Patrick J. McDaid, M.D.

When the temperature dips below freezing, it’s critical to protect your skin from cold-weather health risks. Frostbite occurs when the skin – and sometimes the tissue beneath the skin – freezes due to prolonged exposure to cold temperatures. Depending on how long and how frozen the tissue, frostbite can result in severe, sometimes permanent, damage. Just like how water turns to ice when the temperature drops, your fingers, hands, toes, feet — even your nose and ears — can fre