SKIN CRACKS<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>What they are<\/strong>
\nA skin crack is a linear ulcer (fixation) that affects the skin or mucous membranes.<\/span> A lesion that goes from the epidermis to the superficial layer of the dermis, therefore appears as a shallow cut.<\/span>
\nThe most affected areas are the most worn areas: the hands, feet, lips and nostrils, nipples, the anorectal region.
\nUsually on the hands appear on the fingers as multiple injuries, as single lesions.<\/span> If the pretty one is dehydrated: the skin shows itself<\/span>
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<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Causes<\/strong>
\nThe skin cracks are easily present where the skin is thinner, less elastic.<\/span> There are numerous risk factors:<\/span><\/p>\n\n- cold and winter, when the skin is more dehydrated, because the cold causes vasoconstriction of the blood vessels of the skin dermis;<\/li>\n
- the extreme heat, on the contrary, tends to dehydrate the skin;<\/li>\n
- humidity, which tends to dry the skin;<\/li>\n
- extended baths and showers in hot water, which dry the skin by removing the protective lipid layer (the sebum);<\/li>\n
- hand washes too frequent;<\/li>\n
- age, because the skin becomes thinner and dehydrated; and with the decrease of subcutaneous fat;<\/li>\n
- dermatological diseases, such as: atopic dermatitis, contact dermatitis, psoriasis, dyshidrosis, all conditions in which the skin “becomes more exposed to lacerations;<\/li>\n
- the arthrosis of the hands, due to the reduced vascularization;<\/li>\n
- diseases that alter the normal flow of blood at the extremities, such as Raynaud’s phenomenon, systemic lupus erythematosus, scleroderma;<\/li>\n
- diabetes mellitus, due to the consequent diabetic angiopathy;<\/li>\n
- the professions that expose the subject to frequent washing with water added with detergents and detergents;<\/li>\n
- repeated rubbing traumas that alter the hydrolipidic film of the skin;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Symptoms<\/strong>
\nThe skin cracks manifest themselves as:<\/p>\n\n- superficial cuts, but sometimes also deep;<\/li>\n
- cracks that rarely exceed 2 cm in length;<\/li>\n
- often with the presence of dried blood (crust);<\/li>\n
- rather painful during daily manual activities;<\/li>\n
- bleeding lesions or from which serum can escape;<\/li>\n
- sometimes, like itchy lesions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The areas most affected are the fingertips, interdigital spaces and the skin around the nails.<\/span>
\nThe surrounding skin may appear reddened, dehydrated, rough to the touch;<\/span> show signs of irritation or a real inflammation, areas of desquamation and cause the sensation of “pulling” skin.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![](\"https:\/\/rhagadil.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/ragadi-sulle-labbra.jpg\" "\\"ragadi-sulle-labbra\\"")
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<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Seasonality and Prevention<\/strong>
\nThere is certainly a seasonal variation in the appearance of the cracks.<\/span>
\nDuring the winter, the skin tends to be drier and less elastic, and therefore breaks more easily, while in summer it is more difficult to occur.<\/span>
\nThe important thing is to keep the skin always well hydrated, a habit that must be observed daily, especially after each wash, to prevent it from drying out and breaking down.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>How to prevent and cure skin cracks<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
What they are<\/strong> Causes<\/strong> Symptoms<\/strong> The areas most affected are the fingertips, interdigital spaces and the skin around the nails.<\/span> Seasonality and Prevention<\/strong>
\nA skin crack is a linear ulcer (fixation) that affects the skin or mucous membranes.<\/span> A lesion that goes from the epidermis to the superficial layer of the dermis, therefore appears as a shallow cut.<\/span>
\nThe most affected areas are the most worn areas: the hands, feet, lips and nostrils, nipples, the anorectal region.
\nUsually on the hands appear on the fingers as multiple injuries, as single lesions.<\/span> If the pretty one is dehydrated: the skin shows itself<\/span>
\ndry and rough to the touch.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div>![\"Fissure\"](\"https:\/\/rhagadil.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/fissurazione-zoom-uk.jpg\")
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\nThe skin cracks are easily present where the skin is thinner, less elastic.<\/span> There are numerous risk factors:<\/span><\/p>\n\n
\nThe skin cracks manifest themselves as:<\/p>\n\n
\nThe surrounding skin may appear reddened, dehydrated, rough to the touch;<\/span> show signs of irritation or a real inflammation, areas of desquamation and cause the sensation of “pulling” skin.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div>
\nThere is certainly a seasonal variation in the appearance of the cracks.<\/span>
\nDuring the winter, the skin tends to be drier and less elastic, and therefore breaks more easily, while in summer it is more difficult to occur.<\/span>
\nThe important thing is to keep the skin always well hydrated, a habit that must be observed daily, especially after each wash, to prevent it from drying out and breaking down.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>How to prevent and cure skin cracks<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>