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OCD. Dermatophagia (from Ancient Greek δέρμα — lit.skin and φαγείαlit.eating) or dermatodaxia (from δήξις, lit.biting) [3] is a compulsion disorder of gnawing or biting one's own skin, most commonly at the fingers. This action can either be conscious or unconscious [4] and it is considered to be a type of pica.
3 lies women have been told about their bodies, according to a female doctor. Once, Dr. Elizabeth Comen visited a patient on her deathbed, and the woman apologized for sweating on her. “I have ...
Lipedema is a medical condition that is almost exclusively found in women [3] and results in enlargement of both legs due to deposits of fat under the skin. [2] Women of any weight may develop lipedema [2] [3] and the fat associated with lipedema is resistant to traditional weight-loss methods. [4] There is no cure and typically it gets worse ...
Lipodermatosclerosis is most commonly diagnosed in middle-aged women. [3] The origin of lipodermatosclerosis is probably multifactorial, involving tissue hypoxia, leakage of proteins into the interstitium, and leukocyte activation. Studies of patients with lipodermatosclerosis have demonstrated significantly decreased concentrations of ...
It’s time to recognize women’s impact on one another—and empower them to fix the broken rung. More must-read commentary published by Fortune : How U.S.-China competition is benefiting the ...
Leg fetishism. Legs of a woman. Leg fetishism (also known as crurophilia) is a sexual interest that focuses on the legs, and is a type of partialism. [1] In leg fetishism, individuals may experience a sexual attraction to the particular areas such as the thighs, knees, shins, calves or ankles.
Blaschko's lines, also called the lines of Blaschko, are lines of normal cell development in the skin. These lines are only visible in those with a mosaic [1] [2] [3] skin condition or in chimeras where different cell lines contain different genes. These lines may express different amounts of melanin, [4] or become visible due to a differing ...
Severe cases of excoriation disorder can cause life-threatening injuries. For example, in one reported case, a woman picked a hole through the bridge of her nose, which required surgery to fix, and a 48-year-old woman picked through the skin on her neck, exposing the carotid artery. Pain in the neck or back can arise due to prolonged bent-over ...