Happens what happens when warm and delicious become transfigured and mature?
Dermatologist certified by the Board Dr. Mark Stom has taken on Tiktok to warn people of a slightly known but particularly bad side effect of heat exposure that can be caused by heat pads and hot water bottles.
It can be itchy and painful and in some cases, permanent.
Tiktok User Faith Harrell (@faith_Harrell) initially started the alarm bells in the app when she showed the skin in her stomach, which was covered in a dark, irregular pattern.
“Your friendly memory not to overly use your heating pillow in your stomach in the highest environment,” she wrote, accumulating 3.9 million views and thousands of interested comments.
Some tried with their stories of horror, naming the issue: “I had toated the skin syndrome on my feet throughout the high school because I was dependent on my heat pillow,” said one woman.
Responding to the warning of faith, Dr. The strom broke down how toasted skin syndrome occurs.
“Many do not realize that you really have to be very careful about chronic exposure of heat to your skin,” he said. “Even heat exposure that is not causing pain at that time or burning, because long -term exposure of heat can lead to a permanent rash and stain.”
This condition is called Erythema ab igne, also known as EAI, toasted skin syndrome or fire stains.
“This causes permanent net patterns similar to brown, purple or red stains,” Stom explained. “Some of the biggest culprits of causing this are heat pads, such as those used to treat things such as endometriosis pain.”
Erythema ab igne Latin for redness from fire was once common in the middle.
The condition became less widespread as central heating increased in ubiquity.
Stom noted that in addition to heating pads, modern sources of toasted skin syndrome include spatial heating, electric blankets and laptops.
Classic EAI symptoms is a rash that is formed in a lace -like pattern; It can start as pink and eventually turn red, purple or brown. EAI can be itching, burned or shaken and it can be difficult to distinguish from rashes caused by skin cancer.
“If you start to notice staining on your skin, you want to stop exposure to ASAP heat, we hope the stain will become permanent,” Stom said.
To protect the skin from EAI, experts recommend using a lap table, programming your heating pillow or electric blanket at the lowest possible placement and limiting use.
Middle -aged women, especially those who are overweight, are disproportionately affected by EAI. Treatment usually involves staying away from the heat source. The rash tends to leave on its own. In rare cases, it can cause pain and increase the risk of skin cancer.
Retinoid cream, derived from vitamin A, can help relieve symptoms, although not recommended for pregnant or nursing women.
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