Thanks Mike, for recognizing and including Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome as a possible cause of easy bruising (0:39) and skin hyperextensibility (5:30). As a genetic disease that gets progressively more damaging over time, it's really important that we get kids diagnosed young, so that their parents and they themselves learn how to best care for their fragile bodies. By the time I was diagnosed in my mid-30s, I'd already done so much joint damage in my childhood and young adulthood (ballet, high-impact, competitive contact sports) that my quality of life was definitely decreased. Early diagnosis and management is the key to living with EDS, but 20 years ago, so few doctors had ever seen it, or really knew about it. It's great to see a family/GP physician (in the public eye no less!) be aware of it! Thanks for all you do, @DoctorMike!
Especially as a growing teen, it’s harder to differentiate between skin problems and just being a teen and maturing, so thank you so much for this video Doctor Mike! ❤
Ok, hear me out. Med student right here and today we just started learning the anatomy of organs. One of the last things my professor said before ending today's lesson was "In the past, before surgery was possible, medics would analyse the outside of our body; our skin. Believe it or not, even some heart problems could be detected form the changes of your skin. A good medic will be able to identify many pathogens just by looking at your skin." And oh boy, look at this. Dr Mike today decided to publish this video. What a coincidence
My mom has PCOS, I have seen her struggle with facial hair, literally breaking down and comparing herself to her colleagues. This is just a reminder that if someone around you has any one of those changes or any disease in general, please be there for them. Dont make fun or try to demoralize them. Instead try to understand their POV.
I recently found out i have PCOS and i’m 17. Thankfully my peers at school never make fun of me for having facial hair or a lot of arm hair but it definitely hurts more when my own brothers make fun of it. I feel for your mom and hope she feels more comfortable in her own skin.
@@arjunaalter09 You DO NOT tease someone with a condition that they cannot change. Birthmarks, low stature, Lupus rash, pcos happen and these people should deserve your understanding. Parents should be explaining to children about other people who have marks, rashes, low heights, or tall heights and explain how people are different in many ways, but they should be respected in of themselves.
I watched this because I've been more interested in learning about dermatology since I got diagnosed with Erythema Nodosum, and I love your content now! ❤
I would love to see what these conditions look like on darker skin. I find that some of these examples may look like something else when there is more melanin in the skin.
Thanks for posting this. Also. Female facial hair especially on the upper lip is a common feature of darker skin complexion and has nothing to do with PCOS. Ask any Italian , Greek, Turkish or Arabic woman about this and they'll gladly tell you about every single option of facial hair removal there is on the planet lol
@@Stereochemistry heck my family's white but from Portuguese ascendancy and every woman going down directly to me has developed a full neckbeard and moustache by age 40ish, and no it's not PCOS necessarily. My mother has to shave as much as my father does!
he probably chose light-skinned people so that we could see what he was talking about as theres more contrast with their type of skin. You could probably google images of darker-skinned people with the same ailments :)
Dr. Mike, are u doing alright? Your face speaks volumes to me. It looks like your tired, stressed and not as happy as you used to be. I hope you're doing alright. I watch every video of yours and enjoy them. I am the type of person that observed people, perceptive and can read people pretty well. If I got it wrong, then excuse my thinking on this.
As someone with psoriasis and very very sensitive skin that is prone to major allergic reactions, I appreciate this!! I just had my last allergic reaction a few weeks ago, and my entire body was covered with red painful hives. I wish my "contact dermatitis" was confined, but once my skin reacts to something, it doesn't stop.
@@gabriellesmith8358 I have wondered about this, but unfortunately I live extremely far from any experts. Our healthcare is horrible here, but I'll see if our local allergist has even heard of it, let alone is willing to consider it.
@@heathercole9851 if you can by chance find an immunologist they can help as well. I hope you are able to find the answers you need to better manage what you are experiencing!
Aw.. well I have atopic dermatitis and it sucks but if ur reactions dont stop that's something else. I've had it since I was pretty much born and whenever I drank milk I would have rashes on my face, now it affected my skin since I never stopped drinking milk. It turned into an entire skin problem where my skin sometimes gets flares as a rash. Sometimes it's so bad that it stings when I bend my knee or immediately when the shower hits its painful. Is on the back of my legs. I cant imagine having that all over my body or long term when in effect! I hope ur okay from the hives and please take care of ur skin very well :( I also searched it up and it says that developing contact dermatitis is a risk factor of already having atopic dermatitis help-
Having well over 50 moles on just my face alone, i get check-ups from time to time. I'm fairly sensitive to getting sun burns, so I do want to keep up with them. Couple years back, my GP removed one cause he didn't trust it. turned out to be a benign tumor. Ever since, i check myself almost daily. Being as deadly as it is, melanoma should get more attention. Thank you for doing so!!
I had an even harder time getting doctors to listen to me until I stopped putting on makeup to go to the doctor. I was so insecure I wouldn't leave the house without foundation, but the day I braved exposing my skin to the doctor, suddenly they looked at me and said, "Oh, you don't feel good, do you?"
@@GoddoDoggo lol me too. But you also could possibly have something wrong with you even if you feel fine. Not you specifically necessarily, I just mean in general. Like a lot of the examples of this vid, which is why he's telling us, bc they might not bother us but may still be an issue or develop into one.
@@GoddoDoggo one of the things I noticed as I developed environmental allergies (ragweed, grass) is that I always look tired now. Mostly due to the dark circles under my eyes. I used to look at kids who had those dark circles and think that their parents aren't getting them to bed at a decent time. Nope, most of the time these kids have allergies. Now I get the circles and understand now.
I think the differential diagnosis clipboard was a really great touch. It was both informative and useful in highlighting how one symptom can have many possible causes and how self-diagnosis can easily lead us to settle on the wrong one. Definitely hope you use it in other videos in the future!
My twins turned yellowish when they started eating a lot of solid food, freaking me out about jaundice. Turned out to be their extreme fondness for sweet potatoes and carrots. I also developed petechiae while pregnant with these two big babies; a few spots have never gone away, and I have to explain this to every new medical practitioner I encounter. You’d think they’d read my chart, but evidently this does not happen.
LOL the same thing happened to me when i was a baby. my mom FREAKED out took me in and the doctor was like how many carrots does she eat a day? hahaha I still LOVE carrots :P
I'm really glad you mentioned malar rash. I have that and extreme fatigue, and no other symptoms of autoimmune disease. The rash is what got my doctor to do an autoimmune panel on me and got me the medication I needed!
As a medical student, this video was like a good test of my knowledge.. I'm glad I was able to correctly answer them.. Your videos are always so educational and helpful. Keep up the good work
my husband's been noticing his face getting red easily, it never occurred to us that it could be due to his compromised immune system as a result of his leukemia. he'll be reassured to hear about this!
This might have just helped me save a life! I've seen a friend have one of those blood clots, but never truly understood what they are. Finally convinced them to see a doctor! Thank you!
This video has made me aware of a potential symptoms of diabetes. I'm a teenager, so I'm not sure if I'm just being paranoid, but luckily I have an appointment booked with a primary for next month.. I'll try to bring it up while I'm there!
I find that when I actually get in front of a doctor, I forget about half of what I meant to ask about. So now, over the couple of weeks before an appointment, I will make a list of concerns, including how severe and how long the concern has been around. - If this tip helps you or anyone else, feel free to take the credit.
We need more videos like this! Also I find it so unfortunate that whenever I go to a doctor they would always dismiss what I tell them and say as long as I function normally I don’t need to worry about it.
My anxiety Level while watching Mike explain all the thing while i look all over my arms and face to see if its the same thing i have - 📈📈📈 My levels when i find nothing and finally relax - 📉📉📉 all healthy stress.. i hope?
