Chuckles — Asthma of the skin
Going to the dermatologist regarding some skin complaint, I waited anxiously for her diagnosis, which she soon pronounced to be asthma of the skin. Mystified, I searched inwardly for a possible explanation of what she just said.
Well, I have asthma and that generally means I can’t breathe when I get my attacks. And I recently performed as a mime artist for the product launch of a moisturizer that claimed it would give younger looking skin because oxygen is somehow combined with its formulation (the oxygen was supposed to be absorbed by the skin).
So I blurted out, “You mean my skin can’t breathe?”
After she got over her laughter, my dermatologist explained that the use of the word asthma just meant I had sensitive skin that’s prone to allergic reactions, hence, the resulting skin complaint.
When I recounted the product claim, she corrected the mistaken impression it gave and said that such a statement is not factual and scientific, and, therefore, untrue.
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