Treatment for common skin concerns ranges from acne and pigmentation correction to structural skin firming and keloid scar management.
High-quality skin care ingredients can diminish bags, wrinkles and dark circles underneath the eye area. While many women rush to the department store for a pricey jar of eye cream, many of the same ingredients are found in drugstore products.
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It's normal to develop a scar after having surgery. However, surgical scars can be quite ugly and make you feel self-conscious about your body. There are ways to banish surgical scars for good, such as using topical creams or having them surgically removed.
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If your nose is covered in small black specks even after you wash your face, you have blackheads. Blackheads are exposed plugs of oil, dead skin cells and bacteria that form in the openings of the hair follicles.
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Good nutrition affects not only how you feel, but how you look as well. You might only think about how the foods you eat affect your weight, but they can play a role in skin health as well.
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The University of Chicago Medical Center website reports that chronic acne frequently accompanies the rise in male sex hormones that occurs during puberty in both boys and girls. These hormones cause the sebaceous glands to increase oil production, which clogs the hair follicles and results in pimples and zits.
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Bluish, purple veins that appear on your arms are known as spider or varicose veins. Although most common in your legs and ankles, spider and varicose veins can show up on your upper arms due to stretching and enlarging of your veins.
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Knees and elbows don't have it easy. They withstand frequent bending, stooping, leaning and kneeling. They take the brunt of friction caused by rough jeans and scratchy sweaters. To make matters worse, the skin around the knees and elbows contains few oil glands to provide lubrication.
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Pimples are often associated with puberty, when hormone levels are changing, but even adults can develop acne. KidsHealth.org describes a pimple as a skin pore that becomes clogged with sebum, a naturally occurring oil that lubricates the skin and hair.
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Age spots, also known as liver spots, typically appear on the face, hands, shoulders, forearms and other areas of skin regularly exposed to the sun. According to the Mayo Clinic, age spots appear most frequently in adults over the age of 40, though they can also affect younger people.
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Hitting the big 5 - 0 can be a life-altering moment, especially if you look in the mirror and notice that suddenly you don't have that same "glow" you had in earlier years. Despite your skin type, dullness, rough texture, fine lines and sagging may be at the forefront of your concerns.
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Collagen is a protein that's important for the skin. There are a number of different types of collagen. The amount and quality of collagen in your skin significantly affects your appearance. Soluble collagen is designed to easily pass through the skinβs pores.
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The debate goes on in 2010: it seems that scientists and consumers continue to disagree that certain foods can prevent or cause acne and the brown spots that follow as scarring.
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Lax muscles, excess fat and aging all contribute to that unsightly, loose skin that's often referred to as a turkey wattle. This excess skin hanging from your neck can give away your age or add years to your appearance. Often, costly cosmetic procedures are the only way to get rid of the loose skin.
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Deep forehead wrinkles are much like any other wrinkle on the face. As you grow older, your skin thins and loses its elasticity. Couple this with repeated facial expressions, and you begin to develop wrinkles and folds along your forehead and in other areas of the face.
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An occasional drink while out with friends may not affect you much, but continually abusing alcohol will show on your face the next morning and possibly in the long term. Alcohol can do a number on your skin, making it look dry, dull and patchy.
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Many over-the-counter skin-care product lines tout their sulfur-based soaps as natural cures for acne. Unbiased scientific evidence, however, does not always point to sulfur as the best treatment option for acne, though sulfur has certain properties that can help in the skin condition.
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Your skin isn't just the largest organ in your body, it's three thin layers of a semi-permeable covering that protects your other organs and manages the passage of substances into and out of your blood.
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Aggravating acne and its subsequent scarring can plague those prone to breakouts throughout adolescence and into adulthood, but using specific facial products can help blemished skin clear over time.
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Sand burr, an unwelcome intruder in lawns and beaches throughout the Southern United States, is an annual grass that reproduces by burrs, or stickers. The burrs attach themselves to shoelaces, clothing, pet fur and even tires, and feature 1/4-inch spines that are sharp enough to penetrate skin.
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With a little time and patience, it's possible to reduce the appearance of a scar so that it's flatter and less prominent or visible.
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