Should have done one for psoriasis. When I found out I had it, it’s started as a tiny dry red spot behind my leg that I thought was just some really resilient dry skin. Then, it started growing and growing and even took over to my scalp to where I was pulling out patches of dry skin which took along with it my hair so my normally thin/fine hair was thinner than normal and getting patchy. And my legs ended up getting about 90% covered, along with many parts of my stomach and arms. It was honestly one of the worst times of my life because I felt so ugly and my legs were constantly peeling and/or bleeding. And I had to go through a lot of treatment options that failed before they would let me go on a medication. When I took the meds, it was almost instant relief- my scalp cleared overnight it seems. After that, they put me on another one, and I haven’t had another break out since! Thank God for the men and women of science who can help those who suffer!!
@@pacepicante6952 that’s exactly what I thought at first too! So I was using hard water treatments and lots of things that didn’t help much. First I was on Humira and now I’m on Taltz. But you need prescriptions from a dermatologist for those. Good luck!
@@pacepicante6952 you can try light therapy as well! That works for some people. It didn’t do a thing for me, though. It’s exposing yourself to UV rays, almost like tanning, but for much shorter times so it’s safer.
Doctor Mike!!! I love you your content is amazing!! My family gets so frustrated that I have so much random knowledge even though I am not a doctor or nurse. Thank you for the amazing content!
I actually diagnosed, not officially, but had a coworker and my best friend got engaged to a woman, both had the classic butterfly rash that women get when they have lupus. I worked in a lab and mentioned to my coworker that maybe she should get checked for lupus, so we ordered some tests that came back positive and made an appointment for her and sure enough she had it. My mother has lupus and I knew everything she went through before being diagnosed. My best friend's fiance came for a visit and we talked about makeup, skincare, etc. She took her makeup that night and showed me her rash that gets worse in the sun. I mentioned she should see a doctor. She got real sick later in the month and was diagnosed with lupus also.
You've been a huge inspiration in my life and clearly many others. You've helped me realize that I want to have a career in the medical field. Thank you for making such amazingly entertaining and informative content!!
It’s been over a year or trying to get help for masses in my legs and bad leg bruising but being young I keep getting told “it’s so unlikely” and I just keep going in a cricle, now 24 without any upper teeth until doctors help me find what’s underlying, I am stuck. I truly wish Canada had more doctors like you.
Please fight for your health, be absolutely obnoxious about it, it's the only way they'll listen and take it seriously. Ask if it could be 'xyz' and tell them to run tests and if they don't want to tell them to put in your charts their reasons for refusal of testing. Age isn't a limiting factor on anything health related. I hope you can get the help you need.
@@SnowieShiba thank you so much. Today he asked me to come back for a physical exam… but once I showed up he looked at me from across the room chuckled and said it’s so unlikely. Specialists - not GPS- believe I have venous insufficiency and early onset OA but doctors have literally laughed at this diagnostic sheet saying it’s sooo unlikely so they aren’t going to test. I’m continuing to share my journey though I wrote a letter to the government and shared it here on UA-cam as well. It gets hard to fight for your health when it seems to be such a hassle for doctors😩
@@natsdentureadventure that's so annoying! "unlikely" doesn't mean impossible, so if specialists think you've got something, you should be tested for it! Not sure why they won't; it's not like it costs *them* money or is some big inconvenience.
@@misswilwarin8829 this is something I just learned!! Today I asked the doctor just to feel my calves and he refused so I asked okay.. is there any tests that could be done? And he’s like “I’ll look into it” and let me know he forgot to also send the neurologist req MONTHS ago and I’ve been waiting😩 as soon as doctors figure out what’s underlying my prosthodontist can continue with my full mouth and jaw rehab but I’ve been trying since Nov 2021 and I’m basically a ping pong ball at this point being tossed around lol
Speaking as a med student, we are told repeatedly in class that in medicine, everything is possible. Yes, some diseases are more present in, for example, a specific age group. Reasoning that 'oh, this is so unlikely, that won't be it' is just mind-boggling to me. If every other diagnosis is excluded, I think it is your duty as a doctor to look further. Even if that particular disease may be unlikely to occur because the patient doesn't tick all the boxes of typical characteristics.
I would like to thank you for including Dermatillomania on the DDX list! I feel like doctors don’t mention behavioral disorders enough, I didn’t know I had BFRB’s until much later than I should have!
All the content from Doctor Mike has such good quality! I look forward to every new video. Especially because I'm planning on going to medical school. Keep up the good work Doctor Mike!
When I went to the endocrinologist about my PCOS he kept using words like "excessive hair growth" and asking if I "always had to" shave/remove hair from parts of my body, I felt so uncomfortable because my body hair growth is much less than a lot of men's and their body hair would never be called excessive and they would never be asked if they have to shave it off? Why should I have to? I spent so much of my life feeling ashamed of it and I'm finally coming to accept it only for a medical professional to speak like this
I have been at many places to check out my hormones. "Professionals" didnt take me seriously because well I am pretty hairy in places that i shouldnt be as a woman. Crazy how much things i learn just from watching a few minutes of your video with an issue that i struggle with for years. Thanks!
Very straightforward information. Not sure what caused the switch up, but still VERY VERY useful medical info. Thank you Dr. Mike for always trying to help the masses ( including me) . You are appreciated ❤️
Necessary information for adolescents who are growing and are noticing changes in some part of their body, very good information given by you, doctor Mike 👏🏻👨🏻⚕️🗣️
These videos are always really interesting to me! Could you do more educational videos on autoimmune problems? When I was a kid (like 4-5yrs old) I was falsely diagnosed with ringworm and they put me on all those ringworm meds. Long story short, it wasn’t ringworm, I had psoriasis. Still don’t know what the initial cause was, but I was a really sick kid, so that probably caused my immune system to flare and keep flaring as I developed all these fun other autoimmune problems. So, I have a heightened interest in this subject. Thanks! I love your content!
I never botherd to know what my skin is telling me, but now seriously I need to have a close look at my skin and need to listen to it. I was taking my skin as granted. Thanks a ton Dr. Mike for highly Informative video.
4:13 I get contact dermatitis from the adhesive used in most bandaids. If you get a slightly swollen itchy red spot in the exact shape of bandages when you take them off… that’s not normal. Try the sensitive skin band aids 😊 they’ve helped me a lot since I do weekly injections
I haven't even watched the video yet but I felt like this was just perfect timing for me, I've had a cut on my face that has refused to heal for years now and I've been too scared to go to a doctor about it so I'm really glad this video was posted. Edit: literally one minute in and I've been informed that I have too much testosterone and skin cancer ohhh dear Okay Edit 2 as promised: I went to a doctor that contradicted a lot of information that previous doctors have told me, she was very rude and agressive and had a go at me for multiple things, like the fact that I took a picture of the cut... Even though another doctor told me to take a picture of it 😑 She had a go at me for mentioning another problem of mine because it was an 'emergency appointment' so she wanted to only discuss the cut? only for me to say in a concerned way that 'it shouldn't be one' for her to look on her computer and go 'ohhh' and her tone COMPLETELY changed. She also believed that tea can cure IBS and that I should basically stop eating. 😑 There was a lot more BS but I can't put everything because I'd be typing for days lol. Anyways... I'm definitely gonna get a second opinion if it doesn't get better.
thank you so much for telling me all of these things. one or two things i have that i ignore sometimes; and i never thought it could be that bad to ignore the things that i have. thank you! 🙏
My skin decided to start acting like it did when I was a teenager almost out of nowhere. Went to the doctor and both my estrogens and my testosterone were way too high. As a female, the first thing to be given is birth control pills but I just wish there were more doctors who wouldn’t see a woman with weird hormone levels and immediately go to birth control. It’s not the best solution for everyone. The depression and anxiety I get on that stuff is nothing to be messed with. The effects I had while on Accutane as a teen were far preferable than the side effects I get on birth control.
As someone who is currently being referred to hospital because of a mole on my back having Doctor Mike say not every change is skin cancer puts me a bit more at ease while waiting for an appointment.
In 2016 I got bitten by a tick. I did *not* develop a bull's eye rash. But! My entire lower leg (bitten just above ankle) had red splotches. My doctor had a blood test done (thank God) and it came back positive for Lyme. I had 30 days' worth of antibiotics, and on this front? I'm fine now. Goes to show the rash may not present the same all of the time!
