DON'T SELF TREAT PEELING SKIN ON FEET

When your "dogs" start barking over the scaly skin situation going on down there, it can be super tempting to take matters into your own hands by, say, picking. Don't, per Jennifer Tauber, DPM, a podiatrist in New Canaan, Connecticut. "The biggest mistake that people make is trying to remove the peeling skin on their own, either by using some type of instrument, which can lead to bleeding and infection, or an over-the-counter remedy that may be too harsh for the skin and cause more irritation than good."

 

Dr. Jennifer Tauber

 

Instead, Dr. Tauber recommends scheduling an appointment with your doc, especially if it's your first time having any unexplained peeling since it "can happen for different reasons." And the same is true if you start to experience any signs of infection, such as redness, drainage, itchiness, or pain, she adds.

 

Source: Laura Stampler and Elizabeth Bacharach, Women's Health Magazine 

Courtesy of Barry Block, editor of PM News.