Treating and Preventing Dark Armpits, Thighs, Neck, and Arms | Dr. Jenny Liu
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 19 มิ.ย. 2024
- Dermatologist Dr. Jenny Liu explains the common cause of dark body parts, Acanthosis Nigricans, and shares the causes, treatments, and ways to prevent it.
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00:00 Intro
00:25 What is Acanthosis Nigricans?
04:47 Topical Treatments and Products At-Home
10:28 In-Office Treatments
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I love how detailed you are, thank you😊😊
Thank you for such an informative, kind and compassionate explanation of this condition ⭐️
I cut out carbs and see some improvements in my neck but I don’t believe it will ever be 100% cleared up. Even when I did sports in high school my neck was still very dark. So believe it when she says prevention is more helpful than treatment. I use Kojic soap, Alpha arbutin and CeraVe cream for rough and bumpy skin. My neck feels a lot smoother but overall I feel better with myself because I know I’ve at least been eating healthy! Love yourself always ❤
Did you try the 70% alcohol, it helped me
@@anihart2232 what is that ?
IN HOW MANY MONTHS DO YOU THE RESULTS?
Thanks so much for making this video, I felt like this topic is not covered enough. It was helpful to note that this condition and it’s treatment is about thinning the layer of the skin and about decreasing insulin resistant factors … definitely going to get checked out
THABK U SO MUCH for making this video! I suffer from this under my arms. So embarrassing because I don’t want ppl to think I’m unclean!
Even after taking with my Dr I had no support. My type 2 diabetes is controlled more but the darkness is still there. I'm going to try this thank you.
The diabetic line affecting skin topic, blow my mind. Thank you for the information❤
Omg your skin is AMAZING. I trust you.
Thanku so much now I have confidance that it is due to my pcod but not my own fault.
People always pointed my neck and arms and I always felt very insecure about it.
I went into depression for two years and was very ashamed to talk about it . Due to this video I got confidence and spoke to my mother .
Am still under treatment although I have no diabetes which I am glad but not going to hide myself because of insecurity .
Thanku so much 💜
Hi !!
My was caused by dye allergic and exzema
I’ve dealt with this since I was about 12 years old and was always told I was dirty and needed to scrub my neck & other areas better. Turns out I was just insulin resistant. People can be cruel when they don’t understand something.
Excellent video, thank you Dr Liu
I've had this skin since I was 8 or 9 years old, honestly it made my puberty so painful and now I'm 20 and still can't stop being self-conscious. But after cutting down on starch and using some moisturizer the skin has improved a bit but the dark patches still don't go away completely
Dermablend body makeup can help cover
Please check to ensure you are not diabetic. This is a sign of diabetes
Hey, this can be a sign of insulin resistance, pre diabetes, or diabetes. Definitely check in with your primary care physician. I’ve started treating my insulin resistance and my dark areas have improved substantially. You can load on creams and diys but this won’t go away unless you treat the root cause.
@@danielleherrmann3279 how did you treat it?
I had this as a child and now my daughter has it very badly. She's mixed so it is way worse on her than it was for me. However I did cure nine with a pill from my dermatologist.
Thanks for the video and especially the variety of treatment options. Yeah to a video on dark knees and elbows.
Thank you so much for this video! I’ve gotten pretty dark patches and also rough skin on my knees, elbows, and even the top of my big toe during pregnancy. I’m eight months postpartum now and have tried almost everything to lighten the areas and it’s just not happening.
Thank you for this video. And yes please to body pigmentation serries❤️
Cerave 10% urea cream with salycilic acid, lactic acid (AHA) and ceramides could be a good option you think? Sounds about right given the combos you gave. Thanks for the great info!
Thank you so much for making this video! So helpful!
Thank you for your videos ,Dr bjenny liu
Thank you it was very informative
I was wondering if there’s any management about vitiligo
Tretinoin is what really helped me. Made sure I was off for a week, ie spring break, and that it was winter (or that you have a good working A/C) so I didn’t sweat. Knowing tretinoin is chemical peeling, and would burn my skin especially as it peels. And in spots, ie armpits, where you sweat a lot.So I stayed I did the tretinoin chemical peel, I stayed indoors the whole week during the peeling period.But after that?Voila!No more dark spots.
