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Skin, internal image

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

skin is internal imageDiet, antioxidants, exercise and lifestyle account for 75% of external damage, while the remaining 25% would be attributable to genetic factors.

With the slogan “The skin, internal image,” kicked off the XXXIII National Congress of Dermatology and Venereology, which meets in Salamanca, Spain, a leading specialist until next Saturday.

Experts say that family heritage is no longer an excuse for aging skin. Other factors related to lifestyle seem to be more decisive in the appearance of wrinkles and other signs of skin damage, such as thickening of the skin, lack of elasticity, pigmentation disorders, and others.

Nor is concerned to combat wrinkles at any price, since “they are a consequence of life itself,” said the expert of Clinical Salamanca. These wrinkles can be dynamic or expression, or static. In the latter case, appear on the face due to loss of elastic fibers and decreased collagen that is going to manifest in the natural folds and areas photoexposed. (more…)

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Treatment of Atopic Eczema

Monday, July 26th, 2010

Atopic Eczema

The treatment of atopic eczema involves different steps:

* Exclusion of the causes of allergy,
* Cosmetic treatment,
* Treatment of stress
* Drug therapy orally
* Treatment of itching,
* Anti-inflammatory treatments or outbreaks,
* Treatment of superinfections,
* Pharmacotherapy topic
* Phototherapy,
* New immunomodulators.

Exclusion of Allergy Causes

In this case they are referred to the food exclusion diets to which the patient is sensitized by mechanisms of allergy.
Also environmental control measures to reduce the content of house dust mites.

Cosmetic Treatment

The patient with atopic eczema have dry skin and prone to a very annoying itch due to xerosis. An excellent way to moisturize the skin is the body daily baths. Although the bath with warm water and relieves the itching if the benefit is significantly better if the water is added in solution or suspension, powder, oats or certain formulas with soft tar. The ideal time is the evening bath. After the bath is appropriate to apply emollient body cream. Most contain urea or lactic acid at different concentrations. Treatment of Atopic Eczema (more…)

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The most common fungal

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

fungalAthlete’s foot is a fungal infection of the skin and the most common fungal infections. Recent studies estimate that 25% of the population of developed countries suffer this evil at some point in their lives.

The most common symptoms are: dry skin, brittle and flaky in the affected area. Itching and burning, sores or blisters, thickening and discoloration of the nails.

This type of fungi, called dermatophytes, thrive in warm, moist areas, so the infection increases in summer time. It is a highly contagious infection that is spread by direct contact with items such as shoes, socks, bedding, carpets and other surfaces such as swimming pools, showers, gyms, saunas and locker rooms, among others.

The disease takes its name probably is more common in athletes by continuous and prolonged use of closed shoes (tennis). It is common for swimmers and suffering soldiers, the most frequent in adult males. (more…)

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Halloween face painting, health risk

Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

face paintingA new report recently issued by Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, warning of the health hazardscause facial paint that could used especially by children and young people in celebrations like Halloween.

After evaluating ten products facial paint types widely available via the Internet at craft shops or Halloween, the researchers found that:

“The ten facial products containing lead paint, and 6 of 10 had known skin allergens such as nickel, cobalt or chromium, at levels above the recommendations of industry surveys,” said Stacy Malkan, cofounder of the campaign coauthor of the report and author of Not Just a Pretty Face, published in 2007, which talks about potentially dangerous ingredients in cosmetics.

Malkan said the new report that “unfortunately, we found lead in all of them” and according to experts agree the exposure to lead can cause behavioral and developmental problems.

The research found that it had problems with the label as some products claiming to be hypoallergenic, but they were not, while a product “announced in the package as hypoallergenic and nontoxic, and had some of the highest levels of nickel, cobalt and lead, “said Malkan. (more…)

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Black spots on the skin

Saturday, July 17th, 2010

black spotsEven in the clean and healthy skin may occasionally appear as black dots. All people have had more than one, since they are common. Here are open comedones, dark spots that form when sebum mixes with dead skin cells. They are black because they are very dense. Suffer from oily skin to a greater extent, so that prevention and proper cleaning is essential to prevent its occurrence and to remove existing ones.

