Doctor discusses ACNE IN PREGNANCY – top tips for HOME MANAGEMENT PLUS TREATMENT and things to AVOID

In this video Dr O’Donovan explains ACNE IN PREGNANCY, including how to try help manage it at home and what treatments you can consider using as well as those to avoid.

References:

More information (including image credits): https://dermnetnz.org/topics/acne-in-pregnancy

American Academy of Dermatology advice: https://www.aad.org/public/diseases/acne/derm-treat/pregnancy

Advice from Mayo Clinic in USA: https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/pregnancy-week-by-week/expert-answers/pregnancy-acne/faq-20058045#:~:text=Pregnancy%20acne%20isn’t%20a,greater%20amounts%20of%20certain%20hormones.

IMAGE CREDITS: DERMNET NZ. Lisence: Non Commercial- NoDerivs 3.0 New Zealand (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 NZ)

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In this video Dr O’Donovan explains and shows clinical photos of 13 skin changes seen in pregnancy.

This includes:

00.00 INTRO

1. 00.47 Darkening of the skin (including melasma, linea nigra and melanocytic naevi changes) – 0.47s ; 2.01s ; 2.39s
2. 03.22 Stretch marks
3. 04.23 Acne
4. 05.05 Gland changes e.g. montgomery glands enlarging
5. 05.55 Spider veins
6. 06.06 Varicose veins
7. 06.47 Swollen feet and hands
8. 07.22 Palmar Erythema
9. 08.19 Pyogenic granuloma

PREGNANCY SPECIFIC DERMATOSES

1. 08.52 Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy
2.10.10 Pemphigoid gestationis
3. 11.19 Polymorphic Eruption of Pregnancy (PUPPP)
4. 12.25 Prurigo of pregnancy

MORE INFORMATION HERE:

— Common skin conditions in pregnancy: https://www.acog.org/womens-health/faqs/skin-conditions-during-pregnancy

— Common skin changes in pregnancy: https://dermnetnz.org/topics/skin-changes-in-pregnancy

— Stretch marks in pregnancy: https://www.nhs.uk/pregnancy/related-conditions/common-symptoms/stretch-marks/

— Swelling in pregnancy: https://www.nhs.uk/pregnancy/related-conditions/common-symptoms/swollen-ankles-feet-and-fingers/

— Pemphigoid Gestationis: https://www.msdmanuals.com/en-gb/home/women-s-health-issues/complications-of-pregnancy/pemphigoid-gestationis