Do I Have Frostnip?

Have you been exposed to cold weather and low temperatures?

Do you have cold skin?

Do you have pale skin?

Do you have redness on your skin?

Do you feel numbness on the affected part of your skin?

Do you fell tingling in the affected part until warming begins?

Do you have pliable and soft skin?

Do you feel pain when rewarming the affected area (especially fingers and toes)?

Do your symptoms commonly occur on your fingers, nose, ears, and toes?

Based on your answers it is unlikely that you have a frostnip. Frostnip is a condition that refers to a skin injury due to exposure to cold weather. It is a mild, reversible damage to the upper layer of the skin. Frostnip is not a serious condition - the skin is still flexible without permanent tissue damage. Actually, frostnip is a mild form of frostbite. If you are exposed to low temperatures for a long time during an average cold winter day, frostnip can develop within a few hours. However, when you are exposed to temperatures equal to or less than 0°C (32°F), frostnip develops much faster.

Based on your answers there is a possibility that you have a frostnip. Frostnip is a condition characterized by the damage of your skin during exposure to low temperatures. Frostnip usually affects areas of your skin exposed to the cold such as your fingers, cheeks, ears, nose and chin. However, it can also occur on skin covered with clothing. When your body is exposed to extremely cold weather, your blood vessels constrict, and blood flow to the extremities slows down. Your skin may become pale or red, cold and numb due to an inadequate blood supply to the area. A diagnosis is based on a physical examination.

Based on your answers there is a high possibility that you have a frostnip. Frostnip is a mild form of cold injury. It is an injury of the outermost layers of your skin caused by cold weather, but without further damage to the cells. In many cases, frostnip can be treated at home. First of all, remove all wet clothes, because they draw away heat from your body. Treatment involves gradually warming up the affected body parts. You can warm your skin by immersing it in warm (not hot) water. Without proper treatment, frostnip can progress to frostbite, which is a much serious form of cold injury.