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'Maskne' popping up due to face masks

Credit: KJRH | Tulsa | Channel 2
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'Maskne' popping up due to face masks
'Maskne' popping up due to face masks
'Maskne' popping up due to face masks

DURING THE PANDEMIC...THEY'RE NOW WARNING THATTHERE COULD BE ACNE POPPINGUP UNDER YOUR MASK.What we are seeing is thatit is causing breakoutsaround the mouth, and manytimes around the cheeks andthe nose.

And it has beenlovingly called mask-ne as aplay on word for acne.Because people are gettingpimples and breakouts.Sometime their skin isitching and scaling in thoseregions.The thing that is causingthis is the mask itself.The thing is if you arewearing a mask for manyhours a day... Realize thatis a vaporized humidifiedenironment surrounding yourmouth.THE DOCTOR SAYS IF YOU AREWEARING A CLOTH FACE MASK -WASH IT ONCE A DAYTO MITIGATE THOSE BREAKOUTS.

SWITCH OUT SURGICALMASKS EVERY DAY.THE TULSA PUBLIC SCHOOLSBOARD OF EDUCATION...

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