@drcrystalee: Mosquito bites are much easier to prevent than treat 🦟 Here are a few dermatologist-approved tips to help reduce your risk of getting bitten: ✔️ Use an insect repellent containing DEET (20–50%), picaridin, or PMD. ☀️ If you’re also wearing sunscreen, apply sunscreen first, then insect repellent. 👕 Wear light-coloured, long-sleeved clothing, long trousers, and closed-toe shoes to minimise exposed skin 🧴 Treat the outside of clothing, socks, and shoes with permethrin 💧 Eliminate stagnant water around your home, where mosquitoes breed 🪟 Keep windows and doors screened, use fans where possible, and sleep under a mosquito net when travelling to areas with a high mosquito burden A few simple precautions can help you avoid itchy bites—and the post-inflammatory pigmentation that sometimes follows 🚫 . . . . . . #MosquitoBites #TravelHealth #Dermatologist #SkinTips #SummerSkincare

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