YSK that excessive exposure to a heat source, such as a…
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YSK that excessive exposure to a heat source, such as a hot water bottle or a laptop, can cause a chronic skin condition called erythema ab igne
Why YSK: A lot of people use hot water bottles for pain management or to keep warm, but putting them directly on your skin can cause red marks that will initially fade but can eventually become chronic and even lead to cancer.
I always assumed that my marks would fade as they had before, until I read about 'toasted skin syndrome' (the colloquial term for the condition) online and realised that I had made a mistake. It took two years and a lot of mental strain for my skin to look fairly normal again (I'm lucky!), and I'm still worried about the cancer risk. So learn from my mistake and keep heat sources away from your skin!
Wikipedia article about the condition: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erythema\_ab\_igne
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Why YSK: A lot of people use hot water bottles for pain management or to keep warm, but putting them directly on your skin can cause red marks that will initially fade but can eventually become chronic and even lead to cancer.
I always assumed that my marks would fade as they had before, until I read about 'toasted skin syndrome' (the colloquial term for the condition) online and realised that I had made a mistake. It took two years and a lot of mental strain for my skin to look fairly normal again (I'm lucky!), and I'm still worried about the cancer risk. So learn from my mistake and keep heat sources away from your skin!
Wikipedia article about the condition: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erythema\_ab\_igne
#education
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