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A dermatologist has revealed when you should worry about your feet – and why those dry patches might not be dry skin, but fungus.
The important information was shared in a new video from Mississippi dermatologist Dr. Lindsey Zubritskywho uses the username @dermguru on social media.
Dr. Zubritsky often uses social media to share her skincare tips, tricks, and hacks, but this time she made a public service announcement for those with dry feet.
To start the video, she showed several photos of feet with flaky skin all over.
She explained that if your feet look like this, you may have athlete’s foot, or something more commonly known as athlete’s foot.
Dermatologist Dr. Lindsey Zubritsky revealed when to worry about your feet – and why those dry patches might not actually be dry skin, but fungus (stock image)
Dr. Zubritsky often uses social media to share her skin care tips, tricks and hacks, but this time she has made a public service announcement for those with dry feet
‘This doesn’t just happen to athletes, this is 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 fungus on your feet. ‘ said Dr. Zubritsky.
“Most people think they’re just dry, cracked feet, when in fact they have something called tinea pedis,” she said, using the medical name for athlete’s foot.
The dermatologist explained that you can tell the difference between athlete’s foot and dry skin by the flaky texture and red border of the fungal infection.
She said the “dead giveaway” for a case of athlete’s foot is when you peek between your toes and see peeling or cracked, red skin.
“Another sign that it’s a fungus and not dry skin is if you peek 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 this yellow, thick and crumbly, it could mean this is also a fungus,” she said.
Fortunately, however, there are many ways to treat this so that your feet can become healthy again.
She said the “easiest” way to control athlete’s foot is to buy an over-the-counter antifungal cream like Lotrimin Ultra.
She said the “dead giveaway” of a case of athlete’s foot is if you peek between your toes and see peeling or cracked, red skin (stock image)
Dr. Zubritsky also suggested diluting distilled white vinegar or Listerine Original Antiseptic mouthwash to use on the affected areas during a foot bath.
But before the video ended, the dermatologist gave viewers one more extremely important piece of advice to keep in mind when dealing with athlete’s foot.
“If you don’t clean your shoes, you’re just going to re-infect your feet,” she said.
‘Your shoes are completely covered in mold, so they need to be cleaned. I recommend washing them in hot water if possible and sprinkling a little antifungal foot powder into your shoes every day,” continued Dr. Zubritsky.
She even suggested buying small UV lights that you can stick in your shoes every night to “cure” your athlete’s foot for good.