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Lower section of tibia on both legs in the same spot is very dry. possibly from chronic exposure to space heater. lotion not absorbing into this area. 1. what could this be? 2. best treatment or type of moisturizer to use for maximum absorption?
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Most likely you have erythema ab igne. Red/cooked skin from the space heater. You can Google it. It only gets better by avoiding the heater say by covering legs. This will depend on how much scarring you have.
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