tanning question

[axxem]

i started tanning around last november... probabl have tanned 3 months since i started. on my stomach i have some white spots around my upper abs. there not very noticable but seems like part of that skin didnt tan fast i guess. i know theres that disease that turns your skin white but mines not spreading. i guess its skin/sun damage? i have no clue. does anyone know. i see some people that tan have this. any idea?

[w4rrior]

stretch marks dont seem to tan well and just get shiny could be that?

[axxem]

no its not stretch marks im not fat lol.

[DJohnson]

You tan facing down or something? You get white marks where there's low blood flow.

[NorwegianBadass]

Originally Posted by DJohnson

You tan facing down or something? You get white marks where there's low blood flow.

Please explain this, becouse this sounds like bs...

[axxem]

no i dont tan face down... always on my back. just theres a spot that isnt as dark as the rest of my skin. i thought maybe it has to do with sun damage or something.

[NorwegianBadass]

As to the spots, I know what they may be, and I had them all over my back last year. I went to the doctor, who perscribed some lotion to put on them for a couple of weeks with selenium sulfide. It is a type of yeast fungus. This sounds bad, but actually it is a very common fungus and is easy to treat. Some people call these ?sunspots? as they become more noticable in people who tan, since the spots don?t tan themselves. They are sometimes a little scaley. Most people have the fungus anyway, but it doesn?t ?show up?. If you sweat outdoors a lot, use a hot tub, or stay in hot, humid places a lot, then they flair up.

http://tanningbeds.org/blog/?p=55

Yeast Can Be Cause of White Spots
Published by Contra Costa Times

Posted on Fri, Aug. 04, 2006

By John Lee M.D. and Stephen Daniels M.D.

"Doc, what are these spots on my chest and back? I'm embarrassed to take my shirt off. And it's summer."

A common complaint among teenagers and young adults, usually in the summer. Easy to control, but hard to cure. It often recurs for years before the person comes for treatment, perhaps because it tends to go away in the winter, and the person hopes it's gone for good.

As summer approaches, the patient looks in the mirror and the spots are gone. Yes! Then after a day or two in the sun, they are back. Yuck!

The white spots are caused by a yeast called tinea versicolor. It has similarities to and differences from the molds that cause athlete's foot, jock itch, and ringworm.

The versicolor yeasts are always in the environment, and usually cause no problems. Some people are more susceptible to the factors that can convert the yeast into the forms that cause the rash: oily skin, heat, humidity, birth control pills, pregnancy and corticosteroids.

Versicolor yeasts are not contagious. By contrast, the tinea molds that cause athlete's foot, jock itch and ringworm are contagious.

The yeast doesn't directly cause the skin to become lighter. It keeps the underlying skin from tanning, so it looks lighter relative to the surrounding skin.

In the winter, when the patient is untanned, the spots may actually look tan or slightly red. Often, though, they only become noticeable when the surrounding skin turns tan, leaving clusters of whitish circular spots.

The simplest treatment is to buy an inexpensive cream for athlete's foot or jock itch, such as Tinactin or Lotrimin. These are usually applied twice a day to the affected spots.

Some patients find that adding a mild (1 percent) hydrocortisone cream to the anti-fungal cream is more effective than the anti-fungal cream alone. Stronger cortisone creams are available by prescription.

If the tinea spots cover a large area, a selenium shampoo (Selsun Blue, Head and Shoulders) might be a better treatment choice. Selsun Orange 2.5 percent or Ketoconazole 2 percent shampoos are available by prescription.

If creams or shampoos don't work, pills such as Nisoril, Diflucan and Sporanox, taken for a week or two, are effective and available by prescription. They work via sweat, so the patient should build up a sweat by exercising two hours after taking them, and not wipe or wash the sweat off for 8-12 hours.

Lamisil and griseofulvin are only effective against molds, such as athlete's foot, jock itch and ringworm, not against yeasts. They do not work for tinea versicolor.

Because those with oily skin are especially susceptible to versicolor, it frequently recurs within a year or two after treatment, especially among teenagers and young adults.

So, to prevent the rash, many doctors recommend applying an antifungal cream or shampoo monthly or weekly to previously affected areas during the months leading up to summer. Monthly or weekly pills may be necessary.

