Aired (August 31, 2024): May problema ka ba sa varicose veins? O 'di kaya'y naghahanap ng gamot sa bulutong tubig? Lahat ng inyong katanungan, alamin kasama ang ating resident dermatologist, Dra. Jean Marquez!
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Hosted by Connie Sison and its resident doctors, ‘Pinoy MD’ is an informative magazine show that provides wellness tips and answers to some important medical questions.
Watch ‘Pinoy MD’ every Saturday, 6 AM on GMA Network. Subscribe to youtube.com/gmapublicaffairs for our full episodes.
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00:00Our dermatologist, Dr. Jean, is here to answer some of the questions that you sent to our FB page.
00:08Good morning to you, doctor!
00:10Good morning, Connie, and of course, good morning to our viewers here at PinoyMD.
00:15Question number one.
00:17Is it normal for a 23-year-old to have a lot of varicose veins?
00:22What can we do to prevent it from growing?
00:26The question is from John Umali.
00:28You know, varicose veins actually start to appear during the mid-20s, 40s,
00:34and as you grow older, the chances of having it increase.
00:39But we can really see varicose veins at that age.
00:45That's why it's really important that once you see those varicose veins,
00:49you can immediately treat it by doing sclerotherapy.
00:53We're injecting sclerosing solution to close those varicose veins so that it won't grow.
00:58And of course, there are a lot of preventive measures so that it won't worsen.
01:02You have to be mobile, always moving.
01:05You can't just sit for two hours, stand for two hours, and not move.
01:10You have to continually move those muscles in your legs.
01:13And of course, when you're sleeping, you can put up your legs,
01:17for example, on one or two pillows, to relieve the pressure in your legs.
01:22For women who are doing hormonal therapy,
01:26well, we have to be careful because we may be more prone to develop varicose veins.
01:30And of course, you have to lose weight to avoid having varicose veins.
01:35Let's go back to the question of our viewers.
01:37Doc, what is the medicine for bloated water?
01:41From Jaira Zurica.
01:43Actually, the medicine for that is,
01:45number one, if you're having a fever, which is very common.
01:50You'll have a fever first, then you'll have those rashes.
01:54If you have a fever, then you can take paracetamol.
01:56It's called symptomatic treatment.
02:00And of course, you need an antiviral, which is a cyclovir.
02:04That's the one that we give to control the growth of those viruses.
02:11And of course, if you also have rashes,
02:13we put already antibiotic creams to prevent a secondary infection.
02:18And sometimes, if there's water,
02:21we put what we call saline compress,
02:24or it could be a mixture of salt and water,
02:28so that the pimples will be removed.
02:31But of course, if you're already having pimples,
02:35or if you're peeling those lesions,
02:37you're still very contagious.
02:39And you should really avoid pimples.
02:42You should avoid getting infected.
02:44And those marks that are left by the chicken pox,
02:48that's the one that actually bothers most of the patient.
02:51Because the marks are deep.
02:53So you can go to a dermatologist when it's already swollen,
02:57because there are laser treatments and injections
02:59that will help clear those scars away.
03:02Back to our Facebook question,
03:03Dr. Jean, is there a medicine for ingrown?
03:06That's a question that was sent by Kent Pasadas.
03:09If a person has ingrown toenails,
03:11the nail plate,
03:13actually, it's pressing on the nail bed.
03:20So there's swelling because it's pressing on the nail bed.
03:24And of course, sometimes, there's an infection.
03:29So usually, when patients come to us,
03:31those ingrown toenails are already swollen and infected.
03:35So what we do is we give anti-inflammatories like paracetamols
03:39or ibuprofens or NSAIDs.
03:42And of course, we give them antibiotics.
03:45And then after that, when it's swollen,
03:48then we can actually remove those ingrown nails.
03:53So we can remove them by nail abulsion.
03:56That's a minor surgical procedure using local anesthesia.
04:01So we can remove them.
04:03And of course, it will grow again.
04:05Avoid cutting those nails too much.
04:10You will actually allow the nails to grow a little bit.
04:13It will hang a little bit.
04:16Not too much.
04:17So there's space between the nails and of course, the nail bed.
04:24So we should avoid cutting our nails too much.
04:29And let's avoid tight shoes.
04:32Here's our last question for you, Dr. Jean.
04:35What's the problem with her son's skin?
04:38What's the best medicine for this?
04:41All right.
04:42What we're seeing now is white patches.
04:46So I'm not really totally sure if this is what's called Fetiriasis Alba
04:52or which is just like a faded, whitish patch
04:56that can occur in people who have dry skin,
05:01who have Atopic Dermatitis or Asthma of the Skin.
05:05But there is also a possibility that could be Fetiriasis Alba.
05:10We should really take a closer look at this.
05:12We usually use a dermatoscope or an illuminated magnifying gadget
05:21to really see the depth of this white patch.
05:25But as I see it now, maybe it's between Fetiriasis Alba,
05:31which is not really dangerous.
05:34This could also be because of the dryness of the skin.
05:39If you have dryness of the skin,
05:41the scaly patch that you have actually does not penetrate the sun.
05:47So the areas that are normal are the ones that turn black
05:50and the areas that are dry turn white.
05:53The sun does not penetrate.
05:55That's why there are uneven skin colors that turn white.
05:58Especially, this occurs actually after a sun exposure.
06:02For example, when you go to the beach, it suddenly becomes obvious.
06:05If this is vitiligo, we will have to also examine the hairs.
06:10If the areas of the hairs turn white,
06:13this could be vitiligo.
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