What percentage you use and how you used it?
Same! I used 0.05%
Did you mix the trenoin with a lotion or cream or just straight on the skin?
@@johndoyel8758 Google MAXI PEEL 3 green bottle
@cheapnchic5013 my son is 13 and I realized he's having dark spot on his neck hes also overweight.
Thanks for sharing these helpful tips on preventing and treating dark areas! I've personally found that incorporating DermalMD Intimate Lightening Cream into my skincare routine has significantly improved the appearance of my dark intimate areas. It's easy to apply and has helped boost my confidence. Highly recommend giving it a try!
Wow you look perfect !
Thank you, Dr.🙂
I have had it on my neck since my childhood but as i grown it showed up on my underarms and inner thighs, now it's spreading on my corners of mouth, this condition made my life rough as everyone made fun of me and said i wasn't clean. Even now it's my biggest insecurity. I wear full sleeves clothes now, imma try reducing my weight now, i have shed some weight while growing up and my dark neck is kind of less dark now so i guess that will help. Also i will be using the products she recommended
You're skin is beautiful ❤
Amazing information
Clear essence fading products work too, but you have to use a sunscreen when using hydroquinone.
Thank you for the video, very informative, I just want to say that there are so many cuts in the video it was very distracting.
I think Adapalene works pretty well, it helps with ingrown hairs too.
Really? I just started using it and noticed it’s lightened PIH from tweezing incorrectly
Hello! May I ask how and on what parts did you use it? Can it be bought over the counter? Thank you so much.
@@vhinnymolina4420 Adapalene is available over the counter. You can get generic brands or Differin gel. I apply to face to control oil and acne. I also apply on my armpit to lighten the skin and prevent ingrown hairs.
@@yanwang9561 does it really works?
I’m soo happy to see you doctor I always cover my neck it to bad thank you so much ❤
In short terms …lots of sugar scrubs, healthy diet to balance hormones. Mine started due to my pregnancies caused lot of hyperpigmentation.
Same l thought it was normal with pregnancy.l adopted the acceptance mode 😂
Dr is it possible to use arbutin, tretinoin, and moisturizer at the same time?
New fan 🙋🏾♀️
I used salicylic acid ointment on my eczema then I have a white patch on the exact same area. I think it might work on my discolorations like dark thigh and dark UA. Maybe knees. I've also used the ordinary lactic acid but I haven't seen much result because it use it on and off
Did the white patches go away by any chance? I'm suffering from them too and don't know what to do.
Hi Dr. do you mix the urea cream with the tretenoin or you apply it one at a time?
Darken elbow and darken area of the eyes pls
Planning to buy that cera Ve
I had pcos 😭😭😭 I suffer a lot dark nape , dark armpit darkening of my eyes like eyebags
Agree this is one of the symptoms of insulin resistance
Urea cream should be used before or after tritinoin?
Thank you Dr.Liu for the info. Can you share your skin care routine coz you have a glowing skin😍
Hi Doc. Thanks
Thank you so much
Goat milk soap is the best for skin care. Especially Beeekman 1802 brand. I love their whipped body cream and bar soap! Been using it for 6 years already. I absolutely love goat milk soap.
Thank you Dr. Jenny for this informative video. 😊 Is it alright to use petroleum jelly instead for skin care with acanthosis nigricans? Thank you in advance for answering my question. 😊
i think petroleum jelly would block pores so it wouldnt be a good idea
Aveeno baby moisture lotion is good, but everyone is different.
Thank you for your videos Dr. Liu! Tretinoin gel (a tiny amount over dry moisturizer) could be applied to the whole body for improve texture and sunspots? Thank you for your response.
You can try that or get retinol moisturizer for body like from versed
@@dr.jennyliu You don't recommend Tretinoin on the body because is not effective? I have access to Tretinoin like 2 tubes per month and I don't finish it on my face. Thanks for your response.
