Tetiana Sviatenko

Professor, dermatologist

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✅ Psoriasis is an autoimmune disease. Modern treatments can achieve long-term remission.

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🔴 Scaly plaques on your skin?
The biggest mistake is dismissing it as "just dry skin" and avoiding medical care for years.

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✅ Rosacea requires a different approach: avoiding triggers (sun exposure, heat, and alcohol) along with dermatologist-prescribed treatment.

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🔴 Persistent facial redness?
The biggest mistake is assuming it's an allergy and treating it with over-the-counter anti-redness creams.

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✅ Modern topical corticosteroids are safe when used for short periods under medical supervision. Consistent skin barrier hydration is just as important.

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🔴 Chronic dry, itchy skin since childhood?
The biggest mistake is being afraid of topical steroid creams and enduring flare-ups without treatment.

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✅ Eczema is a chronic inflammatory skin condition. Effective treatment requires anti-inflammatory medications and identifying potential triggers, such as allergens or stress.

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🔴 Itchy, flaky skin?
The biggest mistake is trying to treat eczema with moisturizers made for dry skin alone.

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✅ This only makes inflammation worse. The right treatment often includes prescription retinoids or azelaic acid, as recommended by your dermatologist.

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🔴 Breaking out?
The biggest mistake is trying to "dry out" your skin with alcohol-based toners or washing your face too often.

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✅ In 90% of cases, the cause isn’t your shampoo. You need a consultation with a dermatologist or trichologist, along with blood tests (iron levels, thyroid function, and vitamin D).

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🔴 Hair falling out?
The biggest mistake is waiting for it to “go away on its own” or relying on anti-hair loss shampoos

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🟢 Stop using all skincare products.

See a dermatologist. A patch test can identify the exact allergen.

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🔴 Redness, itching, or swelling after using a new product.

Or you may suddenly react to a cream you’ve been using for years, even though nothing seemed wrong before.

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🟡 Contact dermatitis comes in two types: irritation, which appears immediately, and allergy, which appears 24–72 hours after contact.

Allergy can develop gradually. So even a “trusted” product can eventually cause a reaction.

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🟢 Stop using all skincare products.

See a dermatologist. A patch test can identify the exact allergen.

[Tetiana Sviatenko @TSviatenko]

🔴 Redness, itching, or swelling after using a new product.

Or you may suddenly react to a cream you’ve been using for years, even though nothing seemed wrong before.

[Tetiana Sviatenko @TSviatenko]

🟡 Contact dermatitis comes in two types: irritation, which appears immediately, and allergy, which appears 24–72 hours after contact.

Allergy can develop gradually. So even a “trusted” product can eventually cause a reaction.

[Tetiana Sviatenko @TSviatenko]

🟢 Treatment should start at the very first sensation: tingling or burning, before the blister appears.

For frequent recurrences, 6+ times per year, systemic acyclovir or valacyclovir may be prescribed as a course. This is something you should discuss with a dermatologist

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🔴 Blisters on the lips during a cold, stress, or overheating.

You apply “something from the pharmacy.” Sometimes it helps, and sometimes it doesn’t help at all. And it keeps coming back several times a year.

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🟡 Herpes simplex virus HSV-1 stays in the body forever.

It “sleeps” in the nerve ganglia and reactivates when immunity drops, during stress, UV exposure, or respiratory infections. Once the blister has already appeared, applying cream is usually too late.