn-like reaction when they come in contact with skin. Bartenders and those exposed to higher concentrations of psoralens with a longer period of UVA exposure could have a blistering reaction.
To prevent: wash hands thoroughly after contact or avoid psoralen containing foods and beverages while in the sun.
Molluscum Contagiosum
As the name implies, this virus is highly contagious. Most common among children, it spreads easily through contact with contaminated objects like toys and towels.
Symptoms include small, raised, round and flesh-colored bumps anywhere on the body that can become inflamed and itchy.
To prevent the spread: keep your hands clean, do not share personal items, cover bumps with a watertight bandage if swimming or when exposed to direct contact with others.
Yeast Infection
Tinea veriscolor is caused by a type of yeast that naturally lives on your skin. Living in a hot climate and sweating a lot can cause the yeast to grow out of control and produce a rash.
The condition is not contagious and patches of skin may be lighter or darker than the skin around them. Spots may occur anywhere on your body but are most common on your neck, chest, and back.
To prevent: limit sun exposure, avoid tight clothing, wear breathable fabric and avoid oily skin products.
Dry Skin
Sun, swimming and air conditioning can contribute to dry, irritated skin.
To prevent: use sunscreen, shower immediately after getting out of the pool in warm, not hot water and keep moisturizer handy throughout the day.Razor Burn
Caused by shaving too closely or too harshly. A dull razor can also cause bumps and inflammation.
To prevent: cleanse thoroughly before shaving to open pores, use a good razor and high-quality cream, and always moisturize after shaving.
Broken Blood Vessels
Too much sun exposure can cause your blood vessels to rise to the surface and even burst.
To prevent: use sunscreen and avoid sun exposure.
Sun Allergy
Certain medications can cause allergic skin reactions and lead to red, itchy hives.
To prevent: check your medication, use sunscreen and avoid exposure.
Sunburn
Overexposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays can lead to red or reddish skin that is painful and hot to the touch and can increase your risk of getting skin cancer.
To prevent: wear a hat and sunglasses; apply SPF30+ sunscreen that provides protection from both UVA and UVB and re-apply every two hours or immediately after swimming or sweating.
We have been having so much fun traveling around the Valley sharing our best skin tips with our community. If you have any concerns or notice any changes in your skin, do not hesitate to make an appointment! For more information about Affiliated Dermatology, check out affderm.com.
Originally published by Good Morning Arizona “10 summer skin problems and how to prevent them.” Copyright 2019 KPHO/KTVK (KPHO Broadcasting Corporation). All rights reserved. Posted Jul 27, 2019. WATCH: What you need to know.
Also, published by Hridoy on My Online Heath. July 28, 2019.
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[00:00:01] a sunburn might not be the only kind of
[00:00:04] skin problem that you can experience in
[00:00:06] the summer next we're gonna talk about
[00:00:08] how to take care of several other types
[00:00:10] of skin issues even ones that can be
[00:00:12] spread to the kids to kid if you're
[00:00:16] going to be heading out to the swimming
[00:00:17] pool wouldn't blame you this morning but
[00:00:19] make sure you're taking good care of
[00:00:21] your skin because while summer is a ton
[00:00:23] of fun until you're out too long and get
[00:00:26] sunburned or when you do again are out
[00:00:29] too long you get sunburned if you may
[00:00:31] not have realized that there are
[00:00:32] actually other things besides a sunburn
[00:00:34] that can really affect you so we've got
[00:00:36] a dermatologist Mitch Mitch manway
[00:00:39] joining us this morning to talk about
[00:00:40] some of the different ailments that can
[00:00:42] affect our skin good morning to you good
[00:00:44] morning to you thank you so much for
[00:00:46] having me the very first one I asked you
[00:00:48] for to pronounce egg because I cannot
