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A dermatologist has revealed when you should worry about your feet and why those dry patches may not be dry skin, but fungus.
Important information was shared in a new video from mississippi dermatologist Dr. Lindsey Zubritskywho uses the username @dermguru on social media.
Dr. Zubritsky often takes to social media to share her skincare tips, tricks, and hacks, but this time she issued a public service announcement for those with dry feet.
To start the video, he showed several images of feet with peeling skin all over them.
He explained that if your feet look like this, you may have foot fungus, or something more commonly known as athlete’s foot.
Dermatologist Dr Lindsey Zubritsky has revealed when you should worry about your feet and why those dry patches may not be dry skin, but fungus (file image)
Dr. Zubritsky often takes to social media to share her skincare tips, tricks, and hacks, but this time she issued a public service announcement for those with dry feet.
“This doesn’t just happen in athletes, it’s one of the most common things I see in the clinic as a dermatologist, and I guarantee most of you don’t even realize you’re walking around with foot fungus.” ‘ said Dr. Zubritsky.
“Most people think it’s just dry, cracked feet, when in fact they have something called tinea pedis,” he said, using the medical name for athlete’s foot.
The dermatologist explained that you can differentiate between athlete’s foot and dry skin because of the scaly texture and red border of the fungal infection.
She said the ‘telltale’ of a case of athlete’s foot is if you look between your toes and see peeling or cracked, reddened skin.
“Another sign that it may be fungus and not dry skin is if you look at your toenails and they look like this,” she continued, showing a photo of someone with a yellow spot on their toenail.
“If your toenails are yellow, thick and brittle like this, it may mean it’s also fungus,” he said.
Fortunately, however, there are many ways to treat this to return your feet to good health.
He said the “easiest” way to manage athlete’s foot is to get an over-the-counter antifungal cream like Lotrimin Ultra.
She said the “definitive telltale” of a case of athlete’s foot is if you look between your toes and see red or cracked skin (file image)
Dr. Zubritsky also suggested diluting distilled white vinegar or Listerine Original Antiseptic mouthwash to use on affected areas in a foot bath.
But before ending the video, the dermatologist left viewers with another extremely important tip that you should follow when treating foot fungus.
“If you don’t clean your shoes, you’ll just reinfect your feet,” he shared.
“Your shoes are completely covered in fungus, so they need to be cleaned. I recommend washing them with hot water if you can and sprinkling some antifungal foot powder on your shoes every day,” Dr. Zubritsky continued.
He even suggested purchasing small UV lamps to put in your shoes every night to make sure your athlete’s foot is “cured for good.”
