complexion, nails & hair

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Joann

I'd be VERY interested in knowing what you find out. My forehead is

a mess! I thought it was from my bangs that I'm letting grow out,

but when I went to TX on vacation and got a LOT of sun, they cleared

up, but now they're coming back. They're like little hard whiteheads

that pop right out when I 'get after' them . They're really

annoying.

Also, my fingernails are better than they've been in my whole life,

even thru 2 pregnancies. Im 6 mos. out and I figure all the vit/mins

and the protein drinks that I'm ingesting is what's doing it. They

are LONG and strong! Wow, what a side effect that I wasn't expecting.

My hair hasn't shown any more loss than it did pre-op. I'm

attributing that to the protein drinks also. I do at least one every

morning to take my vit/mins with.

Colleen - Iowa

ds 1-15-01

312/226/160 more than 1/2 way there!!!

Dr.Buchwald U of MN

> Hi Gail,

> Why do you ask about the skin breaking out???!!!!???? I just got

back from

> the Dermatologist. I'm so upset about my face. Tiny bumps all

over it -

> looks like what I would call a heat rash. The Dr. wasn't sure what

it was, I

> guess that's why he named it something like contact dermatitis. He

wants me

> back in three weeks and if it isn't better he wants to do a punch

biopsy -

> isn't that nice! He gave me Cetaphil soap, DesOwens lotion and a

topical

> antibiotic. I'm just praying this helps.

>

> I'm at four months now. This happened right around three months

and I was

> just lucky to get an appt. so soon - had to go out of state to get

it. Here

> in Mobile it would be next year before any dermatologists had any

openings.

> Anyway, my hair started falling out at three months also. I

actually find

> it's not as bad as when it started and it doesn't even show yet.

No dry

> skin, though, and no nails breaking.

>

> Please let me know if you've ever heard of the skin rash before.

This is

> very upsetting.

>

> Joann in Mobile

> Dr. Kim, Ocean Springs, MS

> 4/20/01

> -57