Ask the GP: 'What can I do about flaky and dry skin?'

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Ask the GP: 'What can I do about flaky and dry skin?'
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One listener asked what they should do about very dry and flaky skin around the nose and forehead area...

People with dry and flaky skin should be able to treat it over-the-counter, but older people may require different treatments.One listener asked what they should do about very dry and flaky skin around the nose and forehead area."The straight forward answer is that skin is very dry you need to make it moist, so you'd use an emollient of some sort," Dr Breen said."Where I'd want to know a little bit of information for this person is their age.

Dr Breen said people should be using any such over-the-counter solutions"two, three, four times a day on an ongoing basis".Another listener over-60 asked is there is a good vitamin to take post-COVID to help with a sore throat and sinuses. "That would be important to clarify as well... if it's more than a few days it might be something worth going along to your doctor and getting looked at".to reduce their weight before the next round of treatment.

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