Tips for natural poison ivy remedies

ABC News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jen Ashton answers a viewer’s question about elective plastic surgery and shares natural at-home solutions to treat poison ivy.
2:28 | 05/31/23

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GET ALL THE DEALS. >> HERE IT IS, WHAT SHOULD I ASK >> HERE IT IS, WHAT SHOULD I ASK MY DOCTOR BEFORE CONSIDERING MY DOCTOR BEFORE CONSIDERING PLASTIC SURGERIES? PLASTIC SURGERIES? >> THIS IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT >> THIS IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT QUESTION. QUESTION. I JUST MENTIONED TO YOU GUYS I JUST MENTIONED TO YOU GUYS THAT MY BROTHER IS CHIEF MEDICAL THAT MY BROTHER IS CHIEF MEDICAL SURGEON HERE. SURGEON HERE. I WENT TO HIM AND GOT A LIST OF I WENT TO HIM AND GOT A LIST OF QUESTIONS PATIENTS SHOULD ASK QUESTIONS PATIENTS SHOULD ASK BEFORE CONSIDERING PLASTIC BEFORE CONSIDERING PLASTIC SURGERY. SURGERY. ASK THE SURGEON, ARE YOU BOARD ASK THE SURGEON, ARE YOU BOARD CERTIFIED? IF THE ANSWER IS CERTIFIED? IF THE ANSWER IS NO -- NO -- >> RUN. >> RUN. >> PLEASE, MAYBE NOT RUN BUT >> PLEASE, MAYBE NOT RUN BUT PLEASE FIND A BOARD CERTIFIED PLEASE FIND A BOARD CERTIFIED PLASTIC SURGEON. PLASTIC SURGEON. YOU WANT TO ASK THE PROCEDURE YOU WANT TO ASK THE PROCEDURE THAT YOU ARE CONSIDERING HAVING, THAT YOU ARE CONSIDERING HAVING, HOW CAN I EXPECT MY RESULTS TO HOW CAN I EXPECT MY RESULTS TO BE BASED ON WHAT MY EXPECTATIONS BE BASED ON WHAT MY EXPECTATIONS ARE. ARE. IF I WANT TO LOOK LIKE JENNIFER IF I WANT TO LOOK LIKE JENNIFER LOPEZ, PROBABLY MY EXPECTATIONS LOPEZ, PROBABLY MY EXPECTATIONS ARE NOT GOING TO MATCH THE ARE NOT GOING TO MATCH THE RESULTS. RESULTS. THAT'S AN IMPORTANT QUESTION. THAT'S AN IMPORTANT QUESTION. WHAT'S THE RATE FOR THIS SURGERY WHAT'S THE RATE FOR THIS SURGERY AND WHAT'S YOUR COMPLICATION AND WHAT'S YOUR COMPLICATION RATE. RATE. ANY SURGEON THAT SAYS I NEVER ANY SURGEON THAT SAYS I NEVER HAD A COMPLICATION HAS NOT DONE HAD A COMPLICATION HAS NOT DONE ENOUGH SURGERIES OR NOT BEING ENOUGH SURGERIES OR NOT BEING HONEST. HONEST. YOU SHOULD BE TOLD THE NUMBER. YOU SHOULD BE TOLD THE NUMBER. YOU WANT TO ASK WHAT SHOULD I DO YOU WANT TO ASK WHAT SHOULD I DO IN AN EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY AND IN AN EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY AND TIMELINE OF RECOVERY. TIMELINE OF RECOVERY. ALL REALLY IMPORTANT QUESTIONS. ALL REALLY IMPORTANT QUESTIONS. YOU CAN WRITE THEM DOWN OR YOU CAN WRITE THEM DOWN OR RECORD THEM OR BRING SOMEONE RECORD THEM OR BRING SOMEONE WITH YOU SO YOU HAVE ANOTHER SET WITH YOU SO YOU HAVE ANOTHER SET OF EYES AND EARS. OF EYES AND EARS. >> WHAT'S YOUR PRESCRIPTION FOR >> WHAT'S YOUR PRESCRIPTION FOR WELLNESS? WELLNESS? >> TIME OF THE YEAR INSPIRES >> TIME OF THE YEAR INSPIRES PEOPLE BEING OUTSIDE MORE. PEOPLE BEING OUTSIDE MORE. SOME HOME REMEDIES FOR THE SOME HOME REMEDIES FOR THE DREADED POISON IVY. DREADED POISON IVY. OVER THE COUNTER THERAPY, ORAL OVER THE COUNTER THERAPY, ORAL ANTIHISTAMINE TO BLOCK THAT ANTIHISTAMINE TO BLOCK THAT ITCH, COOL WATER BAKING SODA ITCH, COOL WATER BAKING SODA BATH. BATH. IF THE POISON IVY IS SEVERE, YOU IF THE POISON IVY IS SEVERE, YOU MAY NEED AN ORAL TYPE OF STEROID MAY NEED AN ORAL TYPE OF STEROID AND THAT MEANS YOU WOULD NEED A AND THAT MEANS YOU WOULD NEED A PRESCRIPTION. PRESCRIPTION. >> HOW DO YOU KNOW IF IT IS >> HOW DO YOU KNOW IF IT IS POISON IVY? POISON IVY? >> IT IS DIFFICULT TO TELL >> IT IS DIFFICULT TO TELL DEPENDING ON HOW YOU REACT. DEPENDING ON HOW YOU REACT. IT IS A RED, IN FLAMED RASH IN IT IS A RED, IN FLAMED RASH IN AREAS THAT WERE EXPOSED. AREAS THAT WERE EXPOSED. >> LEAVES OF THREE. >> LEAVES OF THREE. LET THEM BE. LET THEM BE. >> I LOVE IT. >> I LOVE IT. >> AND, IF YOU HAVE ANY

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