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 any disease and no treatment is required. They usually fade away after 5 years of [...]

Fight the Signs of Aging with These Easy Steps

You’re only as old as you look!  With vibrant, replenished skin, you can look YEARS younger! Given that the largest organ in your body is your skin, it is vital that you do your best to protect it. Harmful UV rays from the sunlight, pollution from the environment, not having appropriate nutrition, and/or stressful experiences [...]

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 member of the enterovirus family.  No specific treatment is necessary  besides symptomatic relief. Hand, Foot [...]

An Anatomy of Mineral Make-Up

Mineral make-up is the hot trend of the season. The cosmetic stores abound with mineral make-up of all sorts like powder, blush, eye shadows, lipsticks and more. Made of crushed minerals such as mica, iron oxide, titanium dioxide and zinc oxide, these products are considered healthy alternatives to traditional cosmetics. The light texture and full [...]

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, lake and oceans. Larvae from infected snails are released into fresh and salt water where [...]

10 Tips to Help You Look Younger without Surgery

For many generations, many people have searched for ways they can stay at the same level of youthful appearance as they did when they were young. How will they be able to decrease the detrimental aging process? Scientists have theorized and tested many ways that people may stay youthful with vibrant, radiant skin and no [...]

Blepharoplasty Plastic Surgery

Blepharoplasty or Eyelid Surgery is frequently well-known as eyelid surgery and is one of the most common cosmetic surgeries in the United States. This processes aid to eliminate extra fat, tissue, and skin from about the upper and lower eyelids to precise the drooping, haughtiness and bags under eyes that can style you look older. [...]

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 collective tissues. Collagen plays an important role in providing strength and elasticity to the skin, [...]

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. Steatocystoma Multiplex usually starts during adolescence or early adulthood and tends to affect male and [...]

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 obstruction of the sweat ducts. Prickly heat rash is most common in infants, but can [...]