Most women get stretch marks during pregnancy. They’re a sign that your skin has stretched as your body grows to accommodate your baby. They occur when skin distension is faster than new skin tissue production. The medical term is 'striae gravidarum', which is Latin for stripes of pregnancy. They are very common, and typically appear on the abdomen, breasts, thighs, buttocks, and even upper arms. Genetics p ...

Chicken Pox is a disease which not only leaves your skin scarred but it also is a painful and traumatic experience. Typically, chicken pox scars appear as round, depressed marks on the face. Inflammation of the skin, which is common with chickenpox, can lead to scars with a sunken appearance. Many people want to reduce or remove these scars, especially when they’re on the face. So, read on to learn some of ...

We hate to be the bearers of bad news but stretch mark creams might not be the miraculous skin-savers some of us thought they were. We all want beautiful skin, but somewhere deep down, we’re afraid to develop those unwanted scars. The concern is legit. Because stretch marks are a different kind of scars and they tend to stay permanently. And adding to the misery, they’re of three different types- striae rub ...

Keloids are caused by a hereditary condition. This condition causes scar tissue to over grow after damage to the skin. These lumps on the skin are made of collagen and are not communicable to others. Keloids may be slightly painful and itchy but other than that they rarely cause any other symptoms. Keloids are difficult to treat and they don’t go away on their own. Once a keloid forms, you can’t completely ...

Many individuals suffer from unsightly and often painful keloid scarring. You don’t have to live out your life being embarrassed by these scars. You can easily regain your confidence, and these scars do not have to be permanent since keloid removal treatment is now possible. Let’s find out how. What Are Keloids? Keloids are a different version of scars. Scars are usually the healing attempt of body at the a ...

Stretch marks after pregnancy is a harsh reality you have to deal with, just like busy schedules and swollen ankles. When a baby is healthy and is rapidly growing, tissue tension is bound to cause stretch marks and when the baby develops poor growth, still a mother's malnutrition will also cause stretch marks. Rest easy, though, because Skin City is here to help. A Brief Overview Of Pregnancy Stretch Marks ...

Keloids are the inherent defect in the body’s wound healing process. They’re a type of raised scar. They occur where the skin has healed after an injury, and can grow to be much larger than the original injury that caused the scar. Anything that can cause a scar can cause a keloid. This includes being burned, cut, or having severe acne. Keloids can also develop after you get a body piercing or a tattoo, or ...

For many of us, stretch marks are those unwelcome scars that we'd like to just magically disappear. Stretch marks, or striae, mostly emerge on the abdomen, buttocks, thighs and breasts due to a certain kind of tension on skin which is more than the strength of the elastin and collagen fibres of skin. What Causes Stretch Marks? Stretch marks are usually caused by one, or more, of the following: Hormonal chan ...

"Be the type of person who leaves a mark." While this statement is highly motivational, the irony is that no one would want anything to leave a mark on their skin. Burn scars are not just a mark on your body but on your mind. Burn scars can be raised, depressed or stretched.  They can be either single or multiple.  Some scars can cause pain thus requiring treatment, apart from that; treatment offered would ...

Burn injuries are predominantly caused due to touching any hot object or getting burnt, which is often accidental. When the burn is very superficial affecting only the epidermis, it heals without scarring. But when it breaches the dermis, the deeper layer of skin, it invariably leads to scarring. This scarring is due to a substitution of normal tissue with excessive abnormal collagen.This may lead to whiten ...