I'm so glad you're doing well now! I didn't have a rash but had all the other symptoms and nobody believed me. Then once I had a positive test nobody wanted to actually treat it. I've now had Lyme for almost 13 years :(
Hey Dr. Mike! Loved the video! It was so helpful and informative! Can you by any chance do a video about nails? Also pretty pleaseee do more videos with Bear!! He's such a floof! ❤
My mother had what doctors at first thought was an allergic reaction to an unnecessary antibiotic rx'd after an open head wound sustained from a fall at church. Alas, the pimple like dots grew into huge blisters, excruciatingly painful. And they were scalp to the bottom of her feet, head to toe-literally. They'd break and soak her clothes in clear liquid and blood. It took MUSC, the Medical University of South Carolina, in Charleston, over 3 months to properly diagnose her condition. Most doctors had never seen this condition and they'd come in to look at her. It's called Bullous Pemphigoid, a very rare and very painful, debilitating autoimmune condition. She's on Prednisone and can never stop taking it. 💔
Oof! Long-term prednisone use comes with a raft of risks. There's the obvious sun sensitivity and mood changes, but even more dangerous is the tendency of prednisone to cause calcium to leach out of your bones, leaving you with easily-fractured bones. I had a great uncle who was on long term prednisone, and he broke both hips by sitting down on his bed. The resulting lack of mobility and forced bed rest led to his death earlier than his age and health should have warranted. - I say all this not to terrify, but to incite people on prednisone to be aware of the risks and to work with doctors to mitigate the side effects as much as possible. Perhaps even find an alternate steroid.
Hi Dr Mike, love your channel but I feel it would have been great for you to also include darker skin types in some of your examples … as a black person I would love to see what some of the conditions may look like on our skin
Oh, I have those yellow spots around my eyes. I didn't think much of them, but now I think I should talk to my doctor about them, just to be safe! Thank you!
I don’t have pcos but had high androgens and I developed more facial hair than I used to have and an irregular menstrual cycle. But you should go to the doctor if you are having this symptoms for sure
Omg, this video genuinely came in time. I was worried about my skin for like two weeks , so thank you Dr Mike, and please if possible to do a part two because there are more of them(for example Cracks in the heel of the foot)
Hey Dr. Mike first of all I just found out about your channel and I love it. I have epilepsy and a lot of my friends love your channel I was wondering if you could do a whole video dedicated to epilepsy so they can fully understand what happens. Thank you so much and I hope you have a wonderful day. 😊😊
I have diagnosed lupus but no malar rash so whenever you have any symptoms for a long time seek medical attention even if you’re unsure what it is I’d have never guessed I had lupus a year ago
I'd just like to add an important caveat...Please make sure you see your doctor first before self-diagnosing. I have dark skin but my palms are naturally quite pale. My grandma thought I was anemic and I was immediately on blood building foods (beetroot, kales, etc. ). Turns out I actually had more than enough blood. To this day I still have very pale palms, although my blood count is healthy. Great work though Doctor Mike
These videos scare the hell out of me but I know I should watch them and even if you or I have any of these things it is WAY better to know and be worried about it rather then ignore it.
Sweetheart I would suggest that you change your primary care. That is not good that every time you go to the doctor they're telling you that as long as you feel normal you shouldn't worry that's very dangerous.
I went to a doctor recently to ask about my unusual hair growth followed by other (more personal) issues. Because of all these things, they suggested possibly (and only) PCOS. They did a blood test and while there was higher testosterone levels, everything else I guess showed them I didn't have it. I'm still convinced there is something wrong with me, PCOS or not. Each doctor (3) I've seen has been unhelpful. And since they're convinced nothing is really wrong with me, they won't be bothered. The whole "if you're concerned, consult your doctor" or "you should consult your doctor if..." don't really work in most places cuz most doctors just don't give a flying fuck unfortunately. I mean at least my concern means nothing to the doctors I've tried to see... One single blood test and they believe I'm pretty much fine...
The type of doctor matters too! Maybe Dr Mike is open-minded, but in my experience, OB/GYNs listen better than GPs when it comes to things like that. And my son's GI doctor essentially cured him after one visit when multiple pediatricians could not. Consult a specialist (or avoid them) if you aren't being heard.
Yeah I have a crappy primary doctor. Went to go see her because I got super sick and coughing so bad blood was coming up and I couldn’t breathe my doctor only sent 3 minutes in the room with me only listened to my lungs and said “you have bronchitis” and left that’s it. That’s how it is every visit if I have questions I have to ask quickly before they leave the room but she just stands at the door annoyed because I’m keeping her in the room longer
@ CinderTears Be persistent, keep changing drs until you find one that will listen. You have to be your own advocate. Or, you can go the route I sort of did, do your own diagnosis and lab work, and hopefully you can treat it on your own with vitamins and diet like what I"m doing now. Unfortunately, many(most) drs. only go by blood tests; even if you have every textbook symptom of something. If that bloodwork isn't what they're medical books and such say, you're fine. I would suggest looking into the possibility you may have some thyroid issues. It's an epidemic going on with that now. And the thyroid affects pretty much every system in your body in some fashion or other. It's a very long story, but in short, it took me 3 years, 3 doctors, & finally a nurse practitioner to listen to me and actually take into account my symptoms, to get diagnosed with hypothyroid. I have very thick and long hair, and it had been falling out in clumps-but since it was so thick wasn't noticeable. One nurse actually told me on the phone I should consider cutting my hair to make it stop falling out lol. The doctor ordered bloodwork for me. Insurance issues, I asked nurse what cheapest lab would be since I had to pay for it. She told me about this online place, walk-in lab. Pick your labs(which I picked right off the dr. orders, pay online, and they schedule appt at closest lab-Quest or Labcorp. Was much cheaper too. Emailed me the results which explain if somethings off or normal-I had hypothyroidism. Drop off results at doc's office, no response. Called 3 times over a two week period, nothing. Finally get the nurse(the cut your hair one), and I guess it hurt the doctor's feelings because the results had a different doctor's name on it, because I went through the online lab that HIS nurse recommended to me. Said I needed to call that doctor on lab results to go over the results with me. He would not speak to me. Eventually I went to an endocrinologist, totally useless and waste of time. Never told me, again saw it through the lab work on my own, I had the auto immune thyroid problem-Hashimotos. Granted, there's no treatment for it, but years later it would explain a lot if I had known that sooner. It explains why my thyroid meds were making me feel awful, & why I go back and forth between hyper and hypo thyroid. New doctor, new symptoms all around, looks like lupus, butterfly rash, the whole works. She took one look at me and my facial rash and said oh, we're checking you for lupus. Blood work was negative all around. So what's with the rash and other symptoms? Ehh I don't know, bloodwork's good though, "you're fine". I've heard "you're fine" so many times over the past decade, it just makes me want to scream. I have since taken myself off my thyroid meds; I told my dr. that I feel like I go hyper/hypo thyroid when I have a Hashimotos flare up and when it's done, my levels are normal. She pretty much agreed-because after being off my thyroid meds for 9 months and not telling her-my bloodwork was "fine". Much much more to all of it over the past 10 years, but that's the jest of it. I avoid doctors and hospitals as much as I can anymore. Got some great stories about our ER doctors here too. Sorry for the novel, but just want you to know, you are not alone by any means. Don't give up, just start doing your own research and eventually you'll find someone to listen to you. Bless you and I hope you get it figured out and can start working on feeling better.
