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I have a lot of skin coming off my finger tips what should i fo i don't know how it started and when

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Moisterise and soa: Soak hand in warm --hot olive oil for 10 minutes and then in nice hot wax . Put cotton socks on hands at night with good moisturizing cream . Massage hand and good skin vitamin would help donot pick on skin.

Answered 3/26/2013

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