A brand new rash on the best facet of President Donald Trump’s neck is the end result of a cream that he’s utilizing as a “preventative skin treatment,” his private doctor advised NCS on Monday.
“President Trump is using a very common cream on the right side of his neck, which is a preventative skin treatment,” Dr. Sean Barbabella mentioned in an announcement. “The President is using the treatment for one week, and the redness is expected to last for a few weeks.”
Barbabella didn’t specify why Trump wanted the skin therapy, and the White House didn’t instantly reply to questions on his situation.
The reddish spot was seen on the president’s neck throughout an look earlier within the day for a Medal of Honor ceremony, rising above the collar of his shirt and stopping slightly below his ear.
Trump, who at 79 is the oldest president to take the oath of workplace, has additionally handled periodic bruising on the back of both of his hands that has raised questions on his well being.
He has attributed these to frequent handshaking and his insistence on taking a higher daily dose of aspirin than advised, which makes him extra liable to bruising.
Trump final yr additionally underwent two exams at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, together with one the place Barbabella later mentioned medical personnel conducted “cardiovascular imaging.”
Barbabella has maintained for months that Trump is wholesome, writing in December that he “remains in excellent overall health.”