What Does Your Face Say About Your Health?
Sources Medically Reviewed on 3/20/2017 Reviewed by Stephanie S. Gardner, MD on March 20, 2017
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SOURCES:
American Academy of Dermatology: “Melasma.”
American Cancer Society: “Skin Exams.”
British Medical Journal: “Xanthelasmata, arcus corneae, and ischaemic vascular disease and death in general population: prospective cohort study.”
CDC: “What Are the Symptoms of Skin Cancer?” “Genital Herpes -- CDC Fact Sheet.”
Cleveland Clinic: “Adult Jaundice (Hyperbilirubinemia).”
Harvard Health Publications: “Drooping Eyelid (Ptosis).”
Journal of Emergency Medicine: “Differentiating Facial Weakness Caused by Bell’s Palsy vs. Acute Stroke.”
Mayo Clinic: “Infant Jaundice,” “Lupus,” “Bell’s Palsy,” “Stroke,” “Bags Under Eyes,” “Gingivitis.”
Medical News Daily: “Xanthelasmata, Yellow Patches Around Upper Or Lower Eyelids May Be Sign Of Heart Attack Or Heart Disease Risk.”
National Institutes of Health: “Handout on Health: Atopic Dermatitis (A type of eczema),” “Physiological changes in scalp, facial and body hair after the menopause: a cross-sectional population-based study of subjective changes,” “Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS): Condition Information,” “Bell's Palsy Fact Sheet,” “Periodontal (Gum) Disease: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatments,” “Questions and Answers about Alopecia Areata.”
Reviewed by Stephanie S. Gardner, MD on March 20, 2017
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