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Nov 05
Phototherapy
Treatment of certain skin diseases using ultra-violet light is called phototherapy. Two types of UV rays are used in phototherapy, namely UVB and UVA. Treatment with UVB does not require intake of any sensitizing chemicals whereas treatment with UVA requires intake or application of photosensitizing chemicals called psoralens. Treatment can be done either using sunlight …
Nov 05
Simple Excision
Simple excision is used to remove a variety of dermal and epidermal benign lesions. Sometimes, certain suspicious lesions are excised for histopathological examination. Various methods of excision are: Shave excision: For benign, pedunculated lesions Punch excision: For well defined, spherical lesions Fusiform excision: For irregularly shaped or large lesions The procedure is done under local …
Nov 05
Electro Surgery
Electrosurgery is among the most versatile tool used in clinical practice. This modality allows for the rapid and cost-effective treatment of myriad of lesions, both benign and malignant. Electrosurgery is a procedure by which the tissue is removed or destroyed by electrical energy. This energy, usually in the form of high frequency alternating current, is …
Nov 05
Cryo Surgery
Cryo surgery literally means ‘cold handiwork’. It makes use of local freezing for the controlled destruction or removal of living, but abnormal tissue. Mechanisms by which cryo surgery causes destruction of unwanted tissue are: Intracellular and extracellular ice formation causing mechanical damage to cells. Osmotic changes within the cells due to ice crystal formation that …
Nov 05
Collagen Induction
Collagen Induction Treatment, or commonly known as Dermaroller Treatment, is a new treatment modality that offers excellent results acne scars and ageing skin. It is an office procedure done for indications like: Lax skin, striae Wrinkling Rhytides Scarring (acne and chicken pox) Pigmentary changes (with vitamin C) Acne Scars Before and Dermaroller Introduced in 1997, …
Nov 05
Chemical Peeling
Skin is a constantly regenerating organ; everyday, cells divide at the basal layer of the epidermis and move upwards to the top-most layer of stratum corneum from where they are shed. As they move upwards, they undergo lot of changes and this process is called keratinization. Chemical peeling is a procedure wherein the exfoliation is …
Nov 04
Hirsutism
Hirsutism is the growth of terminal (thick) hair in male pattern in females. It is often, but not always, a manifestation of hyperandrogenism. Basics: Androgens have a profound effect on many components of the skin like the hair, sebaceous glands (oil glands), apocrine glands (responsible for normal body odour), dermal collagen and subcutaneous fat. Androgens …
Nov 04
Alopecia
Alopecia areata is a condition presenting with symptomless, well circumscribed, smooth, bald patches. It is often noticed by chance by a parent, spouse, hair dresser or a friend. It usually starts on the scalp and may involve beard region or some times the whole body. Progression of the disease is varied. In a few cases, …
Nov 04
Vitiligo
Vitiligo is an acquired skin disorder caused by the disappearance of pigment cells from the epidermis, and results in well defined white patches that are often symmetrically distributed. It is a cosmetically disfiguring and stigmatizing condition that may lead to psychological problems in daily life. It occurs worldwide in about 1% of the population and …
Nov 04
Skin Infections
Common skin infections could be of viral, fungal and bacterial origin. All these conditions are curable, provided they are diagnosed rightly at the right time and treated. Viral | Bacterial | Fungal Viral Infections: Molluscum contagiosum Viral warts Herpes infections Viral exanthems Bacterial Infections: Impetigo Folliculitis Furuncle (Boil) Erysepelas Cellulitis Abscess Fungal Infections: Pityriasis versicolor …