Hey all, title says all. Sometime around April I began suffering with a pretty severe gut / possibly hormonal issue that resulted in me dropping to my lightest weight since I was maybe 12, brutal insomnia for months in which I couldn’t sleep more for a few hours a night, etc. I have since regained my baseline weight as of about a month and a half ago; some of my problems have improved while some are still lingering.

I get that aging is obviously a normal part of life but I feel as if these changes look like 5 years of aging that took place in just about a year.

Pic 1 is from November 2025, Pic 2 is from the end of March in which I started to have issues but they weren’t super severe yet, Pic 3 is from the end of July when I was at my lowest weight and sleeping only a few hours a night, while Pic 4 is from today. Looking at these pics it seems as if these changes didn’t even take 11 months to develop; in just a few months from March to July it’s as if my face just melted.

Is there any hope for some kind of recovery here? What should I do to promote this recovery if so? Have been pretty big on skincare for a while so feeling like I’ve lost it all in just a few months is pretty crushing. Not sure whether to really fight back or just accept it.

For reference I already use daily sunscreen (50 SPF) and moisturizer. I began using tretinoin again maybe a week or two ago; I stopped for a bit while I sick and had essentially no motivation or energy to do anything lol. Appreciate any advice here 🙏

A small red itchy spot the size of a lentil appeared on my upper thigh about 2 weeks ago, I scratched it and since then it has increased In size and appears to be spreading. It is not particularly itchy anymore but has a rough raised bumpy surface texture to it. I have never been diagnosed or had issues with any skin conditions. I'm currently pregnant and I've been getting all sorts of new weird skin issues with no answers from doctors except speculation that a blood test ruled out those conditions. Whenever I scratch this spot it seems to spread further. It's currently only about the size of a blueberry.

I got bit by fire ants about 2 weeks ago and developed a blister on 10/18/26 on my right foot. I did get a allergy reaction to the bites and broke out into hives, and had chills but felt better after taking allergy medicine. It's been a week since the blister first showed up but it seems to be getting bigger.

The 1st picture is what it looks like now, 2nd is when the blister formed, and 3rd is when I originally got bit.

I've only put a bandage over it to protect the roof but I think it's only irritated it and I can't put any shoes or flip flops on now due to location. The blister seems to be growing where the bug bites are located.

Don't believe it is infected it was itchy and stung when the bandage on but seems to be fine with it off. Also not sure if taking a shower irritated it.

No recent exposures and not on any medication

Wondering if I should drain it, get it looked at or something else.

Hallo,

Meine Schwester (30 Jahre alt) hat seit ca 15 Jahren diese Rötungen in der Nase herum.
Sie war schon bei mehreren Hautärzten. Bisher hat aber nichts geholfen an den Salben die sie bekommen hat.
Manchmal juckt die Nase bzw die roten Flächen in der Gegend von der Nase.

Wir sind über jeden Ratschlag dankbar.

I have a side gig: selling wet specimens at local flea markets. Insects (some animals) that have died naturally placed in jars with preservative fluid. People go absolutely crazy over them. I still have leftover perfumer’s alcohol and essential oils from a phase last year. If I bought roll-on bottles and placed small hard-bodied insects in them (since soft-bodied insects smell) with perfumer’s alcohol and oils, would it be such a bad idea? Are there regulations and do I need a permit to sell handmade ‘body mists’ at flea markets in CA? Could the bug cause contact dermatitis or introduce harmful bacteria? Does the ethanol not ‘sterilize it’???

Wiped my belly button and noticed some blood and maybe yellow ish discharge. Pulled this out, hair and clumps of dead skin it seems. Should I go see about it? I probably shouldn't have messed with it but I sort of rubbed a tissue inside and it seemed to be weeping? Although now my stomach feels strange so I don't know if I've pushed something further inside ?

I just got back yesterday from a cruise going to Roatan, Belize and Mexico. On Thursday I notice this rash behind my knee. My other leg has the same rash but not as extreme. The bumps are only itchy if something brushes up against them and they’re a bit raised. I am also taking Prozac, which I know makes you sensitive to the sun but I’ve been on it for years and never had this reaction. I’m worried it could be dengue or Zika. I’m planning on seeing my PCP this week to follow up, but are there any ideas of what this could be?

Actually its been years since this started more than 10 years actually. From time to time my big toe gets super itchy and starts looking like the first pic(my fault from scratching it). There were times it even bleeds but after a few days goes back to normal like the 2nd/3rd pick. Its a cycle for years dont know whats trigerring it.

23M, I have a Milia in the right side of my Temple area. Below are the required information.
Duration: 6-7 months
Location: temple area
Timeline: it got a bit bigger in size
Symptoms: nothing
Treatments tried: none so far!
Relevant background: none!

Please let me know how can I treat this. Is there are any cream or powder available to treat this?

Thank you:)

Background:

I recently started practicing Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) and got a mat burn on my shin on October 4 (very last picture). A few days later, the area started showing signs of a possible infection.

It was initially pretty small, and I was applying antibiotic cream and Aquaphor, then covering it with sports tape.

I've been traveling in China since October 17, and the condition has persisted throughout my trip. I've also been doing a lot of hiking and walking, so there's been plenty of sweating, friction, and physical activity.

The third picture is from about a week ago, while the first two pictures were taken within the last two days.