You need to see someone else. PCOS is a metabolic syndrome. You have to have a few of the symptoms, not all of them. Keep in mind that you may have other issues, like Cushing's disease that has several symptoms that look like PCOS (hirsutism, extra weight around the abdomen, fat pad at the back of your neck, and increased insulin insensitivity). When you carry extra body fat, it can affect hormone levels (fat cells make testosterone). Please see someone else, like a good endocrinologist. Tell them to look at metabolic and hormone issues. Don't give up!
it is Possible to have higher testosterone and all the subsequent effects (hair growth, changes downstairs, worse acne, etc) without any underlying disorder. particularly if it happened at puberty or menopause. but i would think they can do more than just one blood test, particularly since you're still concerned. with pcos they might want to track your periods or ultrasound your ovaries. there's also other hormone disorders that can be checked with other blood tests. and even after ruling that out, if you're bothered by those effects, you could talk about whether a testosterone-affecting medication could offer you more benefit than risk. now - since you saw three doctors and had a bad time with all three, i super recommend the next time you see a provider, bring someone with you. what i figure is, either you were struggling to communicate somehow, or you were unlucky with three actually bad doctors but you're going to feel really on edge the next time and that's going to make it harder to communicate anyways. so either way, a trusted third party can help you stay calm, feel safe, remember things, and ask questions. i had a few bad experiences and avoided appointments for anything at all for a couple years (even though i myself work in healthcare!). i finally had to go back for an acute thing that needed a prescription, so i brought my boyfriend with me. i felt embarrassed, but the appointment went so much more smoothly that my doctor actually thanked me. i've taken him with me to most of my appointments ever since. doesn't have to be a romantic partner, sometimes our adult patients bring parents and siblings. some patients without family or official caretakers around bring their neighbors. etc
While I love your content, I noticed that almost every example pic used was of people with white skin. As a black woman, it tends to be more difficult to find resources that show what these symptoms would look like for someone with my complexion. I hope in the future you will include a wider range of skin tones in your examples so we as well as others have a better understanding of what that might look for people of color. :)
in two of the cases he did say they checl the fingernail bed & palms as they are less affected by melanin and so are fairly similar across all complexions, but igy maybe he could do a separate video for minorities
@@Monkey_1640 skin conditions in people with darker skin are literally harder to diagnose cause medical professionals don't recognise the signs, skin conditions look different on different skins, this is not a new thing but it's something people don't realise, that's why we need to "complain"
@@Monkey_1640 It's a real, documented problem in medicine, so much so that textbooks used in medical and nursing school need to be updated. People have written papers on the subject. There's STILL a problem with nurses and doctors dismissing pain in dark-skinned people because of the old myth that they don't feel pain the same way white people do. This is not a new issue. And I'm a white woman, so don't start with the "race card" BS. It's the responsibility of healthcare providers to know.
Contact dermatitis can be a real beast! My son got a terrible rash all over because he tried on some clothes that had been washed with a detergent with a LOT of fragrance in it (seriously, I could smell it from across the room.) It only took a few minutes, but the scabs from where he wouldn't stop scratching took ages to fade.
The yellow skin can also be a sign of Gilbert syndrome if I'm correct. I've been diagnosed with Gilbert syndrome my self, and been told that having a yellowish skin is quite common.
I am a redhead with fair skin. Always been cautious about my moles changing shapes etc. booked with a dermatologist and asked her to check them, she took about 2 mins and said I’m fine. It’s incredibly infuriating when we’re told so often how dangerous it can be, then take the advice to get medical help and get dismissed for overreacting. 2:40
Had Lyme disease twice, first as a 9 year old and I escaped death closely. Half of my face was paralyzed and my brain skin (do you call it that in English?) had an inflammation. I think the term for this was meningitis. The girl I shared my room with had the same diagnosis but at a later stage and died 2 weeks after I got released from the hospital.
I used to have a spider vein when I was really young under my left eye. My mom just said I had it because I had thin skin and it would go away as I got older and my skin thickened. It did go away by the time I was in middle school, which made me really sad because I actually liked my spider vein. It was a unique feature of my face that I found really interesting
mike i am specially writing this to thank you because i had acanthosis nigricans a few yrs back and i had no idea i thought maybe my neck and armpits were dark bcoz i wasnt taking a shower and diabetes runs in my family so i will control my sugars now and lose some weight thank you bro
3:32 I’m quite pale, but I probably have a fast heartbeat because of ADHD. It’s so annoying though because sometimes I may randomly feel the need to laugh, like I don’t want people thinking I’m crazy. 😭
Hi Dr Mike! I'm a 13 yr old girl and I'm currently sick. I went to the doctor and I don't have the flu or covid. They had to do a blood test and I'm TERRIFIED of needles. It was terrible. I cried but the nurse was so nice. I've been sick for about 4 days and it's bad. I'm not gonna waste your time but your videos really keep my morale up! Thanks Dr Mike:) Ik you probably won't see this because of all the comments here but still. ❤
Thank you for the informative video! I think it would’ve been helpful to see each skin condition on both darker and lighter skin tones, as skin conditions tend to look quite different depending on skin tone!
Not me checking every part of my body to see if I have any of these
Thanks Mike, for recognizing and including Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome as a possible cause of easy bruising (0:39) and skin hyperextensibility (5:30). As a genetic disease that gets progressively more damaging over time, it's really important that we get kids diagnosed young, so that their parents and they themselves learn how to best care for their fragile bodies. By the time I was diagnosed in my mid-30s, I'd already done so much joint damage in my childhood and young adulthood (ballet, high-impact, competitive contact sports) that my quality of life was definitely decreased. Early diagnosis and management is the key to living with EDS, but 20 years ago, so few doctors had ever seen it, or really knew about it. It's great to see a family/GP physician (in the public eye no less!) be aware of it!
Thanks for all you do, @DoctorMike!
Especially as a growing teen, it’s harder to differentiate between skin problems and just being a teen and maturing, so thank you so much for this video Doctor Mike! ❤
Yeah it is so hard to tell the difference its if just normal or not
Same issue
Yeah it's like do I have cancer or is it just a pimple?
@@Trap-chan750I feel like that’s way too extreme
@@Buzzzy-bee It is also a fucking joke.
Me watching with bruises up legs:👁️👄👁️
Ok, hear me out. Med student right here and today we just started learning the anatomy of organs. One of the last things my professor said before ending today's lesson was "In the past, before surgery was possible, medics would analyse the outside of our body; our skin. Believe it or not, even some heart problems could be detected form the changes of your skin. A good medic will be able to identify many pathogens just by looking at your skin."
And oh boy, look at this. Dr Mike today decided to publish this video. What a coincidence
Not coincidence
theres a secret doctors forum somewhere where they all go TODAY WE TEACH THE WORLD ABOUT SKIN
Iluminati
You're a comment bot, not a med student....
@@AKIRA__ Probably coming from yourself
The skin pinching test, to check hydration, is super helpful also for pets/animals! I learned that years back from a vet, when my cat was sick.
My mom has PCOS, I have seen her struggle with facial hair, literally breaking down and comparing herself to her colleagues. This is just a reminder that if someone around you has any one of those changes or any disease in general, please be there for them. Dont make fun or try to demoralize them. Instead try to understand their POV.
I’m a mom with PCOS and I totally understand how she feels, I’ve done it myself. I appreciate your message of support for her. Thank you.
I get her struggle I was diagnosed at 21 a couple of years ago
I recently found out i have PCOS and i’m 17. Thankfully my peers at school never make fun of me for having facial hair or a lot of arm hair but it definitely hurts more when my own brothers make fun of it. I feel for your mom and hope she feels more comfortable in her own skin.
I thought that was normal…. I know a lot of people, including me, who grow a bit of hair on da mustache
@@arjunaalter09 You DO NOT tease someone with a condition that they cannot change. Birthmarks, low stature, Lupus rash, pcos happen and these people should deserve your understanding. Parents should be explaining to children about other people who have marks, rashes, low heights, or tall heights and explain how people are different in many ways, but they should be respected in of themselves.
I watched this because I've been more interested in learning about dermatology since I got diagnosed with Erythema Nodosum, and I love your content now! ❤
I would love to see what these conditions look like on darker skin. I find that some of these examples may look like something else when there is more melanin in the skin.
Thanks for posting this. Also. Female facial hair especially on the upper lip is a common feature of darker skin complexion and has nothing to do with PCOS. Ask any Italian , Greek, Turkish or Arabic woman about this and they'll gladly tell you about every single option of facial hair removal there is on the planet lol
@@Stereochemistry it's common in people with fair hair and fair skin too. It's just light so the contrast is not as noticeable
@@Stereochemistry heck my family's white but from Portuguese ascendancy and every woman going down directly to me has developed a full neckbeard and moustache by age 40ish, and no it's not PCOS necessarily. My mother has to shave as much as my father does!
