Trump's neck rash is because of 'preventative skin treatment,' his doctor says

[riversedge]

Source: cnn


Adam Cancryn 2 hr ago

A new rash on the right side of President Donald Trump’s neck is the result of a cream that he’s using as a “preventative skin treatment,” his personal physician told CNN 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 said in a statement. “The President is using the treatment for one week, and the redness is expected to last for a few weeks.”

Barbabella did not specify why Trump needed the skin treatment, and the White House did not immediately respond to questions about his condition.

The reddish spot was visible on the president’s neck during an appearance earlier in the day for a Medal of Honor ceremony, rising above the collar of his shirt and stopping just under his ear.

Trump, who at 79 is the oldest president to take the oath of office, has also dealt with periodic bruising on the back of both of his hands that has raised questions about his health.

He has attributed those to frequent handshaking and his insistence on taking a higher daily dose of aspirin than advised, which makes him more prone to bruising.
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President Donald Trump looks on during a Medal of Honor ceremony in the East Room of the White House on March 2, 2026.
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[Wicked Blue]

1. So why isn't Health Secretary RFK Jr. treating it with roadkill poultices?

After all, Bobby Jr's voodoo medicine is SO much healthier.

[Roy Rolling]

62. Not a "preventative skin treatment" condition

Roadkill poultice is only applied to “traumatic”(not preventative) skin conditions like lizard neck.

I think lizard neck is the medical term but I’m no dokter. 🩺

[rsdsharp]

2. It's not working, Doc!

Rashes, patchy hair loss and fatigue (zzzzz) are all symptoms of secondary syphilis. Just sayin”.

[Skittles]

3. gawd he is so fucking gross

[wolfie001]

39. The stench must be overwhelming

[PJMcK]

65. The most unattractive president since...

… forever.

He’s a slob, a grossly obese embarrassment and an egomaniac.

He’s a rapist, a convicted felon and an alleged traitor.

He’s a liar, a misogynist and a racist.

He’s ignorant, stupid and an idiot.

Have I missed anything?

[Skittles]

66. whenever I see those collective pics of all US presidents

I thought Dubya's idiotic face was bad enough but that orange fascist fuck is just so over the top ridiculous

[Raven123]

4. Is "preventive skin treatment" code for orange make-up?

[sop]

24. A skin treatment for the allergic reaction caused by all the orange make-up.

[Zertz11]

5. Frank's sign on ear

Someone on twitter mentioned the crease on his earlobe is called Frank’s sign, a sign of coronary artery disease

[Bluestocking]

7. Awesome

[struggle4progress]

50. So he should double his consumption of greasy burgers?

[Botany]

63. Frank's sign, a sign of coronary artery disease

Why that could be fatal.

Btw what doctor would keep using a product such as a skin cream that is hurting his or her
patient?

[vapor2]

6. Just another lie!

[Whyisthisstillclose]

8. This goes well with his "preventative coherence treatment"

[11 Bravo]

9. Who knew that genital warts could climb?

[yonder]

37. I'm going with a spreading yeast infection from his neck-giner thing.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

10. Reminds me of a radiation burn.

[WheelWalker]

38. I agree. That's the first thing I thought of

Having gone through radiotherapy for head and neck cancer in the last year I recognize the burns.

[yardwork]

42. I'm sorry that you're going through that.

I hope you're feeling better.

[electric_blue68]

60. I hope you are or soon to be in remission!

[WheelWalker]

40. I also suffered bruises on my hand from

The IV repeatedly inserted for the concurrent chemotherapy. I have noted the similar bruises on his hand and others have opined they might be due to intravenous infusions

[yardwork]

41. I immediately thought of cancer treatment too.

[ExtraGriz]

11. Too much time on the golf course

under the burning sun. It may be the big "C" word.

[pat_k]

12. Topical chemotherapy for superficial basal cell carcinoma...

... or other precancerous lesions.

Basically a chemical peel.

People generally need to apply to entire face and exposed scalp for a couple weeks -- and you look pretty awful.

[hamsterjill]

20. Bingo!

n/t

[Codifer]

29. Fluorourasil

Brand name Efudex

It will attack Basil Cell Carcinomas and Actinic Keratosis.

