SKIN PODCAST

SKIN VISITS

ONE OF THE MORE FREQUENT REASONS YOU HAVE FOR PATIENT ENCOUNTERS IS SKIN CONCERNS.

WE ARE GOING TO BREAK UP SKIN CONCERNS INTO THREE EPISODES

WE HAVE SO MANY TOPICS TO DISCUSS THAT WE WANT TO BREAK THEM UP INTO EASIER TO FIND SEGMENTS.

LET’S START OFF WITH ECZEMA

WHY IS IT SO COMMON IN UTAH?

WHEN IS ECZEMA THE WORST?

DOES IT GET BETTER WITH AGE?

WHAT ARE THE WAYS TO PREVENT ECZEMA?

WHAT SKIN CARE PRODUCTS CAN FAMILIES USE? PARENTS ALWAYS GET FUN LAVENDER AND BABY-SCENTED PRODUCTS FOR BABY SHOWERS BUT THOSE ARE PROBLEMATIC FOR BABY SKIN.

WHAT ABOUT OTHER PRODUCTS THAT TOUCH SKIN?

HOW DO PARENTS MANAGE FLARE-UPS?

SPEAKING OF PREVENTING BLEEDING. WHAT ABOUT MEDICATION PREVENTION WHEN SKIN IS DOING WELL?

WHAT IF THEY DO ALL THESE THINGS AND STILL HAVE PROBLEMS?

ONE OF THE COMPLICATIONS OF ECZEMA IS THE TENDENCY TO GET SOME SECONDARY INFECTIONS.

SOUNDS KIND OF LIKE A SPELL NAME FROM HARRY POTTER—mol-LUS-CUM con-TAGE-E-OSUM AND POOF —A BAD RASH

WHY DO KIDS WITH ECZEMA GET IT MORE OFTEN?

WHAT ARE TREATMENT OPTIONS?

THE LESIONS SOMETIMES GET REALLY INFLAMED AND INFECTED APPEARING

ARE THERE OTHER MORE AGGRESSIVE TREATMENT OPTIONS?

HOW ABOUT A COMMON SKIN CONDITION KERATOSIS (KARA-TOSIS) PILARIS (PIE-LAIR-US) THAT PEOPLE OFTEN CONFUSE WITH ECZEMA

AND IT OCCURS IN VERY CONSISTENT LOCATIONS

AND IT IS NORMAL ON SKIN, LIKE SOMEONE HAVING FRECKLES

IF IT BOTHERS SOMEONE ARE THERE OPTIONS TO HELP MANAGE IT?

LET’S MOVE TO EVERYONE’S FAVORITE—ACNE. WE DO HAVE A COUPLE ITEMS IN THIS PART ONE THAT ARE INFECTIONS LIKE MOLLUSCUM AND ACNE

SO AFTER GOOD SKIN HYGIENE WITH ANY NUMBER OF SKIN CLEANING PRODUCTS, WHAT ARE YOUR RECOMMENDED STEPS IN THE HIERARCHY FOR ACNE TREATMENT?

I THINK THEY GOT THE MESSAGE THAT EACH STEP REQUIRES 6 WEEKS OF PATIENCE. ONE CHALLENGE IS DOING A GOOD JOB WITH EACH STEP—THE MEDICINES DON’T WORK WELL IF THEY DON’T GET USED.

PROBABLY ANOTHER FAVORITE FOR PARENTS IS WARTS. HERE WE HAVE ANOTHER COMMON PROBLEM THAT IS ALSO A VIRAL INFECTION.

AND WARTS ALSO GO AWAY 100 PERCENT OF THE TIME—EVENTUALLY.

IF PARENTS WANT TO ACTIVELY TREAT, WHAT ARE THE OPTIONS? THERE ARE SOME CREATIVE ONES LIKE USING DUCT TAPE.

WHAT ABOUT THE OVER THE COUNTER FREEZING AGENTS?

ANY OTHER OPTIONS INCLUDING FREEZING IN THE OFFICE?

AND WHO SHOULD MAYBE GO DOWN THE PATHWAY OF HAVING WARTS FROZEN?

ARE THERE ANY WARTS THAT YOU REFER TO SPECIALISTS?

LET’S MOVE ON TO MOLES. THESE ARE ALWAYS TRICKY—WHEN DO I GET A MOLE CUT OUT VS LEAVE IT ALONE? MANY FAMILIES HAD A HISTORY OF SKIN CANCER AND WORRY ABOUT MOLES.

MAYBE WALK US THROUGH THE A-B-C-D-E MNEMONIC FOR MOLES

AND THEY CAN FIND REFERENCES FOR THIS ONLINE

AND WHILE WE ARE STILL IN THE SPACE WHERE PEOPLE MIGHT BE CONCERNED ABOUT CANCER—MANY CHILDREN COME IN WITH UNUSUAL LUMPS. I THINK THAT MOM’S IN PARTICULAR ARE ATTUNED THAT UNUSUAL LUMPS ARE BAD.

AND WE HAVE SAVED THE MOST FUN FOR LAST—HYPERHIDROSIS—EXCESSIVE SWEATING.

WHAT TREATMENT OPTIONS ARE OUT THERE?

THIS WRAPS UP PART ONE OF THE SKIN PODCASTS. NEXT WILL BE MORE ABOUT SKIN INFECTIONS AND SKIN TRAUMA.