Benzoyl peroxide (BPO) is a commonly used topical treatment for mild acne which was introduced in 1934. It is safe preparation for all adults and children, and it can be used in pregnancy too. Despite the fact that there are ...
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Topical Antibiotics Used for Acne Treatment
Acne is common skin disease that affect almost 90% of the people at some time in their life. Acne is caused by abnormal desquamation of follicular epithelium which results in obstruction of the pilosebaceous canal. The obstruction of the pilosebaceous ...
Study Finds No Association Between Streptococcus Pharyngitis And Pityriasis Rosea
A study at Department of Dermatology and STD, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, India suggests that there is no association between streptococcus pharyngitis and pityriasis rosea. Pityriasis rosea is self limited skin condition of uncertain etiology. The ...
What Is Pityriasis Rosea ?
Pityriasis Rosea is mild self limited skin condition seen predominantly in adolescents and young adults especially during spring and fall. It usually begins with a large, scaly, pink patch on the chest, abdomen or back then spread. The patches are ...
The Truth Behind Syringoma Removal
Syringoma are harmless small skin-colored or yellowish, firm rounded dermal papules or cyst which are multiple and smaller then 3 mm in diameter. They usually starts in young age and sometimes other family members may also have been affected, but ...
Anti Wrinkle Secrets Of Botox
Botox is a purified form of Botulinum toxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum which causes severe form of poisoining called Botulism. Botulism causes neuro-muscular paralysis and finally causing respiratory paralysis and death. Same Pathophysiology acts when used in small ...
Treatment Options For Melasma
Melasma or chloasma, also know as mask of pregnancy is a acquired skin condition presenting as brown, gray, or even blue macules with irregular outlines found mostly in sun exposed area of women and men. While the precise cause of ...
Study Says: Evening primrose oil is effective in atopic dermatitis
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic pruritic disease of unknown origin which commonly starts in early childhood. It is also called eczema, dermatitis, or atopy. It is characterized by pruritus, eczematous lesions, swelling, cracking, crusting, and scaling of the skin. ...
How Is PhotoDynamic Therapy Performed
Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) also known as photoradiation therapy isused to treat numerous skin conditions, most commonly actinic keratoses and superficial nonmelanoma skin cancers. This involves exposure to a photosensitizer followed by light activation and resultant cell death through the formation ...
How To Get Rid Of Skin Tags
Skin tags or acrochordons are small soft harmless papilomas found commonly on the neck, axillae, upper trunk and eyelids of middle-aged and elderly people. Obesity, pregnancy, menopause and endocrine disorder such as acromegaly predispose to these lesion. Some lesion may ...