Doctor wants to give Cameron Diaz a ‘Bad Skin Lifetime Achievement’
One of my most well-documented peeves is any kind of doctor who will give named quotes “diagnosing” a celebrity that the doctor has never met. I’ve said it before – I find the whole thing unethical and simply cheap. So I take this latest report with a certain amount of angst – and yet I find myself agreeing, at least partially, with the doctor who is giving Cameron Diaz an armchair-diagnosis.
Is it any secret that Cameron has had a prolonged battle with her skin? It’s not just the normal young-starlet excess-sunbathing sun damage, Cameron’s skin often looks totally wrecked. Adult acne, psoriasis, all of the bad stuff seems to effect Cameron. Well, there’s this random doctor (Dr. Reese) who has given a bunch of quotes about Cameron and her skin issues – Dr. Reese even gives out “awards” to “celebrities with bad pocks, pimples, zits and scars.” Dr. Reese has some unsolicited medical advice for Cameron – and if she doesn’t follow it, Dr. Reese will “award” her the dishonor of a Bad Skin Lifetime Achievement.
CAMERON DIAZ is battling another skin condition – a top doctor has spotted a nasty case of psoriasis just below her right elbow. The itch is known as ‘heartbreak’ by dermatologists, because it doesn’t clear easily and can come back.
Diaz dared to bare her arms as she unveiled her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday and eagle-eyed bystanders could clearly see the actress isn’t all perfect.
In fact, celebrity skin expert Dr. Vail Reese has been scrutinising Cameron’s scabs and pimples for years and he insists the ringworm on her arm is just the latest in a long line of pigment problems for the actress.
He says, “After battling acne for years, yet another skin condition to deal with! She has also suffered with facial pigmentation issues and sun overexposure.”
But all is not lost – Dr. Reese, who serves up his Skinnies dishonours annually to celebrities with bad pocks, pimples, zits and scars, insists Cameron’s latest itch is easily treated. He adds, “Though she is not my patient, it looks she has a form of psoriasis, that’s showing some clearance in the center portion.’
Psoriasis is a pesky form of non contagious inflammation.
“Treatment for small areas involves prescription topical cortisone creams and vitamin D creams. Extensive psoriasis can be treated with injectable anti-inflammatory medicines called biologics. Since they suppress the immune system and can increase the risk of infections, those tend to be reserved for wider areas.”
But, if Diaz doesn’t get her latest skin issue cleared up quickly, she could land the ultimate dishonour on Dr. Reese’s Skinnies list: “With her history of acne and everything else and now this, this may be her year for a Lifetime Achievement award!”
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I remember an interview several years ago where Cameron said that she broke out the more stressed she was – I was like that in college, but thankfully, my skin got so much better in my twenties. However, I still battle mild psoriasis to this day. Even right now, I have a weird, itchy, dry, screwed-up patch of skin on my hip that just appeared a week ago. When I broke out in a really bad way several years ago, a doctor prescribed a course of oral anti-inflammatories that did nothing. I’ve always found that a rigorous course of Aloe-based products plus daily cortisone does wonders, but Dr. Reese’s injection suggestion intrigues me. Since I think Cameron is worse off than me, I’m thinking that she should listen to Dr. Reese’s armchair diagnosis – not that she should actually go to him. God, no. He sounds like a douche. But she should look into some of this stuff with a really good dermatologist. And she should stop spending so much time in the sun. Just my diagnosis, Cameron!
Cameron Diaz is shown last night at the NY premiere of My Sister’s Keeper. She is also shown earlier in the day outside MTV studios. Credit: RAM/Fame Pictures.