[00:00:50] tell me what it's a little tough it's
[00:00:52] called molluscum okay and this is just
[00:00:54] actually it's kind of like a wart like
[00:00:56] virus that gets bred very easily from
[00:00:58] kids you know playing around the pool
[00:01:01] it's it's like a wart so it's like
[00:01:03] mainly skin-to-skin contact but however
[00:01:05] you can contaminate you know pool toys
[00:01:08] towels things like this that kids share
[00:01:10] back and forth they can spread this
[00:01:12] virus and it comes up as this type of
[00:01:14] like kind of flesh colored bumps these
[00:01:17] this rash that can kind of appear and
[00:01:20] anywhere on the skin it can kind of be
[00:01:22] irritating a little bit itchy mostly
[00:01:23] they kind of hang out and they're not so
[00:01:25] symptomatic for kids but it's extremely
[00:01:27] contagious so you just want to avoid
[00:01:29] sharing personal items things like pool
[00:01:31] toys towels things like that and then
[00:01:33] you always want to protect if you have
[00:01:35] the bumps from coming into contact with
[00:01:37] other kids by using like a waterproof
[00:01:39] bandage and is that something you just
[00:01:40] let you know go through its course or
[00:01:43] you can some some parents opted not to
[00:01:45] treat because it is like a war it's not
[00:01:47] gonna hurt anybody you know in the long
[00:01:49] run but whoever most parents do want to
[00:01:51] get rid of them sooner rather than later
[00:01:52] so they'll come into the office and
[00:01:54] obviously that's where we can give
[00:01:56] certain treatments okay even less
[00:01:58] pleasant yeast infections yes now
[00:02:00] there's some traditional type of yeast
[00:02:01] infections that we commonly hear about
[00:02:03] but ones they actually live on this skin
[00:02:05] okay
[00:02:05] so especially during summer months
[00:02:07] wherever people get like really hot and
[00:02:09] sweaty yeast really likes to live in
[00:02:11] that environment and it can kind of over
[00:02:13] grow
[00:02:14] we don't like to think about it but
[00:02:15] actually is on our skin normally okay I
[00:02:18] like day to day and sometimes you know
[00:02:20] during under these right conditions it
[00:02:21] can really over proliferate and you get
[00:02:23] like this lighter or darker patches of
[00:02:25] skin on usually on the chest or the
[00:02:27] trunk or the back and again something
[00:02:30] that you know not life-threatening not
[00:02:31] super harmful but something that you
[00:02:33] would want to come into the office and
[00:02:34] get treated with some sort of a knife
[00:02:35] fungal okay here in the desert dry skin
[00:02:37] yeah oh my god such a huge issue over
[00:02:40] here try skin all my patients they're
[00:02:42] always coming from other places and they
[00:02:44] don't realize that now they live in a
[00:02:46] special place where they really have to
[00:02:47] moisturize and that be if they came from
[00:02:50] anywhere anywhere you know humid it's
[00:02:53] terrible you know as far as moisturizers
[00:02:55] the unfortunate thing is I usually tell
[00:02:57] patients the thicker the greasy are the
[00:02:59] better oh interesting and everyone likes
[00:03:00] to use the pump bottles yeah
[00:03:02] unfortunately they're mostly water
[00:03:03] really not gonna help as well as
[00:03:05] something thick and there's something
[00:03:07] like a jar or a tube you know something
[00:03:10] that can really help kind of coat the
[00:03:12] skin and retain that moisture
[00:03:13] okay razor burn razor burn razor burn
[00:03:15] super common issue again you obviously
[00:03:17] want to cleanse before you shave any
[00:03:19] area soften the hairs you want to use a
[00:03:21] clean razor nothing that's been around
[00:03:24] for more than say like a week or two
[00:03:25] okay and then obviously you know use a
[00:03:28] high quality razor cleanse the area
[00:03:31] thoroughly and then moisturize your
[00:03:32] afterwards and that can usually help a
[00:03:34] lot of prevent against a lot of this
[00:03:36] razor burns okay okay thing doctor man
[00:03:39] way thank you so much don't appreciate
[00:03:41] the good advice