@@coolbreeze5683 I know but Dr Mike in this picture specifically made a difference between the white hairs aka "peach fuzz" and dark thick hairs.
he probably chose light-skinned people so that we could see what he was talking about as theres more contrast with their type of skin. You could probably google images of darker-skinned people with the same ailments :)
Dr. Mike, are u doing alright? Your face speaks volumes to me. It looks like your tired, stressed and not as happy as you used to be. I hope you're doing alright. I watch every video of yours and enjoy them. I am the type of person that observed people, perceptive and can read people pretty well. If I got it wrong, then excuse my thinking on this.
As someone with psoriasis and very very sensitive skin that is prone to major allergic reactions, I appreciate this!! I just had my last allergic reaction a few weeks ago, and my entire body was covered with red painful hives. I wish my "contact dermatitis" was confined, but once my skin reacts to something, it doesn't stop.
Hmmm....Mast Cell Activation Syndrome?
@@gabriellesmith8358 I have wondered about this, but unfortunately I live extremely far from any experts. Our healthcare is horrible here, but I'll see if our local allergist has even heard of it, let alone is willing to consider it.
@@heathercole9851 if you can by chance find an immunologist they can help as well. I hope you are able to find the answers you need to better manage what you are experiencing!
Aw.. well I have atopic dermatitis and it sucks but if ur reactions dont stop that's something else. I've had it since I was pretty much born and whenever I drank milk I would have rashes on my face, now it affected my skin since I never stopped drinking milk. It turned into an entire skin problem where my skin sometimes gets flares as a rash. Sometimes it's so bad that it stings when I bend my knee or immediately when the shower hits its painful. Is on the back of my legs. I cant imagine having that all over my body or long term when in effect! I hope ur okay from the hives and please take care of ur skin very well :(
I also searched it up and it says that developing contact dermatitis is a risk factor of already having atopic dermatitis help-
Having well over 50 moles on just my face alone, i get check-ups from time to time. I'm fairly sensitive to getting sun burns, so I do want to keep up with them. Couple years back, my GP removed one cause he didn't trust it. turned out to be a benign tumor. Ever since, i check myself almost daily.
Being as deadly as it is, melanoma should get more attention. Thank you for doing so!!
I had an even harder time getting doctors to listen to me until I stopped putting on makeup to go to the doctor. I was so insecure I wouldn't leave the house without foundation, but the day I braved exposing my skin to the doctor, suddenly they looked at me and said, "Oh, you don't feel good, do you?"
That's funny, because I never wear makeup and everyone always tells me I look tired or unwell even when I feel great.
@@GoddoDoggo lol me too. But you also could possibly have something wrong with you even if you feel fine. Not you specifically necessarily, I just mean in general. Like a lot of the examples of this vid, which is why he's telling us, bc they might not bother us but may still be an issue or develop into one.
@@GoddoDoggo one of the things I noticed as I developed environmental allergies (ragweed, grass) is that I always look tired now. Mostly due to the dark circles under my eyes. I used to look at kids who had those dark circles and think that their parents aren't getting them to bed at a decent time. Nope, most of the time these kids have allergies. Now I get the circles and understand now.
@@sk39706 the dark circles under the eyes can also just be hereditary
@@GoddoDoggo Depending where you live that could also just be people SO USED TO seeing painted women they forget what natural women look like lol
I think the differential diagnosis clipboard was a really great touch. It was both informative and useful in highlighting how one symptom can have many possible causes and how self-diagnosis can easily lead us to settle on the wrong one. Definitely hope you use it in other videos in the future!
My twins turned yellowish when they started eating a lot of solid food, freaking me out about jaundice. Turned out to be their extreme fondness for sweet potatoes and carrots. I also developed petechiae while pregnant with these two big babies; a few spots have never gone away, and I have to explain this to every new medical practitioner I encounter. You’d think they’d read my chart, but evidently this does not happen.
LOL the same thing happened to me when i was a baby. my mom FREAKED out took me in and the doctor was like how many carrots does she eat a day? hahaha I still LOVE carrots :P
My oldest daughter really loved her orange vegetables when she was a baby, she didn't really turn yellow, but her nose was orange for a few months.
I love that this video is not only informative, but it's also entertaining, simple, and straightforward. Thank you Dr Mike
As a veteran viewer I think I can speak for most people when I say we miss the fan mail opening video's.
Anyone who agrees, reply here for Dr. Mike to see!! Cheers
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I'm really glad you mentioned malar rash. I have that and extreme fatigue, and no other symptoms of autoimmune disease. The rash is what got my doctor to do an autoimmune panel on me and got me the medication I needed!
As a medical student, this video was like a good test of my knowledge.. I'm glad I was able to correctly answer them.. Your videos are always so educational and helpful. Keep up the good work
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I love seeing that EDS is a DDX on two of these. Glad to know Dr. Mike knows what it is. I'd love to see a full video about it.
my husband's been noticing his face getting red easily, it never occurred to us that it could be due to his compromised immune system as a result of his leukemia. he'll be reassured to hear about this!
Or it could be rosacea, as someone who suffers from it people comment on my "sun burn" all the time or ask if I have lupus...
This might have just helped me save a life! I've seen a friend have one of those blood clots, but never truly understood what they are. Finally convinced them to see a doctor! Thank you!
This video has made me aware of a potential symptoms of diabetes. I'm a teenager, so I'm not sure if I'm just being paranoid, but luckily I have an appointment booked with a primary for next month.. I'll try to bring it up while I'm there!
I find that when I actually get in front of a doctor, I forget about half of what I meant to ask about.
So now, over the couple of weeks before an appointment, I will make a list of concerns, including how severe and how long the concern has been around.
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If this tip helps you or anyone else, feel free to take the credit.
@@MonkeyJedi99 I do the same thing.
@@MonkeyJedi99 That's smart. Thanks for the tip!
I recommend fasting for 8 hours before the appointment so that certain blood tests can be taken at the lab in the same visit.
I was already aware, but I'm hoping it's pre-diabetes so it would still be reversible.
Doc... You just absolutely save... My life. I didn't know I was anemic until now. I am so thankful to you.
We need more videos like this! Also I find it so unfortunate that whenever I go to a doctor they would always dismiss what I tell them and say as long as I function normally I don’t need to worry about it.
My anxiety Level while watching Mike explain all the thing while i look all over my arms and face to see if its the same thing i have - 📈📈📈
My levels when i find nothing and finally relax - 📉📉📉
all healthy stress..
i hope?
Me when I found a couple of these on my skin: 📈📈📈📈📈📈📈📈📈📈📈📈📈📈📈
As a first year med student, I find this information really relevant to what we've been learning!! ❤️😁
Should have done one for psoriasis. When I found out I had it, it’s started as a tiny dry red spot behind my leg that I thought was just some really resilient dry skin. Then, it started growing and growing and even took over to my scalp to where I was pulling out patches of dry skin which took along with it my hair so my normally thin/fine hair was thinner than normal and getting patchy. And my legs ended up getting about 90% covered, along with many parts of my stomach and arms. It was honestly one of the worst times of my life because I felt so ugly and my legs were constantly peeling and/or bleeding. And I had to go through a lot of treatment options that failed before they would let me go on a medication. When I took the meds, it was almost instant relief- my scalp cleared overnight it seems. After that, they put me on another one, and I haven’t had another break out since! Thank God for the men and women of science who can help those who suffer!!
@@pacepicante6952 that’s exactly what I thought at first too! So I was using hard water treatments and lots of things that didn’t help much. First I was on Humira and now I’m on Taltz. But you need prescriptions from a dermatologist for those. Good luck!
@@pacepicante6952 you can try light therapy as well! That works for some people. It didn’t do a thing for me, though. It’s exposing yourself to UV rays, almost like tanning, but for much shorter times so it’s safer.
