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Is washing my hands with alcohol instead of water and soup harmful to the hands and the vessels ?
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Not harmful: This is not harmful although you may find repeated use to be excessively drying to your skin. Best wishes, David Fox, MD, FACS www.FoxVein.com
Answered 6/6/2015
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