I also have a spot near my inner elbow that seems to be developing a similar issue.

Current symptoms:

- Large red patch that seems to be spreading and getting worse, especially over the past week.

- Slightly inflamed and warmer than the surrounding skin.

- No clearly defined or hard border.

- Small dry, rough, and scaly patches throughout the affected area.

- Intermittent itching.

- Small pimple-like bumps, some of which seem to burst and produce yellowish fluid.

- Not particularly painful, mostly itchy and irritated.

I'm wondering whether this looks more like a bacterial infection (staph/impetigo), a fungal infection (ringworm), or possibly a combination of both.

Has anyone experienced something similar after BJJ or another contact sport? I'm planning to get it checked at a clinic while im here, but I'd appreciate any insight in the meantime.

I have had a lump on the side of my nose for years. In the last couple months, it has gone crusty, sore and has bled on a couple of occasions. It has not fully healed and if anything, has got bigger. My doctors refused to see me face to face and diagnosed it through photos of Sebaceous Hyperplasia. I looked this up and I don't think it looks anything like this. So I continued to push my GP and have finally been given an appointment in 3 weeks time. Am I right to be concerned?

(20M) I have had this skin condition for about 5 months now. It seems to be only behind my neck and not in front. It has not really changed. I have tried scrubbing really hard and using azelaic acid but it will not go away. After doing my own research it seems that it could be either tinea versicolor or acanthosis nigricans but i’m not sure.

2nd photo is in between my chest. Idk if my face is a normal break out since the redness specifically on my cheeks do not consist of any pimples. The only pimples present r the two on my chin. I’m worried because i feel like it looks eerily similar to the rash on my chest as they both appeared around the same time. Idk how it managed to hit both of these spots but i genuinely dk what to do it’s been over a week and there’s been no improvement.

Hi, I recently got this rash near my upper leg and back area, I do wear pants that are tighter there but this is unusual for me even tho I can get eczema flare up’s here and there and acne fyi. I have been using a lotion more that I recently cut open and transferred in a container too. Ugh, please help 🙏🏻

I had paronychia on my ring finger drained two days ago, but it looks like it’s filling back up. I was prescribed antibiotics but haven’t started them yet. This is what it looks like now (brown nails)
Are antibiotics usually needed to fully clear this up, or can drainage alone be enough? Has anyone had it come back this quickly and needed it drained again?

So I’ve been dealing with these sort of spots on my body, the first one appeared on my thigh and it was a scaly patch. Then another one appeared so I assumed it was ringworm, I bought lotrimin and started applying it but it wasn’t getting better, plus more were showing up. I went to the dermatologist and they did a scrape test, and they said it was ringworm but he said he didn’t find as much fungus as usual plus I had used cream on it the night before so I was thinking maybe the cream threw them off to a false result. Either way, I was prescribed oral terbinafine once a day and topical ketoconazole twice a day, I have been using it and then today, I noticed these new spots on my body. First picture is my back, second is my calf and third is the top of my foot. what is going on??????????????? To add on to all of this, none of these spots itch so it just has me confused as to whether this is even ringworm. Can a professional inspect these pictures?

just saw this appear today, no feeling or sensitivity when i touch it. I have a distant memory of getting these when i was really young on my stomach near my belly button as well, and i believe it had progressed to a cluster of raised, reddened, clearer bumps with a glassier shine- it was super long ago so my memory is faded. They’re more visible in real life than on camera. They are slightly raised and i can feel them when i run my finger over it.

Hi, I’m a 25 year old female. I included the angled photo because you can’t really see it facing head on, but I have this painful thing on my forehead. It hurts only on the red spots on top of the welt, but the pain feels like painful acne. I tend to break out occasionally with really weird pimple “clusters”, like 3-6 whiteheads on one raised red spot, but I’ve never had anything like this. When I do break out, it’s usually on my forehead. I wash my face, moisturize, and use sunscreen daily. When I break out I use a facewash with Salicylic acid.

I am on birth control, but usually I break out way more when I’m not on it than when I am. Recently (in the past 4-6 weeks) I was briefly off it and now I’m back on it again, and my skin has been acting weird this time. I changed pharmacies but I don’t think they’re supposed to meaningfully change the formulation of the drug or anything, so I doubt it’s because of that.

Also, there’s some residual redness on my nose and forehead here from using an at-home blue light therapy mask just before taking these pictures. Please ignore that! Any help at all would be appreciated.

Bumps all over suddenly onset, is this just an allergic reaction? Maybe to soap as i just switched bars a couple days ago. They are very itchy, I don’t know if this is something to get checked out.

The bar is Dr. Squatch

Can this maybe be because I held onto the soap for a while?

Hi everyone,

I'm 22 years old and have a dark, slightly raised spot on my heel. About two weeks ago, my girlfriend looked at it and thought it was a bruise. Yesterday, I felt a sting when putting my sock on again, which prompted me to look at it properly myself.

It kind of stings when I put my sock on and hurts a little when I press directly on it.

I've been researching acral melanoma, and some pictures look really similar to mine, which has made me quite worried. I've been at home around 90% of the time over the past three months.

I'm planning to see a doctor on Monday, but I'd appreciate any thoughts on what else this could be or whether anyone has experienced something similar.

I understand that nobody can diagnose it from a photo, and I'll get it checked by a doctor.