Scarring can have a profound impact on someone’s self-confidence, no matter if the mark was created by a burn, genetic condition or acne. Psychological, emotional and social effects of scars are notable among people who suffer from visible scars.…
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…
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…
Stretch marks are like little souvenirs from life’s milestones. Puberty, pregnancy, weight loss and weight gain all may leave behind these indentation lines on the skin. While most people aren’t immune from them, it’s best to treat stretch marks…
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…
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…
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…
India is seen as diabetes and coronary heart disease capital of the world. According to the current estimates, India will soon have the highest number of heart disease cases in the world. Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) is a…
Keloids tend to be larger scars than the wound edges themselves and are often described as having edges that spill over. On the other hand, hypertrophic scars do not have edges that spill over but do rise upwards. These…
It is said that every scar tells a story and in India, there has been a rise in acid burn cases due to increased media exposure, hate crimes, and easy availability of caustic acids. Acid burn victims undergo physical,…