Doctor Mike!!! I love you your content is amazing!! My family gets so frustrated that I have so much random knowledge even though I am not a doctor or nurse. Thank you for the amazing content!
I actually diagnosed, not officially, but had a coworker and my best friend got engaged to a woman, both had the classic butterfly rash that women get when they have lupus. I worked in a lab and mentioned to my coworker that maybe she should get checked for lupus, so we ordered some tests that came back positive and made an appointment for her and sure enough she had it. My mother has lupus and I knew everything she went through before being diagnosed. My best friend's fiance came for a visit and we talked about makeup, skincare, etc. She took her makeup that night and showed me her rash that gets worse in the sun. I mentioned she should see a doctor. She got real sick later in the month and was diagnosed with lupus also.
You've been a huge inspiration in my life and clearly many others. You've helped me realize that I want to have a career in the medical field. Thank you for making such amazingly entertaining and informative content!!
It’s been over a year or trying to get help for masses in my legs and bad leg bruising but being young I keep getting told “it’s so unlikely” and I just keep going in a cricle, now 24 without any upper teeth until doctors help me find what’s underlying, I am stuck. I truly wish Canada had more doctors like you.
Please fight for your health, be absolutely obnoxious about it, it's the only way they'll listen and take it seriously. Ask if it could be 'xyz' and tell them to run tests and if they don't want to tell them to put in your charts their reasons for refusal of testing. Age isn't a limiting factor on anything health related. I hope you can get the help you need.
@@SnowieShiba thank you so much. Today he asked me to come back for a physical exam… but once I showed up he looked at me from across the room chuckled and said it’s so unlikely. Specialists - not GPS- believe I have venous insufficiency and early onset OA but doctors have literally laughed at this diagnostic sheet saying it’s sooo unlikely so they aren’t going to test. I’m continuing to share my journey though I wrote a letter to the government and shared it here on UA-cam as well. It gets hard to fight for your health when it seems to be such a hassle for doctors😩
@@natsdentureadventure that's so annoying! "unlikely" doesn't mean impossible, so if specialists think you've got something, you should be tested for it! Not sure why they won't; it's not like it costs *them* money or is some big inconvenience.
@@misswilwarin8829 this is something I just learned!! Today I asked the doctor just to feel my calves and he refused so I asked okay.. is there any tests that could be done? And he’s like “I’ll look into it” and let me know he forgot to also send the neurologist req MONTHS ago and I’ve been waiting😩 as soon as doctors figure out what’s underlying my prosthodontist can continue with my full mouth and jaw rehab but I’ve been trying since Nov 2021 and I’m basically a ping pong ball at this point being tossed around lol
Speaking as a med student, we are told repeatedly in class that in medicine, everything is possible. Yes, some diseases are more present in, for example, a specific age group. Reasoning that 'oh, this is so unlikely, that won't be it' is just mind-boggling to me. If every other diagnosis is excluded, I think it is your duty as a doctor to look further. Even if that particular disease may be unlikely to occur because the patient doesn't tick all the boxes of typical characteristics.
Thanks for this list, Mike. You're a legend, man. Doing God's work!
How did u watch the vid already? he just posted it
@Rundow.n I was actually browsing when he posted and saw it like 2seconds after. I'm working from home today 😀
I would like to thank you for including Dermatillomania on the DDX list! I feel like doctors don’t mention behavioral disorders enough, I didn’t know I had BFRB’s until much later than I should have!
All the content from Doctor Mike has such good quality! I look forward to every new video. Especially because I'm planning on going to medical school. Keep up the good work Doctor Mike!
What medical field are u hoping to do?
@@tammymcinerney7153 I hope to go into family medicine or cardio surgery
@@hellsbells2708 That’s cool, I’m hoping to do cardiology
@@tammymcinerney7153 thats sick! :)
@@hellsbells2708 Yep
When I went to the endocrinologist about my PCOS he kept using words like "excessive hair growth" and asking if I "always had to" shave/remove hair from parts of my body, I felt so uncomfortable because my body hair growth is much less than a lot of men's and their body hair would never be called excessive and they would never be asked if they have to shave it off? Why should I have to? I spent so much of my life feeling ashamed of it and I'm finally coming to accept it only for a medical professional to speak like this
Hello 👋 how are you doing today ?
I have been at many places to check out my hormones. "Professionals" didnt take me seriously because well
I am pretty hairy in places that i shouldnt be as a woman. Crazy how much things i learn just from watching a few minutes of your video with an issue that i struggle with for years. Thanks!
This is the most useful Dr. Mike video I've ever watched.
The best medical influencer out there for a reason 🙂 , a series of videos dedicated only to diseases and their signs would be nice 😊
Thanks for bringing awareness to PCOS ❤
Very straightforward information. Not sure what caused the switch up, but still VERY VERY useful medical info. Thank you Dr. Mike for always trying to help the masses ( including me) . You are appreciated ❤️
We'd be lost without you; thank you for all the amazing videos Dr. Mike
Necessary information for adolescents who are growing and are noticing changes in some part of their body, very good information given by you, doctor Mike 👏🏻👨🏻⚕️🗣️
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONCISE AND TO THE POINT PRESENTATION.
These videos are always really interesting to me! Could you do more educational videos on autoimmune problems?
When I was a kid (like 4-5yrs old) I was falsely diagnosed with ringworm and they put me on all those ringworm meds. Long story short, it wasn’t ringworm, I had psoriasis. Still don’t know what the initial cause was, but I was a really sick kid, so that probably caused my immune system to flare and keep flaring as I developed all these fun other autoimmune problems.
So, I have a heightened interest in this subject. Thanks! I love your content!
Yes pls! I second this
I never botherd to know what my skin is telling me, but now seriously I need to have a close look at my skin and need to listen to it. I was taking my skin as granted. Thanks a ton Dr. Mike for highly Informative video.
Hi Dr Mike & team. Please include more images of skin conditions/symptoms on multiple skin colours, as they don't always present equally.
Great video.
Thanks for these information Doctor Mike
4:13 I get contact dermatitis from the adhesive used in most bandaids. If you get a slightly swollen itchy red spot in the exact shape of bandages when you take them off… that’s not normal. Try the sensitive skin band aids 😊 they’ve helped me a lot since I do weekly injections
Perfect timing I just found something on my skin today and was freaking out!
I haven't even watched the video yet but I felt like this was just perfect timing for me, I've had a cut on my face that has refused to heal for years now and I've been too scared to go to a doctor about it so I'm really glad this video was posted.
Edit: literally one minute in and I've been informed that I have too much testosterone and skin cancer ohhh dear
Okay Edit 2 as promised: I went to a doctor that contradicted a lot of information that previous doctors have told me, she was very rude and agressive and had a go at me for multiple things, like the fact that I took a picture of the cut... Even though another doctor told me to take a picture of it 😑 She had a go at me for mentioning another problem of mine because it was an 'emergency appointment' so she wanted to only discuss the cut? only for me to say in a concerned way that 'it shouldn't be one' for her to look on her computer and go 'ohhh' and her tone COMPLETELY changed. She also believed that tea can cure IBS and that I should basically stop eating. 😑 There was a lot more BS but I can't put everything because I'd be typing for days lol. Anyways... I'm definitely gonna get a second opinion if it doesn't get better.
oh no i hope youre ok do you know what stage?
SAME
I don’t think we have cancer, but better get it checked to be safe
hope you’re alright
@@sageskrillex yeah definitely, I'll post a second edit or something when I see a doctor about this, I promise it'll be soon!
thank you so much for telling me all of these things. one or two things i have that i ignore sometimes; and i never thought it could be that bad to ignore the things that i have. thank you! 🙏
Thank for always giving us legit tips Doctor Mike!
Great video! Everything you said is correct. It is extremely important to make note of these issues before any long-term effects can arise.
