Skin Habits You Can Do Without
Sunday, April 29th, 2007When your mother nagged you each time she caught you picking your skin, there was a reason. Here’s the short list of why mom was right:
Picking your skin.
This can lead to infections from staphylococcus, temporary discoloration of the area, delay of healing and worse, a scar. If it needs some TLC to heal, then check with your doctor.
Habitually scratching or rubbing the skin.
This can cause the skin to take on a leathery texture that actually may be more symptomatic than the original problem.
Ignoring an itching or bleeding mole.
This is a significant symptom associated with skin cancer. While not all symptomatic moles are melanoma, better to find out early than too late.