Dr. Liu,
Thank you so much for this education. I have a 21 year old adopted daughter from China that just developed this. We have no medical history for her. She is pretty overweight. What is the chance she’d have malignant AN? I heard AN was super rare in Asians.
My daughter had a pituitary tumor causing false diabetic symptoms. I encourage your daughter to see an endocrine specialist… this symptom is an underlying issue of more health problems. Wishing your daughter the best.
@@joyvan802 we did. We are awaiting results for diabetes and Cushing.
This is proof right here that community posting boards are 100 effective & helpful. Kindness Wins!!
So, if I have dark armpits,neck,thighs what I use? Body lotion? Body wash? Or serum I am very confused! And how many times a week?
Did you end up finding products that helped you? I wish she would’ve given instructions lol I feel lost with so much information about different products.
Can you use tretinoin with Cerave SA together at the same time for inner thighs? From what i learned, you can’t both at the same time in your face. Is it because the skin in the inner thighs are thicker that the face?
Does anyone else notice how black/melanated skin conditions always take a back seat in the medical science world? Like all the conditions we suffer from don’t have viable cures or solutions. Like keloids. Like how lasers are optimized for every skin type but our’s. Like how the FDA doesn’t makes brands test sunscreen on black people. Like how the Fitzpatrick scale is skewed in favor of paler people.
Keloids can be treated with steroids. It needs early medical intervention. I would agree with everything else. It’s even hard to find images or description of certain skin conditions when it occurs in dark skin.
There was a video of a black women who got a laser facial treatment and her entire face was covered in scars. Apparently the laser was not to be used on melanated skin. Sad.
It’s true.
you’re reaching
@@bouldersmashing says someone who's white.
It’s also is caused by a insulin resistance problem in the persons body they need to get their weight and health under control
Could soap with Kojic acid work or might lotion be better ?
growing up i hated myself, i was insecure, i didnt care to take care of myself and now i regret it. i was bullied. i have no friends. i felt useless. im trying so hard to take care of myself but everything has built up pver time and now it feels like its too much to handle. i wanna give up lol.
Hey I am also suffering from this problem I am a 16 year old now I am not obese and I am healthy yet I have this problem that is embarrassing and makes me insecure. People should normalise it since many people have it and sometimes losing weight doesn’t help it’s a very tough issue that a lot of people have. You shouldn’t give up no matter what and not judge your body it’ll make you more miserable that’s why I don’t focus on my skin issue anymore because I know for a fact it’s not going away no matter how hard I try.
Jesus Loves you, Repent and believe in Jesus Christ, He loves you and He showed it by dying for your sins. He can also heal and mend your brokenness, turn and trust in Him.
“that if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved; for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation.”
Romans 10:9-10 NASB1995
“Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor homosexuals, nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.”
1 Corinthians 6:9-10
Same here 😢
Please don’t. God made you the way he wanted you to be. Stay strong 🙏🏽👊🏾🙏🏽
Please don't give up. You are beautiful and worthy of love. You are more than your skin and what people say about you.
I have had it for 5-6+ years, I’ve tried everything. I don’t think it will go away ever
Try keto... research insulin resistance... it's reversible!
@@simlebrity7177 Keto as in the diet? Because I am not overweight (I think) I’m like 59 kgs and I’m 5’2
Have you tried hydroquinone? I have the same thing and currently trying glycolic acid and tretinoin. But feel like it won't do much. So will try to get hydroquinone prescription
I started using the kikumasamune lotion (it’s a very watery lotion). What do you think of that? Have you heard of it? I read it has arbutin in it - well a form of it.
I also wanted to use eucerin advanced repair cream down their. I have used eucerin advanced repair cream on my face and it’s worked really well
I actually had this. I used shea butter for a month & it cleared all up. I don’t know if it was this particular illness but i had the darkening my neck, inner elbow, under my boobs. I live in Nigeria so I have access to organic shea butter.
Has this helped you?
please explain better
@@inuhuabdulrahim7966 the darkening of my neck, inner elbows , under boob & under belly area. I didn’t know until my sis saw it & immediately started using organic shea butter in those locations. Shea butter is very healing so it was more of a skin issue not a diabetic symptom, not everything is a scary ailment
@@isimhemheoboh2394ello! Did you wash it off or kept it on over night? And how many times a week?
