Has Frequent Dry Skin On Legs Below Knee. Suggest Diet And Medicine To Cure?

Posted on Thu, 19 Sep 2013

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Question : hi my wife has frequent dry skin on legs below knees please suggest a good medicine or cream to apply also share some diet to follow

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (8 hours later)

Brief Answer:
detailed answer below

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for the query
Dry skin is mainly due to loss of water from skin.
It's important to maintain this moisture.
You can as her to apply a moisturising cream like cetaphil dam.
watermelon and almonds are good source of vitamin e . She can take it daily to improve skin dryness.
Let me know if you have any other doubts
Thank you

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