While heating pads and blankets offer comfort during cold seasons or aid in pain relief, experts warn they can cause a skin condition known as “toasted skin syndrome” if overused. Officially called ...

Toasted skin syndrome has gone viral on social media, as heating pad users reveal their discolored skin. Dermatologists discussed the cause and consequences of the condition.

As for me, I have a very fair Celtic complexion that shows up everything - mottled skin, ingrown hairs, little bruises and scratches that I somehow collect faster than my toddler son. I love a few ...

Although the mottled skin has not cleared, Harrell said she still sleeps with the heating pad over her clothes against her stomach. Manhattan-based dermatologist Dr. Brendan Camp, M.D., said that ...