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2. Dermatophagia - Wikipedia

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   Dermatophagia. Dermatophagia (from Ancient Greek δέρμα — lit. skin and φαγεία lit. 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. Body-focused repetitive behavior - Wikipedia

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   Dermatillomania (picking of the skin) of the knuckles (via mouth), illustrating disfiguration of the distal and proximal joints of the middle and little fingers Body-focused repetitive behavior ( BFRB ) is an umbrella name for impulse control [1] behaviors involving compulsively damaging one's physical appearance or causing physical injury.

4. Stapled hemorrhoidopexy - Wikipedia

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   Stapled hemorrhoidopexy is a surgical procedure that involves the cutting and removal of anal hemorrhoidal vascular cushion, whose function is to help to seal stools and create continence. Procedure also removes abnormally enlarged hemorrhoidal tissue, followed by the repositioning of the remaining hemorrhoidal tissue back to its normal ...

5. Excoriation disorder - Wikipedia

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   Specialty. Dermatology. Psychiatry. Excoriation disorder, more commonly known as dermatillomania, is a mental disorder on the obsessive–compulsive spectrum that is characterized by the repeated urge or impulse to pick at one's own skin, to the extent that either psychological or physical damage is caused. [4] [5]

6. Suspension (body modification) - Wikipedia

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   Suspension (body modification) Body suspension means the act of rigging a human body to hang from implements that have been placed through temporary perforations in the skin. [1] A number of health concerns might be associated with the practice, such as excessive bleeding, fainting, fall injuries, and infections. [2]

7. This Is Why Your Skin Turns Green After Wearing Certain ... - AOL

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   Here are some tips that can help prevent jewelry from turning your skin green: Paint the part of the jewelry that touches your skin with a coat of clear nail polish so there is a type of barrier ...