Remember that in summer the spots act as a sunscreen. You need to first treat the yeast, let the surrounding tan fade, then retan the whole area, to attain a smooth, unspotted complexion.

Always use sunscreen when you tan. Don't overdo it. And if in doubt, call your doctor.

http://www.cchealth.org/topics/colum...aug04_2006.php

[Atlas Shrugged]

Haha he has a yeast infection on his stomach! LMFAO

[mister jogger]

if its spots, it is probably due to the fact that there is a loss of blood in the area.

one spot that happens to me is my shoulder blades

just move around and you should be fine

[NorwegianBadass]

Originally Posted by Atlas Shrugged

Haha he has a yeast infection on his stomach! LMFAO

Negged for beeing a dumbass!

(No I dont have them myself, but it pisses me off when people laough at people something physical that they cant do anything about)

[NorwegianBadass]

Originally Posted by nightjogger32

if its spots, it is probably due to the fact that there is a loss of blood in the area.

one spot that happens to me is my shoulder blades

just move around and you should be fine

The blood does not have anything to do with tanning. The only way it could affect your tanning abilities would be if the tissue in your skin died becouse of no blood flow....

[Atlas Shrugged]

Originally Posted by NorwegianBadass

Negged for beeing a dumbass!

(No I dont have them myself, but it pisses me off when people laough at people something physical that they cant do anything about)

It's a f*cking white spot you dumbass. Oh my, I don't tan as well as I want too in that are, oh dear whatever shall I do! Grow up you moron. When someone has cancer or a real disease, let me know. Until then, this is the Misc and this is as serious as I get here.

[mik_d]

its probably a lack of pigmentation in that area.

some people have random spots with too little/too much pigmentation which results in pale or dark area. i don't think theres anything you can do about it. try googling it.

[NorwegianBadass]

Originally Posted by mik_d

its probably a lack of pigmentation in that area.

some people have random spots with too little/too much pigmentation which results in pale or dark area. i don't think theres anything you can do about it. try googling it.

Yep, could be that too!

[NorwegianBadass]

Originally Posted by Atlas Shrugged

It's a f*cking white spot you dumbass. Oh my, I don't tan as well as I want too in that are, oh dear whatever shall I do! Grow up you moron. When someone has cancer or a real disease, let me know. Until then, this is the Misc and this is as serious as I get here.

When someone ask a serious question they should get a serious answer... And I dont think I am the one that needs to grow up here...

[Atlas Shrugged]

Originally Posted by NorwegianBadass

When someone ask a serious question they should get a serious answer... And I dont think I am the one that needs to grow up here...

That's ok, I understand that you're probably sensitive about your Nordic pale white skin and my carefree attitude probably got your feathers ruffled.

It's ok, I feel your pain (pressing clinched fist to my mouth in a concerned manner.)

[NorwegianBadass]

Originally Posted by Atlas Shrugged

That's ok, I understand that you're probably sensitive about your Nordic pale white skin and my carefree attitude probably got your feathers ruffled.

It's ok, I feel your pain (pressing clinched fist to my mouth in a concerned manner.)

Or becouse I am starting my university degree for beeing a medical doctor this fall and I think having an attitude like you have to a question like that is childish

[Atlas Shrugged]

Originally Posted by NorwegianBadass

Or becouse I am starting my university degree for beeing a medical doctor this fall and I think having an attitude like you have to a question like that is childish

Good luck with that. We need more doctors without a sense of humor. Patients hate a good bedside manner. You'll fit in well.

[Zoupa]

Originally Posted by NorwegianBadass

Please explain this, becouse this sounds like bs...

it isn't BS, it's true. I don't know exactly why, though.

[axxem]

i have a good complection, my skins tanned, its not liket these spots i have are as white as paper, there just a slight shade difference then some areas, you cant really tell unless you look for it or get close. i was just wondering what it was, how to fix it, its not a big problem if it doesnt get fixed. i just wanted to know if there was a way....

[leonydus2]

hhahahaha homie got a yeast infection

[Dummkopf]

Originally Posted by axxem

no its not stretch marks im not fat lol.

Because only fat people get stretch marks