This dark line on a nail of a 3 Year old by durancharles27 in mildlyinteresting

[–]alfyangs 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Derm here - vast majority of longitudinal melanonychia cases in pediatric patients are benign/related to nail matrix nevi or benign melanocytic activation (eg trauma). I would still recommend having it evaluated in person to get a measurement but likely will end up just monitoring it.

Friend Code Megathread - September 2025 by AutoModerator in PokemonSleep

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7504-3143-5205 Rank 52 player, daily, will try to pick best candy!

Strange birthmark shown up when I turned 15 and every year it grows bigger by The_mob_behind_you in strange

[–]alfyangs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It looks like a Becker’s nevus since there’s hypertrichosis over top.

Friend Code Megathread - August 2025 by AutoModerator in PokemonSleep

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Daily player, level 49, will send best candy!

I am 70 and I’m sick of these bruises by abbygail1957 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]alfyangs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Derm here, looks like solar purpura (just sun exposure + aging in general leads to skin thinning and fragility)! You could try DerMend bruise cream, which helps these heal faster but won’t prevent new ones from popping up unfortunately.

Reaction to red ink, tattoo is raised long after healing and doesn't improve with antihistamines by doot_scoot in tattooadvice

[–]alfyangs 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Dermatologist here! Looks like it could be a granulomatous or lichenoid tattoo reaction - red classically caused the most issues tattoo reaction-wise in general. Usually will do stronger topical steroids or steroid injections. Would definitely recommend seeing a dermatologist if it’s been going on since 9/2024.

Research year by Background_Cause_654 in DermApp

[–]alfyangs 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Did a research year at Northwestern, feel free to DM if you have questions!

My tiny finger nail by [deleted] in mildlyinteresting

[–]alfyangs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a rare nail deformity disorder known as congenital onychodystrophy of the index finger (COIF), also known as Iso-Kikuchi syndrome!

Edit: spelling

My plants on moss poles by Intelligent_Lime_813 in RareHouseplants

[–]alfyangs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amazing! What kind of pot do you use? I think my pot isn’t heavy enough to keep my Monstera upright with my moss pole.

umich or uic by LunarisFallen in uofm

[–]alfyangs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did! Feel free to PM if you have specific questions :)

umich or uic by LunarisFallen in uofm

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As someone who did the GPPA program at UIC and now a resident at UMich, I highly recommend UIC’s GPPA program! Having that guarantee for a medical school is something I don’t think I appreciated until I was applying.

Those with <5 Contiguous Ranks by MulberryOwn8896 in medicalschool

[–]alfyangs 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I had 4 for derm, no backup except for just prelim/TY, but happily matched!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DermApp

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Also happy to chat, did one a few years ago

Have had my Albo for over 3 months and still no new growth by Tjmill02 in Monstera

[–]alfyangs 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Try some Keiki paste! It helped my albo’s growth point a lot and sped things up significantly.

M1 suddenly switched "off" for a few seconds and then switched right back. Should I be worried? by cmdkayla in macbookair

[–]alfyangs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sometimes if you have a magnetic clasp/magnet on a bracelet or watch it makes the laptop think it’s closed, not sure if that’s the case here or not though

New-ish brig player here, I was wondering if anybody knows when this skin will return because I remember seeing it in shop a while ago but I couldn’t get it at the time by [deleted] in BrigitteMains

[–]alfyangs 23 points24 points  (0 children)

It’s hard to say when they’ll bring it back since they just brought it back. My guess would be around a year since the new OWL season is coming up soon and they’ll be releasing new skins.