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Skin folds
Skin folds are the parts of the body where skin overlaps and traps skin oils and skin moisture, increasing the likelihood of rashes and odors. Skin folds areas include the neck (sometimes), the armpits, under the breasts (sometimes), and between the legs (private parts).
Dr. Jeff Livingston reviewed this
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A 34-year old asked:
Advantages and disadvantages of skin fold calliper test? Seems easier than immersion
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A 42-year old asked:
Abdominal skin fold measurements hard to do? Can I just use tape measure?
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A 33-year old male asked:
Hi, I have a small hard bump in my lower groin. Been there 4 months, size of a bb, no pain, hasn't changed in size. I can pinch it in my skin fold..
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A 20-year old female asked:
Internal bump by the skin fold close to vag and it's not red or anything just hurts and it's not showing a bump but you can feel it when u push on it?
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A 37-year old asked:
What can cause little tiny bumps around my knuckles, an outbreak on my elbows and just about everywhere my skin folds?
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A 30-year old male asked:
Hi I have a skin fold under my tongue and i am afraid wether it might be a wart can you please help me in this concern?
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A 38-year old female asked:
In the past few days I have developed a raw and sore area on my abdomen under a skin fold. First time this has happened so don't know how to treat it ?
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A male asked:
Would a thread lift be effective at my age? I am 50 and am seeking a way to get rid of the ugly skin folds on my neck. I would rather avoid a lengthy recovery process if there is an alternative.
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A 46-year old asked:
Had 2 large popped blisters in skin folds. Does that sound like an infection?
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A 35-year old female asked:
I have a circular lump at the top of my ear where the skin folds, what could it be ?
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A 41-year old female asked:
Sore that doesn't heal , is oozing clear liquid , has some pus and bleeds some, what is it, how to treat it.It is in a skin fold keeps forming moistur?
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A 45-year old asked:
Will i need oral antifungal drugs to treat candidiasis intertrigo, which is a yeast skin infection of skin folds?
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A 36-year old female asked about a female:
My 11mnth old baby girl has cries when she poos.stools are soft.i noticed a skin fold around anus.used topical1%steroid for 2wks.wat cud it be??
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A 21-year old male asked:
Can cutaneous non albican candidiasis affecting skin folds (foreskin) cause epididymo-orchitis/prostatitis symptoms? Chronic pain, pelvic region too
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A 19-year old female asked:
I have a problm in my toe nail,it grows under skin fold make inflamation and it hurts alot during walking,,i took it once by surgeon but again happend?
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A female asked:
Been experiencing reddish rash in skin folds, inner part of arms and thigh areas. Slight elevation in rash. My neck have a rash as well with bumps in ?
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A 33-year old asked:
Itchiness in the skin folds( thighs, inner creases of arms, ankles, behind legs, etc). Need remedies? Could it possibly be stress?
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A 34-year old male asked:
Red rash on penis shaft, only in one spot. Mainly where my skin folds in the middle of the shaft. Keeps reappearing every so often. doesn't really itch or burn. Also getting bumps on different parts of body. Those go away in a few days as well?
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A 59-year old female asked:
What can be done about itching in skin folds? The itching is more intense when bathing in warm water. Medicated talcum powder gives only temporary relief. Antibiotic ointments only seem to make it worse. Cortisone cream has no effect one way or the other.
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A 25-year old female asked:
How do I clean the poop that gets under the skin folds in my newborns vagina? Can i wick it with a q-tip
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A 21-year old female asked:
Burning&itching in skin folds of buttocks and burning in area in contact with underwear from downward.used hydrocortisone for a week and zinc oxide for 3 weeks improved a little then returned .it's been more than 3 months and getting worse?
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A 41-year old female asked:
How to treat broken and irritated skin under somach fold?
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A 38-year old female asked:
I scrub myself regularly but my skin around the folds are a little darker. I've tried whitening cream but the area is not evenly whitened. Plse help.?
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A 20-year old female asked:
I have a cut on the outside of my vagina just on the skin outside the folds. Is it ok to use A+D ointment on it?
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A male asked:
I'm over weight and have constant pink/ sometimes red skin in the folds. I bath reg and try my best to keep these area dry. cortisone will help but ?
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A member asked:
I have little bumps on vagina area on the outer skin of vaginal folds they hurt alil wen i touch them could it be heat bumps or warts?
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A 30-year old asked:
How can I put an end to empty folds of skin in belly?
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A 41-year old asked:
Please tell me the term for the fold of skin at the corona of glans penis?
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A 48-year old asked:
What kinds of gynocological surgical procedures can remove discolored folds of skin around the vagina opening....?
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A 31-year old female asked:
Dry skin/crusty on ear fold... the top part of the ear inside thats folded over 31 Female, what can it be and what can i do for it?
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