brokenbiker
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I have been thinking about this for a while in all truth. I have noticed things after welding regarding my skin.
I have eczema. all of my body can be affected, it is not prone to one area. I have scar tissue on my stomach that wont tan and also on my hands and face. I never get it on my face of stomach anymore but regularly have it on my hands and arms.
anyway, on the occasions where I do a small bit of welding without gloves or sleeves on, I notice the next few days that arms do not itch, the skin is not as dry and doesn't peel etc. its as if the healing process has been sped up.
now my doctor sometimes refers me for UV treatment, which helps a lot, and the arc being UV is obviously a more concentrated version of this.
I did a few small tacks earlier to hold a bracket together long enough to transfer the marks over to the bracket I was bending up. the rest of the afternoon I have not had a single moment where my arms have itched at all.
I will be speaking to my doctor about it when I see him next, I know fully the dangers of exposure, but surely this is something that needs talking about, it works so effectively and so instantly that it has to be known about. if it could be engineered that the exposure could be measured and monitored at the levels produced by a welding arc, then maybe it could be given out in doses with minimal risk to the patient. I get told every time I go for UV treatment that there is a risk of melanoma, but its is a price to pay If I want to be able to fully use my hands, as when its bad I cant bend my fingers without the skin breaking and bleeding. as a result I have to go for regular checks for skin cancer but it is worth it in my opinion as I need my hands.
I have eczema. all of my body can be affected, it is not prone to one area. I have scar tissue on my stomach that wont tan and also on my hands and face. I never get it on my face of stomach anymore but regularly have it on my hands and arms.
anyway, on the occasions where I do a small bit of welding without gloves or sleeves on, I notice the next few days that arms do not itch, the skin is not as dry and doesn't peel etc. its as if the healing process has been sped up.
now my doctor sometimes refers me for UV treatment, which helps a lot, and the arc being UV is obviously a more concentrated version of this.
I did a few small tacks earlier to hold a bracket together long enough to transfer the marks over to the bracket I was bending up. the rest of the afternoon I have not had a single moment where my arms have itched at all.
I will be speaking to my doctor about it when I see him next, I know fully the dangers of exposure, but surely this is something that needs talking about, it works so effectively and so instantly that it has to be known about. if it could be engineered that the exposure could be measured and monitored at the levels produced by a welding arc, then maybe it could be given out in doses with minimal risk to the patient. I get told every time I go for UV treatment that there is a risk of melanoma, but its is a price to pay If I want to be able to fully use my hands, as when its bad I cant bend my fingers without the skin breaking and bleeding. as a result I have to go for regular checks for skin cancer but it is worth it in my opinion as I need my hands.