My skin decided to start acting like it did when I was a teenager almost out of nowhere. Went to the doctor and both my estrogens and my testosterone were way too high. As a female, the first thing to be given is birth control pills but I just wish there were more doctors who wouldn’t see a woman with weird hormone levels and immediately go to birth control. It’s not the best solution for everyone. The depression and anxiety I get on that stuff is nothing to be messed with. The effects I had while on Accutane as a teen were far preferable than the side effects I get on birth control.
As someone who is currently being referred to hospital because of a mole on my back having Doctor Mike say not every change is skin cancer puts me a bit more at ease while waiting for an appointment.
How did it go?
In 2016 I got bitten by a tick. I did *not* develop a bull's eye rash. But! My entire lower leg (bitten just above ankle) had red splotches. My doctor had a blood test done (thank God) and it came back positive for Lyme. I had 30 days' worth of antibiotics, and on this front? I'm fine now. Goes to show the rash may not present the same all of the time!
I'm so glad you're doing well now! I didn't have a rash but had all the other symptoms and nobody believed me. Then once I had a positive test nobody wanted to actually treat it. I've now had Lyme for almost 13 years :(
@@duhnay That is just sad, not to mention gross negligence. :(
I’ve never clicked away from a video of yours so fast. Most of your videos have facts but are uplifting. This was borderline fear inducing. 🥺
Hey Dr. Mike! Loved the video! It was so helpful and informative! Can you by any chance do a video about nails? Also pretty pleaseee do more videos with Bear!! He's such a floof! ❤
Your videos are nice to revise my bio studies I just revise every term u speak
My mother had what doctors at first thought was an allergic reaction to an unnecessary antibiotic rx'd after an open head wound sustained from a fall at church. Alas, the pimple like dots grew into huge blisters, excruciatingly painful. And they were scalp to the bottom of her feet, head to toe-literally. They'd break and soak her clothes in clear liquid and blood. It took MUSC, the Medical University of South Carolina, in Charleston, over 3 months to properly diagnose her condition. Most doctors had never seen this condition and they'd come in to look at her. It's called Bullous Pemphigoid, a very rare and very painful, debilitating autoimmune condition. She's on Prednisone and can never stop taking it. 💔
She even had to be treated in a burn unit for two months..
Oof! Long-term prednisone use comes with a raft of risks.
There's the obvious sun sensitivity and mood changes, but even more dangerous is the tendency of prednisone to cause calcium to leach out of your bones, leaving you with easily-fractured bones.
I had a great uncle who was on long term prednisone, and he broke both hips by sitting down on his bed.
The resulting lack of mobility and forced bed rest led to his death earlier than his age and health should have warranted.
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I say all this not to terrify, but to incite people on prednisone to be aware of the risks and to work with doctors to mitigate the side effects as much as possible.
Perhaps even find an alternate steroid.
As a med student, all I can say that this video is awesome ❤️❤️ The pathogenesis was explained extremely well
Hi Dr Mike, love your channel but I feel it would have been great for you to also include darker skin types in some of your examples … as a black person I would love to see what some of the conditions may look like on our skin
It's unfortunate that even today medical textbooks and papers literally don't *have* (or are just starting to get) examples.
Oh, I have those yellow spots around my eyes. I didn't think much of them, but now I think I should talk to my doctor about them, just to be safe!
Thank you!
I don’t have pcos but had high androgens and I developed more facial hair than I used to have and an irregular menstrual cycle. But you should go to the doctor if you are having this symptoms for sure
Omg, this video genuinely came in time. I was worried about my skin for like two weeks , so thank you Dr Mike, and please if possible to do a part two because there are more of them(for example Cracks in the heel of the foot)
Hey Dr. Mike first of all I just found out about your channel and I love it. I have epilepsy and a lot of my friends love your channel I was wondering if you could do a whole video dedicated to epilepsy so they can fully understand what happens. Thank you so much and I hope you have a wonderful day. 😊😊
I wasn’t the only one who thought I had everything because of fear
1:03 wth, you couldn't be more right with that one, everything is true for me and it makes sense now😯
I have diagnosed lupus but no malar rash so whenever you have any symptoms for a long time seek medical attention even if you’re unsure what it is I’d have never guessed I had lupus a year ago
I'd just like to add an important caveat...Please make sure you see your doctor first before self-diagnosing. I have dark skin but my palms are naturally quite pale. My grandma thought I was anemic and I was immediately on blood building foods (beetroot, kales, etc. ). Turns out I actually had more than enough blood. To this day I still have very pale palms, although my blood count is healthy. Great work though Doctor Mike
Hello Thank you for all the amazing videos Dr,Mike we appreciate
The only time in history I’ve been happy to receive a 0% on the test.
These videos scare the hell out of me but I know I should watch them and even if you or I have any of these things it is WAY better to know and be worried about it rather then ignore it.
We apprciate Dr Mike for his own pieces of medical advice. The skin is probably the most sensitive part of our body. We must take care of it the most.
Sweetheart I would suggest that you change your primary care. That is not good that every time you go to the doctor they're telling you that as long as you feel normal you shouldn't worry that's very dangerous.
@@ashleyfavela6265 I think you replied to the wrong comment.
Skin is probably the most resilient part of the body. It's so common to see damages because it's the most exposed part of our body.
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Thank you so much for the detailed and easy-to-understand presentation! ❤
I went to a doctor recently to ask about my unusual hair growth followed by other (more personal) issues. Because of all these things, they suggested possibly (and only) PCOS. They did a blood test and while there was higher testosterone levels, everything else I guess showed them I didn't have it. I'm still convinced there is something wrong with me, PCOS or not. Each doctor (3) I've seen has been unhelpful. And since they're convinced nothing is really wrong with me, they won't be bothered.
The whole "if you're concerned, consult your doctor" or "you should consult your doctor if..." don't really work in most places cuz most doctors just don't give a flying fuck unfortunately. I mean at least my concern means nothing to the doctors I've tried to see... One single blood test and they believe I'm pretty much fine...
The type of doctor matters too! Maybe Dr Mike is open-minded, but in my experience, OB/GYNs listen better than GPs when it comes to things like that. And my son's GI doctor essentially cured him after one visit when multiple pediatricians could not. Consult a specialist (or avoid them) if you aren't being heard.
Yeah I have a crappy primary doctor. Went to go see her because I got super sick and coughing so bad blood was coming up and I couldn’t breathe my doctor only sent 3 minutes in the room with me only listened to my lungs and said “you have bronchitis” and left that’s it. That’s how it is every visit if I have questions I have to ask quickly before they leave the room but she just stands at the door annoyed because I’m keeping her in the room longer
@ CinderTears Be persistent, keep changing drs until you find one that will listen. You have to be your own advocate. Or, you can go the route I sort of did, do your own diagnosis and lab work, and hopefully you can treat it on your own with vitamins and diet like what I"m doing now. Unfortunately, many(most) drs. only go by blood tests; even if you have every textbook symptom of something. If that bloodwork isn't what they're medical books and such say, you're fine. I would suggest looking into the possibility you may have some thyroid issues. It's an epidemic going on with that now. And the thyroid affects pretty much every system in your body in some fashion or other.
It's a very long story, but in short, it took me 3 years, 3 doctors, & finally a nurse practitioner to listen to me and actually take into account my symptoms, to get diagnosed with hypothyroid. I have very thick and long hair, and it had been falling out in clumps-but since it was so thick wasn't noticeable. One nurse actually told me on the phone I should consider cutting my hair to make it stop falling out lol. The doctor ordered bloodwork for me. Insurance issues, I asked nurse what cheapest lab would be since I had to pay for it. She told me about this online place, walk-in lab. Pick your labs(which I picked right off the dr. orders, pay online, and they schedule appt at closest lab-Quest or Labcorp. Was much cheaper too. Emailed me the results which explain if somethings off or normal-I had hypothyroidism. Drop off results at doc's office, no response. Called 3 times over a two week period, nothing. Finally get the nurse(the cut your hair one), and I guess it hurt the doctor's feelings because the results had a different doctor's name on it, because I went through the online lab that HIS nurse recommended to me. Said I needed to call that doctor on lab results to go over the results with me. He would not speak to me.
