🔥This is called erythema ab igne, or “toasted skin syndrome.” This condition happens when your skin is exposed to chronic low-level heat, like from a heating pad or hot water bottle, especially in the same spot, day after day. You might not feel like it’s too hot, but the long-term exposure quietly damages your skin. At first, it may look like mild redness. But what’s really happening is that the tiny blood vessels in your skin,called capillaries, are dilating and breaking down. Over time, this