Why did they originate?
On the surface of the skin lead to two types of glands: sweat glands, sweat pouring through a tiny hole or pore, and sebaceous associated with a dryer, where the fat comes naturally to the surface of the skin, outlet which is larger, and which is also known as pore. In parts of the forehead, nose and chin sebaceous flow is more abundant, and just filosebáceos dilating ducts. Just to see how to tighten them a bit of fat removed. Which does not flow and obstructs the process of cell renewal. Black spots on the skin (more…)

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Burns and his Treatment

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

BurnsBurns are a specific type of soft tissue injury. They occur when the body receives more energy (heat, chemical or electrical) than it can absorb without injury.

A severe burn can be life threatening and requires immediate medical attention. The severity of the burn depends on the temperature of the medium that caused and duration of exposure. They are primarily skin lesions, but sometimes affects other organs like lungs, heart, kidneys, etc.

The severity of burns is determined by five factors:

Depth of burn: 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade.
Extent of burn: Percentage of body area affected.
Condition critical regions: Hands, feet, face and genitals.
Patient age: Under 2 years old or very old.
Overall health of the individual. (more…)

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Reactions by the Sun

Sunday, July 11th, 2010

Photosensitivity reactions are those important clinical and produced abnormal, triggered or aggravated by exposure to light, usually sunlight. Unlike fototoxia, skin overreacts and does not play only an increase of tonality, but appear eczema lesions, blistering, etc …

Fototóxia

It is the increased absorption of sunlight by making contact or drugs or chemicals, or sometimes by alterations in the metabolism of persons or in certain diseases. The injuries that occur are the same as sun exposure produces only more intense and appear less exposure time.

1. Fototoxia induced by drugs.

It is a cutaneous adverse reaction due to systemic or topical exposure of a drug and light. The chemicals may be responsible, in addition to drugs, cosmetics and industrial products. The reaction can occur in any individual, is required and dose-dependent, and essentially it is an exaggerated sunburn. It is more common than photoallergic reactions and may also occur at any age and any skin type. Eczematous reaction is not seen in phototoxic reactions. Reactions by the Sun (more…)

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Sunbathing die trying

Thursday, July 8th, 2010

sun bathing

Knowing how long you can spend in the sun, without running the risk of ultraviolet rays damage the skin, it is now possible thanks to a system that calculates the appropriate period of exposure to solar radiation, according to the skin of each person and the place where you are.
With this invention seeks to reduce the incidence of skin cancer. “The software determines the maximum recommended exposure to solar UV radiation, including the use of protective creams for people with different skin types displayed at any time and day of the year,” he told EFE Ruben Piacentini, director of Institute of Physics of Argentina’s Rosario city (IFIR), which developed the project. (more…)

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Treatment of Atopic Eczema

Monday, July 5th, 2010

atopic eczemaThe treatment of atopic eczema involves different steps:

* Exclusion of the causes of allergy,
* Cosmetic treatment,
* Treatment of stress
* Drug therapy orally
* Treatment of itching,
* Anti-inflammatory treatments or outbreaks,
* Treatment of superinfections,
* Pharmacotherapy topic
* Phototherapy,
* New immunomodulators.

Exclusion of Allergy Causes

In this case they are referred to the food exclusion diets to which the patient is sensitized by mechanisms of allergy.
Also environmental control measures to reduce the content of house dust mites. (more…)

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Physical Urticaria

Friday, July 2nd, 2010

physical urticaria

Urticaria is the appearance of skin lesions with erythema (redness), formation of hives (elevated pale skin), and itching that can occur locally or widely throughout the body. Causal factor whose hives are the physical stimuli, heat, cold, scratching, pressure, etc … are the group that is called physical urticaria. Constitute the majority of known cause chronic hives.
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