@@wompwompu I kept it over night. I use it during the day as well especially when I wear short dresses for my inner thighs.
Thank you for this help. I think cera v or ything with saliclyc alone and keep it consistent will really help.
I'm confused, how are you supposed to use urea products together with Trentinoin. Do you use them both at the same time , or one in the A.M and one at night.
What concentration to use for tretinoin? Thank you!
1%
Hi doctor how about putting tyrosine inhibitor for whitening?
I've used lotions, chemical peels, scrub, lighting creams, changed my diet, lowered my A1C to a normal range and I've been dealing with a dark neck my whole life. I'm about to try napalm next. Do you know if there is something stronger than a lotion because nothing is working. Can't use tretinoin, because I'm trying to get pregnant
great creams
If the underlying cause is treated would the acanthosis nigricans still come back? For example losing weight and changing your diet.
Hi Doc..... the product u had mention..... is it safe for 12 years old?.... my Daugther is suffering from Acanthosis Nigricans... she has a Dark nape n Dark side of the lips.your responds for my comment will be highly appreciated....mor3 power and god bless
What about PHA? Can it help? Thank you!
Any recommendations for 7 year’s old.any cream
Please make video on macular amyloidsis
I never find important information. If I use those creams, after o before deodorant? After bath? Is there a risk of mixing certain deodorant with these creams or acids?
What is the treatment for Tinea versicolor other than saying use Selaum blue shampoo for dandruff on the skin. Who can lather shampoo on their body for 10 minutes. So hopefully you can help many who suffer from this. Respond here if you see this and do a video on it to. Thankyou!!
Do you recommend The Ordinary Glycolic Acid 7% for dark areas of the body?
So combining Urea and Tretinoin 2-3 times a week meaning applying both each time right? Which ones should be applied first?
can we do intemettent fasting ? caz it helps in reduce weight and it manages insulin very effectively
Yes
Guys it’s your diet!! I’m 170lbs and much healthier than when I was 130lbs and pre-diabetic. You need to eat well balanced meals. Not just pizza for the day, fast food, etc. once I changed what I ate my inner thighs lightened all the way up. My armpits got lighter as well. I used to have insulin deposit under my arm…I haven’t gotten it back in over a decade. Also Strength training helps as well. Products can lighten the dark areas but it will not go away unless you make a change.
what type of foods did you eat?
@@chantelle5170 I cut high sugar foods. Cereal (froot loops, cheerios, etc.), junk food, eating pasta on the daily…high carb foods. I learned that when I was eating pasta on the daily my body didn’t have enough time to break it down and due to my resistance my insulin wasn’t helping with sugar spikes. So giving my body a break during the week from high carbs and sugars helped a lot. Also, I increased my protein intake, made it relative to the carbs I was consuming. I make sure I have protein with every meal. Sometimes a lot of us will just eat a bowl of spaghetti or cereal for dinner. “We” can’t do that all the time. Another important thing…stay away from high fructose corn syrup and highly processed foods. If you can’t pronounce the ingredients stay away. I shop for food alternatives. Since I love pasta I went for Banza instead…it has more protein in it. Instead of Doritos I went for this seasoned Florida old fashioned brand of tortilla chips. Instead of Yoplait I went for ratio protein yogurt. Instead of honey I use Agave. Instead of eggo waffles I eat Vans waffles, they also make ones with extra protein in them as well. Just some examples.
@@zymeenachavis895 Thank you, how long did it take for the patches to start lightening up?
@@chantelle5170 within 6-8 months for me. It’s a lifestyle now. Took me a while to get used to balanced meals.
@@zymeenachavis895I’m a teenager, what foods do you recommend?/recipes/website :)
So I put Acid base moisturizer first then layer on tretinoin?
How I can purchase your product Ma’am I’m from the Philippines, I have relatives in America, if you’re deom America, Thank you!!!! I hope you can reply.......
Can you tell about about hyperpigment spots on legs and arms treatment
Do you use a antiperspirant after ? How ??
