With the arrival of summer months, there arise several problems for your feet too. When environment is very warm and hot and your feet are enclosed with tight fitting shoes, your feet are prone to several skin issues including fungal ...
DermaTalk Latest Articles
Burning Feet Syndrome
Burning feet syndrome (BFS) is a disorder commonly seen in elderly individuals. Although no specific caused is identified, it can occur as solely just a symptom or the manifestation of internal disease. Individual with burning feet syndrome may experience burning ...
Burning Sensation in Feet: Its Causes and Remedies
Burning sensation in feet can be simply because you are tired and may go away after a good rest. However, burning feet can also be due to nerve damage (peripheral neuropathy), perhaps as a result of underlying chronic diseases like ...
Frostbite
Frostbite occurs when skin and subcutaneous tissue freezes after exposure to extreme and prolonged freezing condition. Frostbite usually affects ears, nose, cheeks, fingers and toes. This is an emergency condition and requires immediate medical attention and prompt treatment. It may ...
Trench Foot
Trench foot occurs when feet are exposed to cold and wet condition for a long period of time without immersion or actual freezing. The term “trench foot” was derived from trench warfare in world war-I, when soldiers stood for hours ...
Chilblains – How To Prevent Yourself In Winter
Chilblains are small localized itchy, tender erythema and swelling caused by exposure to cold. The condition is also known as pernio or perniosis. They usually clear up on their own after exposure to warm but when severe, blistering and ulceration ...
How To Treat Foot Corn Yourself
Corn are acquired area of thickened skin that appear over sites of repeated or prolonged trauma of the skin.The lesion arises due to prolonged repeated friction pressure over a time and are associated with poorly fitting footwear or any other ...
Activated protein C can stimulate wound healing in patients with skin ulcers
Current research suggest that Activated protein C can stimulate wound healing in patients with skin ulcers that are refractory to conventional wound-healing therapies,according to the article published in november issue of Archives of Dermatology. The treatment of skin ulcers frequently ...
How To Prevent Your Dry Skin Problem
Dry skin is a common condition of all ages and gender but is espically present among the elderly.Dry skin is due to dehydration of strantum corneum of skin which is more commonly found in lower legs but might affect any ...
Foot Care Tips For Winter Season
As we store our sandles and other airy summber shoes for winter, so many of us probably not thinking about how we can adjust to boots in winter. Many might not care about their feet but its of great important ...