r/DermatologyQuestions

I have very sensitive skin. I was diagnosed with chronic hives when I was 9, but this is different. I get very, very itchy when I get hives, and they swell up my entire body with red, bumpy, painful, and itchy patches. I get them daily, usually multiple times. When I scratch them, they’ve been leaving noticeable marks. The marks started a few months ago, but no one seems to be able to tell me what it is. People keep pointing it out and I don’t like them, but nothing makes them go away. I have them in so many places, including across my back. I barely even scratch my back, I use a backscratcher, and my nails are very short so it’s not from my nails. Lotion doesn’t help, and the marks don’t typically hurt, but they do burn in the shower like my usual hives. It’s a lot worse on my chest, stomach, back, and thighs. It looks like I clawed at myself, but I truly didn’t. Any gentle poke leaves a red mark or a bruise. I bruise very easily and I don’t know why. How do I fix this? Why is this happening?

It looks much worse irl. It covers my body, but I’m worried to post too many photos of my body. I added an example of my hives, a really tame example because I don’t want to add a trigger warning. I also added photos of bruises i’ve had from minor bumps.

I took a shower and dressed in a ling sleeve sweatee afterwards. Several hours later I took it iff and noticed a red mark on my arm with a raised bump in the middle. I took a pic. This morning it itches a little and kind of looks like there is fluid in it. Its on th top part of my arm where there is hair between my wrist and elbow. I had another one that appeared last week. I am going to post a pic from last night and and one of it now. I popped the one last week and it went away.

I had an encounter w a girl then less than 24 hours ago, these spots randomly came. They don’t rlly itch but I do think they are noticeable, I’m really nervous. I’m on accutane which makes my lips drier. It doesn’t burn mahbe tingles a little it’s been more or less the same for the last 9 hours. I’m really nervous as I’ve never had something like this

I (32, M) found this marks in my hands around a month ago. At the beginning I thought that I may had an allergic reaction to something I touched, but it seemed a bit weird as it wasn’t itchy at all. They may fade a bit during the day and be almost invisible but they eventually come back at the same exact spot. Then I asked for a doctor appointment, and they said they weren’t sure about the cause. I did an orine test and, although it was yellowish/bit orange, my bilirubin level were ok, so they don’t think it’s a liver problem. They wanted to test if it was a skin issue, so they prescribed me Clobetasone 30g to put twice a day and see if that helped. After 5 days not only is not helping, but now it’s starting to bit itchy. No pain at all but sometimes I can feel that itch in my hands.

I’m not sure where exactly this may be coming from, as I’ve never had any other skin issue. Is there anyone who can help? As after 1 month and some days I’m starting to freak out a bit.

Sorry if the message is not clear but English is not my first language. Thanks in advance!

I am a hairy guy , And i Used to shave the skin as everyone do, Before in the start it was not this much maybe a little and then it started expanding , Now its around over the public area we shave , Its been months i am dealing with this and all this itchiness , Help me find some solution for this some cream or anything which helps its inflation , Itching , And make the skin better , Its so dry and whitish with bumps and itching all over

I tried using oil so it could get better but it got worse , And i dont know what to do where to ask feels bad going to the dermatologist and putting my pants down , Help me get a solution for this mates!!

Can someone help me identify what this is ? I’m 30 and have a sporadic white hair here and there but today while doing my hair my sister noticed this. The skin under it is pink but does not have any itchiness or pain - the hair is fully clear not just white. The hair is not shorter than the rest of my scalp - it looks that way because of my scalp.

If it is helpful I am diabetic and take insulin and metformin

He said it doesn’t hurt or itch but he is under responsive to those sorts of sensations. We just got back from camping and all got eaten alive by mosquitos. I just saw it today and don’t know how long it’s been there. Live in North Carolina.

So I have struggled with acne most of my life, and I’ve always had extremely oily greasy smelly skin on my face and behind my ears and no matter how much I wash or what skin care routine I use the smell is kind of always there with the waxy buildup. Six years ago I did a full course dose of Accutane to help with the cystic, acne and painful nodules and that helped for about five or six years, but I just started my second round of Accutane because I started getting cysts and nodules that were painful and filling with pus and fluid and blood, etc again. But this go around I’m doing a low-dose 30 mg once in the evening for 18 to 24 months to see if that makes some type of change because even though the first round of Accutane helped me for five or six years, it did nothing to slow down my oil production or help with the waxy smelly buildup that I always have on my face. And the dermatologist is almost certain that I have superb dermatitis as well, and she prescribed me a cream to go with the Accutane that I rub on my face twice a day, and I just always have this red irritated look to my skin. And then on top of that, I noticed some kind of irritated red bumps and very specific spots on my arm and higher up on my arm and was just wondering what that could be. Is it part of the dermatitis? Is it eczema? So any information would be helpful as to what I’m dealing with and how I can get my skin to stop being so red and how to deal with the just overall smell. 🙏🏻🤙🏻

I think I may have athlete’s foot as well, I’m not entirely certain but I have been treating both my hands and my feet with terbinafine. Is this normal? It doesn’t burn or itch at all. I don’t think my hands normally looked like this when they were pruned from the shower. Please respond this is my third post without any help and I am seriously concerned.

I had laser liposuction December 2025 and post procedure these spots formed on my abdomen. During the procedure I was semi-concious and at a certain point was telling the doctor and nurses I could feel it and it was getting very painful in certain areas. They kept ignoring me until I restated I could feel it and was in pain 2-3 more times.

Largest spot on the right side, smaller spot on the left side. They are raised and painful, mostly the right side (larger). It throbs and is a stabbing pain at times. I've tried scar creams and oils, vitamin E oil, collagen oil, and cocoa butter. I stopped putting anything on it once for about 2 weeks in July 2026 and they flaked kind of like scabs. Nothing seems to be improving the look, texture, or pain. I'm not sure what these are and if there is any kind of treatment that could help.

I've got like a small growth under my eye. I've noticed it years ago it was really small and over the years got a tiny bit bigger. It's not really noticeable. Just more in the sunlight.

What do you think it is? It's kinda white but like a growth that comes off the skin a bit so I'm thinking maybe some kind of skintag

I want to go to the GP see if they can get it off . I hate it

Always freaking out so anyone who can help what I need to do would be much appreciated

I got what I think was an insect bite while in Japan. It started off really small and itchy, but over the next few days it turned into a massive fluid-filled blister. It became really heavy and uncomfortable, so after a few days I sterilised a needle and drained it while keeping the blister roof intact. After draining I covered it with a dressing and I used fucidic cream but then a few hours later the blister refilled. Has anyone experienced anything similar after a bite? Any advice ?

I just bought some triamcinolone for trying to flatten these. They appeared like a month after I got drunk and put cigarettes out on my chest. Almost positive that’s what these are. They won’t pop and don’t have feeling. Also if anyone could give me a protocol for doing this at home that would be great. If not I’ll just research it and do it anyways. Thanks everyone