HEALTH FEATURE
THE RECOMMENDED
FACE MASK
and the associated skin problems by D Kishore Yellumahanthi, MD, MPH, FAAFP
The Covid-19 pandemic, needless to say, has changed many ways we live. One of the significant changes that it brought into our lives is daily usage of facial masks. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that people wear masks in public settings, at events and gatherings, and anywhere they will be around other people. Currently, masks are also required on air planes, buses, trains, and other forms of public transportation traveling into, within, or out of the United States and in U.S. transportation hubs such as airports and stations. While, undoubtedly, wearing these masks reduce our risk of contacting corona virus, they seem to be causing some skin issues in certain individuals. In this article, we will discuss briefly the type of skin issues that can occur secondary to wearing facial masks, how masks cause these skin issues and what can be done to reduce their chances of occurrence. .
