Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy is an operation in which approximately 70-80% of the left side of stomach is removed laparoscopically. The large portion of stomach is removed and your stomach takes the shape of a tube, a banana or sleeve. It ...
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How To Stop Peeling From Sunburn
Summer is here, and everyone loves to spend their day relaxing on the beach, lake or river, go out for fishing or some other activities that may have much sun exposure. It only takes takes 20-30 minutes to get sunburn, ...
Effects of Cigarette Smoking on Your Skin
We have already known the fact about cigarette smoking and its association between lung cancer, heart disease and many other systemic diseases. But people may not be aware of smoking and its association with several skin conditions like premature aging ...
Pityriasis Rosea
Pityriasis Rosea, also known as Pityriasis Rosea Gibert is a common and self-limiting type of skin rash commonly seen in older children and young adults, but may occur at any age. Pityriasis Rosea may be seen at anytime of the ...
Mongolian Spot
Mongolian Spot, also known as Congenital Dermal Melanocytosis or Dermal Melanocytosis is a flat blue gray like skin pigmentation occurring more frequently in darker skinned persons such as Native American and Asians healthy infants. They are harmless, not associated with ...
Hand Foot and Mouth Disease in Children
Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease is a mild and short lasting viral illness commonly affecting infants and children. This disease is contagious and most common during summer and autumn. It is most commonly caused by coxsackievirus A16 or enterovirus 71, a ...
Be Aware of Swimmer’s Itch This Summer
Swimmer’s Itch, also known as cercarial dermatitis is a itchy skin rash caused by allergic reaction to an infestation with some parasites of birds and mammals. Swimmer’s Itch usually occurs during summer months and often arise during swimming on ponds, ...
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is a name given to a group of hereditary connective tissue disorders which are caused by a defect in a protein called collagen. Collagen is a fibrous protein which acts as a “glue” providing strength and support to ...
Steatocystoma Multiplex
Steatocystoma Multiplex also known as Sebocystomatosis or Epidermal polycystic disease is a rare inherited disorder of pilosebaceous unit ( it consist of sebaceous gland, hair follicle and hair shaft) in which numerous sebum filled dermal cyst develops on the skin. ...
Prickly Heat Rash
Miliaria rubra also known as heat/sweat rash or prickly heat rash is a common disorder of the sweat glands that usually occurs in hot and humid condition after repeated episodes of sweating. It is thought to be caused by the ...