How to Protect Yourself from the Summer’s Biggest Skin Concerns

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Summer is here, and that means we must take care of our skin. Sunburns are one of the biggest skin issues in Arizona, but what are some other common ones? A majority of the population suffers from eczema, psoriasis, and rashes. The summer months are all about fun in the sun, but the warmer weather also brings a variety of different rashes or skin concerns. Dr. Andrew Newman along with Susan Casper of Sonoran Living discuss solutions to the summer’s biggest skin issues like eczema, psoriasis, swimmer’s itch, and even margarita rash.

What is Eczema?

Eczema affects about 10% to 20% of infants and about 3% of adults and children in the U.S. Most infants who develop the condition outgrow it by their tenth birthday, while some people continue to have symptoms on and off throughout life. With proper treatment, the disease often can be controlled.

Eczema usually begins during childhood and is known to be a hereditary condition. It generally appears as a rash on the arms and behind the knees but can appear anywhere on the body, including the face. Eczema is a term for a group of medical conditions that cause the skin to become inflamed or irritated.

The most common type of eczema is known as atopic dermatitis atopic eczema. Atopic refers to a group of diseases with an often inherited tendency to develop other allergic conditions, such as asthma and hay fever.

What is Psoriasis?

Psoriasis is a chronic skin disorder characterized by raised lesions with silvery scale that most often occur on the scalp, elbows, knees and lower back. It can range from a very mild, hardly noticeable rash to a severe eruption that covers large areas of the body. In some patients, psoriasis causes nail changes and joint pain (psoriatic arthritis).

Psoriasis affects 2% of people https://www.psoriasis.org/about-psoriasis and is not contagious, but may be inherited. The first episode usually strikes between the ages of 15 and 35. It is a chronic condition that will then cycle through flare-ups and remissions throughout the rest of the patient’s life.

What are the common rashes in the summer?

Swimmers itch , heat rash, and margarita rash are a few of the skin concerns that are more common in the summer. Swimmer’s Itch is an itchy rash that appears after you go swimming or wading in lakes, ponds, and oceans. It’s caused by an allergic reaction to parasites that burrow into your skin. While swimmer’s itch is uncomfortable, it usually clears up on its own. You can prevent it by:

Avoiding infested water. Look for warning signs that may be posted in the area and pay attention to what other swimmers have been hearing and experiencing.
Rinse immediately after swimming with clean water. Then, briskly dry your skin. The parasites start to burrow when you’re no longer in the water and the water on your skin starts evaporating
Apply waterproof sunscreen to protect skin from parasitesClogged sweat glands can lead to build up under your skin and cause tiny, itchy bumps or blisters. Heat rash usually goes away after a few days, but if you sweat less, you can reduce your chances of getting it.
Wear lightweight, loose-fitting cotton clothing.
If you work outdoors, aim for the coolest parts of the day.

The so-called margarita rash is a skin condition that can occur when a chemical compound found in limes interacts with sunlight. The rash could cause scarring, but that’s rare. The rash that develops is quite itchy at first and then it might get irritated and painful, potentially turn a dark red on your skin. Avoid this rash by carefully mixing drinks outside, and avoid handling citrus fruits before heading to the pool.

Miliaria Rubra (aka heat rash)

Don’t forget that your skin is your body’s biggest organ, so we must take care of it. Stay hydrated, and don’t forget that SPF!

We’re offering 15% off several of our products in our dispensaries to keep your skin feeling and looking as healthy as it can be! If you have any skin concerns or questions, call Affiliated Dermatology at (602) 775-5025 to book an appointment or request an appointment online.

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[00:00:01] summer is here and that means we must

[00:00:04] take care of our skin sunburns they are

[00:00:06] one of the most and biggest Commons of

[00:00:09] skin issues in the state of Arizona but

[00:00:11] there are so many other common ones that

[00:00:13] you need to know about here to break

[00:00:14] down what to do to protect our skin

[00:00:16] during the summer months this is dr.