Burns like hell and lasts for a week or more depending on how many days usage.

Doing acid in the worst way

[hay rick]

58. I've used it.

[VGNonly]

13. Call it for what it is:

Redneck!

[twodogsbarking]

35. You deserve a medal for that. Gold.

[ToxMarz]

14. Why doesn't he just combover his Turkey waddle like he does his hair, who needs a scarf.

[Smilo]

15. Decay

trump is rotting from the inside out.

[cstanleytech]

16. Can cancer or chemo for cancer cause that?

[hamsterjill]

22. Many skin cancers are treated with creams.

Precancerous lesions mostly, I believe, but there are some that are cancerous and a patient can opt for chemical treatment.

[Katinfl]

30. When you use those creams your skin gets very red and scaly. It takes a few weeks before it clears up.

It is basically a chemo cream. Usually works good but takes time and the area gets nasty looking before it gets better.

[hamsterjill]

44. Yes, exactly.

Please see my post 43, which I'm appending herein for ease of reference:



There's also the new treatment ("GentleCure&quot which is a type of radiation given in very small doses. It is acceptable for some forms of skin cancer but not melanoma. It leaves redness, I'm told, but not to the degree that these creams do.

(I just went through a skin cancer scare and had several discussions with my dermatologist. Mine turned out to be precancerous actinic keratosis and was able to be frozen. I considered myself VERY lucky.) Some of the pictures that I saw were really pretty gruesome from the creams.

[chowder66]

31. Yep. My brother used a cream and he looked pretty rough for a bit.

[hamsterjill]

43. Exactly.

There's also the new treatment ("GentleCure&quot which is a type of radiation given in very small doses. It is acceptable for some forms of skin cancer but not melanoma. It leaves redness, I'm told, but not to the degree that these creams do.

(I just went through a skin cancer scare and had several discussions with my dermatologist. Mine turned out to be precancerous actinic keratosis and was able to be frozen. I considered myself VERY lucky.) Some of the pictures that I saw were really pretty gruesome from the creams.

[chowder66]

56. As rough as he looked for a bit, it's really very cool technology.

[hamsterjill]

57. Better than MOH's, I would hope.

The pictures that I've seen of people who have undergone MOH's have been pretty bad in many cases.

[SheilaAnn]

69. I've had more than my share of MOHs surgeries. No problems other than the normal healing process. Living at the Jersey

Shore can do that to you.

[SusieCreamcheese]

17. Miracle Cream

He must have used a powerful miracle cream on that right ear. It shows absolutely no sign of having been grazed by a bullet!

[ProudMNDemocrat]

18. Google Rosacea....

Rosacea is a chronic inflammatory condition causing persistent redness, visible blood vessels, and acne-like bumps, primarily on the face but often affecting the neck, chest, and ears. It features flare-ups triggered by sun, heat, stress, alcohol, and spicy foods. Effective management includes gentle skincare, daily sunscreen, and medical treatments.

I know. At times the right side of my neck is red and scaly. I have a topical antibiotic cream to keep it in check.

[Cha]

19. SO THAT'S A DAMN LIE. NT

[diane in sf]

21. Over on Blue Sky they're rooting for tertiary syphillis and shingles, lol.

[DinahMoeHum]

26. That's my speculation as well. . .

All those drugs. All that fast food. All that (unprotected?) sex. All these decades.
It all adds up and comes back to bite ass.

[regnaD kciN]

27. You mean, he might turn out to be a delayed casualty...

…of his “own personal Vietnam?”

[DinahMoeHum]

28. Touche!

[paleotn]

47. My partner voted shingles.

and she hopes he's getting the full course of pain if that's indeed what it is. That may not break her oath since wishing harm isn't necessarily the same as doing harm. She also thinks, as stated above, it may be the result of treatment for some type of skin cancer or a precancerous lesion(s). The unmitigated ass may have played a few too many rounds of golf. That's outside my realm but I do hope it's incredibly uncomfortable.

[Deuxcents]

23. Stress causes shingles to erupt and it's the Epstein strain, I predict

[Mysterian]

25. I hope it's painful!

Traitor cult leader deserves nothing but pain and suffering.