Eventually I went to an endocrinologist, totally useless and waste of time. Never told me, again saw it through the lab work on my own, I had the auto immune thyroid problem-Hashimotos. Granted, there's no treatment for it, but years later it would explain a lot if I had known that sooner. It explains why my thyroid meds were making me feel awful, & why I go back and forth between hyper and hypo thyroid. New doctor, new symptoms all around, looks like lupus, butterfly rash, the whole works. She took one look at me and my facial rash and said oh, we're checking you for lupus. Blood work was negative all around. So what's with the rash and other symptoms? Ehh I don't know, bloodwork's good though, "you're fine". I've heard "you're fine" so many times over the past decade, it just makes me want to scream.
I have since taken myself off my thyroid meds; I told my dr. that I feel like I go hyper/hypo thyroid when I have a Hashimotos flare up and when it's done, my levels are normal. She pretty much agreed-because after being off my thyroid meds for 9 months and not telling her-my bloodwork was "fine".
Much much more to all of it over the past 10 years, but that's the jest of it. I avoid doctors and hospitals as much as I can anymore. Got some great stories about our ER doctors here too. Sorry for the novel, but just want you to know, you are not alone by any means. Don't give up, just start doing your own research and eventually you'll find someone to listen to you. Bless you and I hope you get it figured out and can start working on feeling better.
You need to see someone else. PCOS is a metabolic syndrome. You have to have a few of the symptoms, not all of them. Keep in mind that you may have other issues, like Cushing's disease that has several symptoms that look like PCOS (hirsutism, extra weight around the abdomen, fat pad at the back of your neck, and increased insulin insensitivity). When you carry extra body fat, it can affect hormone levels (fat cells make testosterone). Please see someone else, like a good endocrinologist. Tell them to look at metabolic and hormone issues. Don't give up!
it is Possible to have higher testosterone and all the subsequent effects (hair growth, changes downstairs, worse acne, etc) without any underlying disorder. particularly if it happened at puberty or menopause. but i would think they can do more than just one blood test, particularly since you're still concerned. with pcos they might want to track your periods or ultrasound your ovaries. there's also other hormone disorders that can be checked with other blood tests. and even after ruling that out, if you're bothered by those effects, you could talk about whether a testosterone-affecting medication could offer you more benefit than risk.
now - since you saw three doctors and had a bad time with all three, i super recommend the next time you see a provider, bring someone with you. what i figure is, either you were struggling to communicate somehow, or you were unlucky with three actually bad doctors but you're going to feel really on edge the next time and that's going to make it harder to communicate anyways. so either way, a trusted third party can help you stay calm, feel safe, remember things, and ask questions.
i had a few bad experiences and avoided appointments for anything at all for a couple years (even though i myself work in healthcare!). i finally had to go back for an acute thing that needed a prescription, so i brought my boyfriend with me. i felt embarrassed, but the appointment went so much more smoothly that my doctor actually thanked me. i've taken him with me to most of my appointments ever since. doesn't have to be a romantic partner, sometimes our adult patients bring parents and siblings. some patients without family or official caretakers around bring their neighbors. etc
Thank you for including EDS in the skin one!!!
While I love your content, I noticed that almost every example pic used was of people with white skin. As a black woman, it tends to be more difficult to find resources that show what these symptoms would look like for someone with my complexion. I hope in the future you will include a wider range of skin tones in your examples so we as well as others have a better understanding of what that might look for people of color. :)
in two of the cases he did say they checl the fingernail bed & palms as they are less affected by melanin and so are fairly similar across all complexions, but igy maybe he could do a separate video for minorities
We’re gone this far to complain about skin tones used in examples?
Wtf
@@Monkey_1640 skin conditions in people with darker skin are literally harder to diagnose cause medical professionals don't recognise the signs, skin conditions look different on different skins, this is not a new thing but it's something people don't realise, that's why we need to "complain"
@@frog_inabog_then take it upon yourself as a human being to look for signs of skin diseases
@@Monkey_1640 It's a real, documented problem in medicine, so much so that textbooks used in medical and nursing school need to be updated. People have written papers on the subject. There's STILL a problem with nurses and doctors dismissing pain in dark-skinned people because of the old myth that they don't feel pain the same way white people do. This is not a new issue. And I'm a white woman, so don't start with the "race card" BS. It's the responsibility of healthcare providers to know.
I worked and played outside all my life... I've also had 3 melanomas surgically removed so far... yearly checkups are a part of life now.
Contact dermatitis can be a real beast! My son got a terrible rash all over because he tried on some clothes that had been washed with a detergent with a LOT of fragrance in it (seriously, I could smell it from across the room.) It only took a few minutes, but the scabs from where he wouldn't stop scratching took ages to fade.
I have the same issue. Can't tolerate scented detergent.
Why do I get the shivers when I watch your videos but I still love them
The yellow skin can also be a sign of Gilbert syndrome if I'm correct. I've been diagnosed with Gilbert syndrome my self, and been told that having a yellowish skin is quite common.
Hi Mike Thank you for answering some important medical advice YOU Rock Mike I miss you alot ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I am a redhead with fair skin. Always been cautious about my moles changing shapes etc. booked with a dermatologist and asked her to check them, she took about 2 mins and said I’m fine. It’s incredibly infuriating when we’re told so often how dangerous it can be, then take the advice to get medical help and get dismissed for overreacting. 2:40
Hey Doctor, make a 2023 morning to night routine with food habits and skin care and what foods to bring office as lunch.
Had Lyme disease twice, first as a 9 year old and I escaped death closely. Half of my face was paralyzed and my brain skin (do you call it that in English?) had an inflammation. I think the term for this was meningitis. The girl I shared my room with had the same diagnosis but at a later stage and died 2 weeks after I got released from the hospital.
The more I watch your videos, the more I decide to be somehow a doctor or just a pharmacist.
Thank you for your videos. ❤️❤️❤️
I used to have a spider vein when I was really young under my left eye. My mom just said I had it because I had thin skin and it would go away as I got older and my skin thickened. It did go away by the time I was in middle school, which made me really sad because I actually liked my spider vein. It was a unique feature of my face that I found really interesting
mike i am specially writing this to thank you
because i had acanthosis nigricans a few yrs back and i had no idea
i thought maybe my neck and armpits were dark bcoz i wasnt taking a shower
and diabetes runs in my family so i will control my sugars now and lose some weight
thank you bro
3:32 I’m quite pale, but I probably have a fast heartbeat because of ADHD. It’s so annoying though because sometimes I may randomly feel the need to laugh, like I don’t want people thinking I’m crazy. 😭
FR same i have ADHD to and my heart beens soooo fast
Hi Dr Mike! I'm a 13 yr old girl and I'm currently sick. I went to the doctor and I don't have the flu or covid. They had to do a blood test and I'm TERRIFIED of needles. It was terrible. I cried but the nurse was so nice. I've been sick for about 4 days and it's bad. I'm not gonna waste your time but your videos really keep my morale up!
Thanks Dr Mike:) Ik you probably won't see this because of all the comments here but still. ❤
1:14
Me who is female and has hair growth on my chest and upper lip: uh-
Thank you very much Dr.Mike
Actually I’m blood sugar patient
Thank you for the informative video! I think it would’ve been helpful to see each skin condition on both darker and lighter skin tones, as skin conditions tend to look quite different depending on skin tone!
Agree 100%! Representation is much needed here
Well, I guess it's definitely easier on fair skin, but on brown skin you could also noticed stuff.
THE TIMING of this video!
I'm actually waiting for a test result to see if I have skin cancer...
1:12 im confused dont all girls have hair above their lips?
yes but when it’s visible that’s a sign of PCOS
Yeah they do but when it’s like as long as a guys like when it’s grown out it would be PCOS
lips r fine, but if u have a lot of hair (like men) on ur back or on ur chest, that’s it
I have bad anxiety about going to the doctors but if doctor mike was my doctor I would feel comforted and at ease any time I went in
I’m Italian so at 1:23 I was dyeing laughing
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Thank you so much, Dr. Mike