I have very dark thickened skin on the top of my toes at the joint , I exfoliate regularly and apply moisturizing creams and skin lighteners but nothing helps , could these be Acanthosis Nigrocans even though it’s on the toes ? How can I treat it , I have darker skin - IV on the Fitzpatrick scale?
Can I use this product while im pregnant?
I wish I had known this when chemo caused this❤
Can I use onlyCerave Diabetics relief skin cream without tretonoin cream?
Mam where is your clinic? Do u sit in NY?
Sachme is cream se dack neck saaf hogi mam plzzz bataiye 🤗
Starts at 5:17 for what to use… 6:39 for the products to buy.
I have this mycoplasma and hyperpigmentation
Ive had dark skin on my ampits and inner thighs since I was a little girl. Dermatologists back then told me that this occured because of the high quantity of cortisone I was given cause of asthma. Do you think that glycolic acid could work for the hyperpigmentation in these areas? I have seen a lot of good results from the Glycolic Acid 7% Toning Solution by The Ordinary. Could it cause irritation or even skin burn? Cause it has happened to me before with other kind of ingredients in creams for this type of problem.
Yes, it can cause skin burns, my dermatologist recommended to use moisturizer on dark skin 2 times a day and use glycolic acid once after every 2 weeks
What is the order of application? When do I put on deodorant?
Yes, pls what is the answer?
Hi, Dr. Jenny hope you will see my comment, so the thing is I bought all the 3 ( Cerave diabetic dry skin, Amlactin Ultra smoothing, and tretinoin 0.1%, my question Is it okay to use the 3? like 3x or 2x weekly? also can you please do a tutorial on how to use it? if not then just the two? Cerave and tretinoin? or ultra smoothing and tretinoin?
She should answer your question.
Please need help. Im allergic to deodorants so im using pandoxyl wash and it helps with the odor and if apply pandoxyl cream i do not have odor all day but my underarms becomes so sensitive. And lighten just a little bit.
Like is there a way i can lighten it up without smelling all day? I tried the panoxyl wash then moisturizer it doesnt help at all. 😢
Can this be used for dark knee and elbows too?
Hi doctor pwede ako magtanong? I do have pcos for how many years now at ang hirap maging maputi ng kili kili at itim ng leeg. Pwede ko ba itong gamitin? Please answer doc kasi nakakababa ng confidence po talaga.
Thanks for the video l'll try your treatment becuz l really hate my black neck,ampts and tights worse part my neck becuz my parents always say l am useless l don't know how to bath💔😭
I live in Canada and most of these products aren't available in here.
I had it under my arns but it’s gone now idk how but i still have darker neck and elbows
Is 30% urea cream too much for underarm use?
Can I use salicylic acid with tretnoin
awesome
I only have darkening underarms and inner thighs where skin rubs against each other. I'm thin but i don't have thigh gap so my inner thighs always dark, i use AHA every week and vit c, and other brightening serum. I don't have diabetes but i noticed my mom is the same. Would laser help remove it?
So are you saying all that stuff you used didn't help yet? Is that why you're asking about laser? How often and long were you using all those you listed?
can we use diabetTX urea 10% ?
I found what actually cleared my armpits was using an aluminum free antiperspirant etc. Natural. Over the years has remained eventoned because of this.
Yes! I had the same experience. I switched to Arm and Hammer and it has cleared up almost completely.
Anyone had skin improvement after seven months please. Just saw this today in my feed
Mine is darker after i user aha to remove keratosis pilaris 😢, i think because of alergy
How come all kinds of skin problems- there is products available online, over the counter, prescription but not to clear the skin of armpit/ armpit whitening ? 🤔
I'm 27 yrs old and I'm still not able to have sex because I'm so conscious about my dark underarms and inner thighs. Really disheartened.
What about laser
I'm the same age and suffer the same problems and let me tell you ....they don't care 😅 good men or women (don't know your orientation) won't care about stuff this. You'll have to learn how to love yourself despite your "flaws" because none of us is perfect in anyway and if they judge you for something like this then you're dodging a bullet. Thankfully with these educational videos we can start working on making these areas look more even 😌