For people with chronic skin conditions or chronic illness symptoms that manifest on their skin, it can be difficult to get others to understand how much this can interrupt their day.
It’s not just “blemishes” that will go away and not come back, and the visible redness may be painful. In an Instagram post last Thursday, Kristina Schulman, who appeared on “The Bachelor” and “Bachelor in Paradise,” shared that she has perioral dermatitis.
The Cleveland Clinic writes that “perioral (periorificial) dermatitis is a red rash that circles your mouth” and “some people report that perioral dermatitis itches or burns.” It mostly affects young women.
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