[00:00:17] Andrew Newman he is the chief

[00:00:19] dermatology resident at affiliated

[00:00:21] dermatology you said every day we need

[00:00:23] to be doing something to keep our skin

[00:00:25] safe yeah number one SPF 30 to 50

[00:00:29] sunscreen just to protect yourself from

[00:00:31] the Sun and and moisturize yeah and

[00:00:33] drink water yes so we have water out

[00:00:36] here we have a fantastic display I want

[00:00:38] to start with eczema that it what is

[00:00:40] eczema how do you treat it so eczema is

[00:00:43] one of the most common skin diseases

[00:00:45] that actually we see in our office and

[00:00:48] 10 to 20% of infants will have eczema

[00:00:51] it's something that most infants will

[00:00:55] grow out of by the time they have their

[00:00:57] 10th birthday but not all of them well

[00:00:59] their parents if they have asthma

[00:01:02] allergies or eczema the kids are more

[00:01:05] likely to have it as well it is partly

[00:01:07] hereditary all right and these are some

[00:01:09] products that you say well maybe kind of

[00:01:11] minimize some of that itching and that

[00:01:12] flaky skin mm-hmm

[00:01:13] exactly so these are dermatology trusted

[00:01:17] products that moisturize the skin which

[00:01:19] is by far the most important thing to do

[00:01:22] for treating eczema all right and these

[00:01:25] are the no nose exactly these are things

[00:01:28] we should not be doing in our home and

[00:01:30] putting on our skin right if you have

[00:01:31] that right fragrances are very

[00:01:34] irritating even the ones you don't put

[00:01:36] directly on your skin but the ones that

[00:01:38] are plugged into your wall so yeah

[00:01:41] they're very irritating the skin so you

[00:01:43] just want to avoid those it'll land on

[00:01:51] our skin all right let's talk about

[00:01:52] psoriasis what is psoriasis how is that

[00:01:55] different than eggs amah so psoriasis is

[00:01:57] actually a full-body disease even though

[00:02:00] we think of it as a skin disease it

[00:02:03] tends to affect joints it tends to

[00:02:06] affect the liver even in the heart it

[00:02:09] turns out that you have scaly thick

[00:02:11] plaques and patches

[00:02:12] is often on the scalp could be on the

[00:02:15] elbows could be on the knees and

[00:02:17] typically it's not something we cure but

[00:02:20] we manage it I'll control it all right

[00:02:23] so those were the different types of

[00:02:25] psoriasis howdy and you can treat it

[00:02:27] similar to the eczema similar there are

[00:02:31] different medicines in fact the last 10

[00:02:33] years or so there's been a huge just I

[00:02:38] guess adventure blow up of new

[00:02:41] treatments including injectables pills

[00:02:44] and even topicals everything is just

[00:02:46] completely new and exciting you guys you

[00:02:49] can help us with that all right so these

[00:02:50] are some of the other common skin

[00:02:52] conditions we can get in Arizona you saw

[00:02:54] in the tease people were itching and all

[00:02:56] of that you said there's some there's

[00:02:58] some common ones we can get just by

[00:02:59] going and enjoying a day at the lake

[00:03:01] yeah definitely so ponds lakes ocean if

[00:03:05] it's infested with a certain small

[00:03:06] parasite you can end up with what's

[00:03:09] called swimmers itch which is an itch

[00:03:12] after swimming hence the name and it's

[00:03:14] it's actually caused by the little

[00:03:16] parasites burrowing in your skin and you

[00:03:20] develop an allergic reaction to it which

[00:03:22] causes the itchiness so you want to just

[00:03:25] avoid any water contaminated with that

[00:03:28] of course so look for signs in the area

[00:03:31] okay yeah we hope with a little bit

[00:03:36] right and nonetheless you want to wash

[00:03:39] off with clean water afterwards okay

[00:03:41] what is margarita rash I love the

[00:03:43] display that you brought the way yeah so

[00:03:45] margarita rash is a fun one it's on you

[00:03:48] classically occurs after you make

[00:03:50] margaritas what happens is when lime

[00:03:53] juice will touch your skin and then you

[00:03:56] go into the Sun there's a chemical

[00:03:59] reaction that takes place on your skin

[00:04:00] with the sunlight and the lime juice and

[00:04:03] it causes a rash and so people that

[00:04:05] typically get this are people who are

[00:04:07] preparing salsas for the day or

[00:04:09] bartenders and so what you want to do is

[00:04:12] just avoid spilling lyons views on your

[00:04:15] skin and going out to the poolside in

[00:04:18] the glass not on our skin great

[00:04:20] information and you'll see the good

[00:04:21] folks that affiliated dermatology they

[00:04:23] can help you out if you come home with

[00:04:25] any sort of skin

[00:04:26] condition affiliated dermatology is

[00:04:28] offering 15% off over-the-counter skin

[00:04:31] care products they have eight Valley

[00:04:33] wide locations for your convenience

[00:04:35] call affiliated dermatology at 602 seven

[00:04:38] seventy five five zero two five or

[00:04:40] request an appointment online at AFF

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