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Dry skin in winter is so prevalent that it can feel like an inescapable side effect of the season. As the temperature plummets in the late fall and early winter, symptoms of dry skin tend to appear once the humidity outside falls under 10%. Though common, skin dryness in winter is avoidable for those ready to counter it with a strategic skin care routine.
Key takeaways: The “morning shed” routine involves removing layers of beauty products in the morning, after wearing them through the night. According to an expert, not only is this routine ineffective, but it may be a façade. Social media influencers are posting videos of themselves removing an ensemble of complicated beauty products worn throughout the night, a trend known as the “morning shed” that is taking TikTok by storm but concerning some dermatologists.
[Skip to Navigation] September 7, 2022 JAMA Dermatol. Published online September 7, 2022. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2022.3510 Full Text Mohs micrographic surgery allows for removal of keratinocyte carcinomas and some melanomas with 100% peripheral and deep margin assessment using en face frozen sections. This procedure begins with the Mohs surgeon, who removes and orients a previously biopsied skin cancer.
Case report A 76-year-old man with a history of diabetes and no prior skin cancer or immunosuppression presented with a 6-month history of a growing, bleeding, and ulcerating mass on the left frontal scalp. Biopsy from an outside Veterans Affairs hospital revealed a moderately differentiated SCC with no evidence of perineural invasion (PNI) or lymphovascular invasion. He denied experiencing any numbness or tingling on the affected lesion.
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