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Re: My ugly legs...hair and more- to ZOWIE
From: bluebonnet (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 22 Mar 2001 02:00:55 -0600 (CST)
zowie, the axilla is your armpit area.
At Wed, 21 Mar 2001, Zowie wrote:
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>Hi there. I, too, have this problem, althought the Dermatologist I saw
>yesterday didn't notice it. (My appt. was literally about a minute
>long). However, he did notice this on my neck and Rx me "ammonium
>lactate" or "lac-hydrin" which I researched on rxlist.com and found that
>it too is for ichthyosis, the scaling skin. My instructions are to use
>it twice a day to "neck and axilla". What is an axilla?? I guess I can
>use this on my legs too? I wish I could just pout it into a tub and
>bathe in it. That's how dry my skin is. I did explain that my skin is
>severely dry and scaly all over, but the instructions don't say "apply
>everywhere" or to "affected areas", so I'm afraid to use it anywhere
>else. Perhaps this would also work in place of the Amlactin that you
>are searching for. Mine is a 12% cream that comes in a long, 140 gm
>tube, 2 to a box. See if you can find this one. They're by Rx only
>though. Good luck!
>
>At Wed, 21 Mar 2001, anonymous wrote:
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>>Is this lotion Amlactin over the counter or prescription? I tryied to
>>look it up on the net as a prescription drug and had no luck finding it
>>too. I also have this problem and shaving really aggrevates it so my dr
>>said if i want it to go away, just don't shave (can't u tell he's a
>>male?!? lol!) I've switched to an electric razor and that has helped
>>quite a bit, although it takes longer and doesn't get as close a shave.
>>I'm wondering about this lotion Alicia mentioned.
>>
>>At Wed, 21 Mar 2001, Alicia wrote:
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>>>Hi. About a year ago I went to a dematologist because my legs were so
>>>scaly and dry they made me look 100 years old! The derm told me it was
>>>called ichthyosis (a scaly skin disease) and she told me that it starts
>>>at birth. But I didn't have it until the last 3 or so years ago
>>>(another weird PCOS by-product perhaps? I didn't get into the whole PCOS
>>>thing with her.) She told me to use a lotion called amlactin which is a
>>>highly concentrated lactic acid lotion. In a matter of weeks my skin
>>>looked like a 26 years olds again. The derm also said that no amount of
>>>exfoliation or oil moisturizing would have gotten rid of it. In fact,
>>>she told me not to even use soap on that part of my legs (knees down)
>>>instead use Cetaphil. Hope this helps a little!
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>--
>-- Zowie :)
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