The extent of scarring due to burns is related to age of the burn, ethnic origin, the severity, depth and location of the burn. Research shows that less severe burns (also called superficial partial thickness burns) that heal in…
“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…
Keloids scars that just keep on growing – are typically harmless. However, they can be unsightly and annoying. They affect as many as 1 in every 10 people and most often appear after an injury to the skin. Any…
EXCESSIVE sweating will have seemingly plagued many of us, but for some people, it happens more severely and can strike at any moment. There’s nothing wrong with getting a sweat on when the occasion demands, but when you find…
Let’s be honest here. Everyone knows that a bad hair day can sour your entire outlook. But when hair is thinning or even falling out, a woman can be launched into desolation. Though male pattern baldness gains more media…
It is common to think of weight loss in terms of calories, but the physiological ramifications of weight loss are far more baroque and unknown. A number of chemical reactions that occur have an almost opaque level of complexity.…
Excessive Sweating (Hyperhidrosis) Are you sweating too much? Profusely enough to the point of embarrassment? Your body (Sympathetic Nervous System) naturally secretes sweat to cool down the body. But, in some cases, up to 1% of the population has…
Let’s be honest. Babies don’t arrive fresh from the womb looking, especially after natural birth. They have vernix; they may be puffy if you had an epidural; they have bruises and rashes and hair in all the wrong places.…
“I didn’t notice that little birthmark before… “It’s huge! Will it really go away?” Parents’ reactions to these colourful birthmarks vary almost as much as the hemangiomas aka strawberry nevus themselves. What Exactly is a Strawberry Nevus Birthmark?…
A double chin which is also known as Submental fat, is a very common condition in which a layer of fat get deposited under the chin. It is normally related to weight gain however some people who are not…