[Talitha]

32. Beat me to it!

[twodogsbarking]

33. Not a gunshot wound?

[LisaL]

34. What exactly is this cream

supposed to be preventing?

[rubbersole]

45. A third term.

[Buddyzbuddy]

36. Let's all just expect nothing and hope for the expediant, painful worst.

[COL Mustard]

46. Syphilis?

Asking for a friend.

[BigmanPigman]

48. I Googled "Shingles on the neck" and the images are exactly

like the fucking moron's photos today. I'm not a doctor bit visually it looks like Shingles.

It is painful (GOOD) and is some what contagious (also GOOD if he passes it onto all of those on "team tRump"

[IA8IT]

49. Shedding his reptile skin....totally natural

[C_U_L8R]

51. Well, that explains the rotting roast beef stench.

Flesh eating virus or just self loathing?

[live love laugh]

52. Fuck him and his neck.

[Ol Janx Spirit]

53. That's where Netanyahu's leash and Putin's choke collar are rubbing his neck raw.... NT

[eggplant]

54. Wait, he volunteered that he doesn't follow medical advice?

[MIButterfly]

55. Preventative skin treatment? Is that like the time he was rushed to Walter Reed at 8:00 at night

for a routine check-up?

Is this the same doctor who declared him the healthiest person to ever run for president?

[kst]

59. They didn't say the treatment caused the rash

The doctor's statement says:

“President Trump is using a very common cream on the right side of his neck, which is a preventative skin treatment, ... The President is using the treatment for one week, and the redness is expected to last for a few weeks.”

Perhaps we're meant to assume that the "very common cream" caused the rash, but the doctor didn't actually say that.

[Rhiannon12866]

61. What are they "preventing??" Looks like it isn't working...

[Emrys]

68. On the contrary

If it's what I describe in my reply below, the rash looks like exactly what you'd expect and is an indication that the remedy is working - so far at least.

[JudyM]

73. Exactly! Unless in the sense that it's preventing whatever condition it is from getting worse.

[Aussie105]

64. So this ointment that created a rash . . .

what is it treating, and what is it called?

Details matter!

[Emrys]

67. I'll repeat what I've posted on multiple other GD threads about this:

He may be being treated for a pre-cancerous skin condition

Pre-cancerous actinic keratoses and superficial basal cell carcinomas can be treated with a shortish course of topical creams such as Fluorouracil, usually over 2-4 weeks.

A pal of mine has had thin hair for many years and spent a lot of time outdoors with no hat on, and developed pre-cancerous lesions on his scalp a couple of years ago.

When I saw him after we hadn't met for a while and he'd started the treatment, he looked quite a mess - it temporarily leads to the sort of angry-looking crusty skin patches shown in photos of Trump I've seen. My pal's skin healed just fine. If this is what's going on, Trump's patch seems much more widespread than my pal's were.

The neck area would see a lot of sun over the years, especially when golfing, and the sorts of headgear he's fond of wouldn't have protected that area. I doubt he's been in the habit of using sunscreen (barring the makeup he plasters on in his later years) judging by the state of the rest of his skin.

The fact they're not being more explicit about this is puzzling. It's not uncommon and not necessarily a big deal, and certainly no cause for shame. It could provide a learning/teaching public service information opportunity as a warning to others if the president were decent and sane, but here we are. But then Trump likes to project that he's superhuman, so admitting he has this condition (with the scary cancer connotations) is maybe more than he can thole.

The rash we can see is suprisingly widespread on his neck (my pal's patches were discrete and not that large), but then he seems to favour excess in medication, so maybe he disregarded doctors' warnings on the basis that more must be better, and slapped the cream on like he does his face paint.

[travelingthrulife]

70. Why isn't this doctor testifying before Congress about his dementia?

Tell us why he is having serial cognitive tests.

Even the doctors are corrupt.

[thought crime]

71. We all know this is just a Diaper Rash

Perhaps an all consuming diaper rash. What a way to go.

[anneboleyn]

72. Bullshit. Shingles. If one googles images of shingles on neck they are identical

To what trumps “rash” looks like — it’s very common for shingles to appear on the neck and into the scalp. 100% shingles (imho)