Every person has the signs on the skin. Unless there are many and do not change, they should not cause problems. But if any The sign grows too quickly, or starts to wet or bleed, you should consult a doctor. Dermatologist Zuzana Murárová said in TASR TV Health.
“We try to learn people to investigate the signs themselves and also to be attentive to their surroundings,” She said that it often happens that, for example, a hairdresser sends a client to the doctor, because she would find a bad sign on her head. “In many cases, it is life -saving moments,” warned.
“We need to note whether we have something new on the skin, or whether we have started to change some of the original sign,” She specified that if the sign develops, is multicolored, has an irregular shape or edgesmust be alerted. “With signs and skin tumors, the sooner a person comes, the better the prognosis for a comprehensive cure,” she stressed.
To monitor the change of signs in people who have a lot of them is Suitable examination by a full -body digital dermatoscope. Those who do not have the opportunity to undergo this examination, the doctor advised to get They took a photo of a mobile phone from the front and back every three months. “Sometimes you need to compare those photos if you will see any changes to them. Current cameras on mobile phones have a good resolution to notice it, ”she said. According to her, people should also know their own family tree, whether in their family someone had a tendency to skin cancer, and in this case, check the signs regularly with the expert.
In the case of scraping the sign, unless it was problematic, there is no need to panic. “If it’s a healthy sign, healthy skin, it will heal and there is no problem with it. It is worse when the place does not heal for a long time, tears or wet, ” evaluated.
As she added, patients who claim to have a rough towel or that they are shaking their clothes and began to bleed. “Normally, any towel or rough substance is not a reason to disrupt the continuity of the skin, whether to sign or outside,” she said, adding that When something like this happens and the sign does not heal, a dermatologist should be sought.
The sign in chronically irritated areas such as abdomen, waist, area under the underwear, under the bra, around the collar on the necka dermatologist recommended to be removed.
However, these interventions are not recommended in the summer months. “We avoid them because it is warm, people are sweating and it can cause healing complications, and also sunlight is much stronger,” the doctor said. After removing the sign, it is necessary to count on restrictions, whether in sports or bathing until the wound heals, which lasts approximately two weeks. “But if we see a significant change to the sign, we do not hesitate to remove it at any time of the year. Especially when it is a skin tumor,” she concluded.
