Skin infections can be fungal, bacterial, and viral infections. It varies from mild to severe. In India, most mild and early infections are treated by self-medication. Self-medication mostly converts mild infections to severe. Most of the patients present to skin specialists after multiple medications and in severe conditions.

Skin problems big or small should be treated immediately. Most skin diseases become chronic due to self-medication and ignorance. The best example of this is the resistant Fungal Infection, steroid-induced acne, Post-inflammatory hyper-pigmentation, and chronic eczemas.