Skin Care

Facts About Liposuction: How Liposuction Works
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Surgery offers a quick fix for fat, but carries certain risks. Patients can protect themselves by asking questions and having realistic expectations. Conceptually, liposuction (or lipoplasty) is a straightforward technique in which excess fatty tissue

Psoriasis Diagnosis,Topical Treatments, Light Therapy
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
No single test exists to diagnose psoriasis, but a dermatologist can usually determine it by the appearance of the skin and by looking at an individual's personal and family medical history. In some cases, a specialist will confirm the diagnosis

Treatment Pales Rosacea's Red Face
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Red pimples on a frequently flushed face may be a sign of a common but often undiagnosed skin condition called rosacea. Effective ways to prevent and treat it can lessen its impact.

Skin: Artificial Skin and Types of Wound Dressings
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Surgeons also agree that no single product or technique is right for every burn situation. And so far, there's no true replacement for healthy, intact skin, which is the body's largest organ, and one of the most complex.

Pruritus and Cancer
by National Cancer Institute
Pruritus is an itching sensation that triggers the desire to scratch. It is a distressing symptom that can cause discomfort. Scratching may cause breaks in the skin that may result in infection.

Skin Burn Treatments : Skin Deep, Cellular Wound Dressings
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
How a burn is treated and the type of cellular wound dressing used depends on the depth and extent of the burn and the overall health of the person burned. Traditionally classified as first-, second-, or third-degree, burns are frequently classified

Skin Burn Treatments
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Each year, about 45,000 Americans are hospitalized for burn treatments and 4,500 deaths occur from fire and burns, according to the American Burn Association (ABA). Twenty years ago, burns covering half the body were routinely fatal, but today

Miracle Cures or Marketing Myths?
Beyond Botox: 7 Strategies for Sexy, Ageless Skin Without Needles or Surgery
by Ben Kaminsky, Howard Kaminsky
The FDA cautions that the recent rise in the popularity of Botox has much to do with the manner in which it is marketed. For instance, some practitioners buy the toxin in bulk and arrange get-togethers (called Botox parties) for people who want

Psoriasis Treatment Risks, Emotional Impact, Sea, Salt, and Sun
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Biologics, other systemic drugs, and phototherapy are powerful treatments with increased risks, says Lindstrom. Biologics may raise the risk for developing cancer and serious bacterial or fungal infections that spread throughout the body (sepsis).

Hope for Skin Wounds That Won't Go Away
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
It may be hard for a healthy person to imagine having a wound that just won't heal, but that problem plagues millions of Americans. Nonhealing wounds not only take an emotional toll, but also leave patients, their families, and society with a serious

Treating Pressure Sores
by National Institute of Health
A pressure sore (or bed sore) is an injury to the skin and tissue under it. Pressure sores are usually caused by unrelieved pressure. If you sit or lie in the same position for a long time, the pressure on a small area of the body can squeeze shut tiny

Psoriasis: Wayward White Blood Cells, Remission and Reactivatio
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
There is no cure for this physically and emotionally painful disease, but new treatments are available.

Psoriasis Systemic Treatments
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Systemic drugs that may be prescribed for psoriasis include acitretin, methotrexate, cyclosporine, and biologics, which are drugs made from proteins of living cells. Methotrexate, cyclosporine, and the biologic drugs are immunosuppressants

A Cosmeceutical and Lifestyle Approach
Beyond Botox: 7 Strategies for Sexy, Ageless Skin Without Needles or Surgery
by Ben Kaminsky, Howard Kaminsky
Over the years, as I created more and more cosmeceuticals for our family's needs and even therapies for friends and colleagues, I began to realize that these topical treatments could offer tremendous benefit to others too.

Erasing Skin Marks with Lasers : Bleaching Cream Backfires, Tattoos Skidoo
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Often, spiders are caused by chronic overexposure to the sun, but they may also result from liver disease or occur in pregnancy due to a change in the way the body processes estrogen. In addition, they can be a side effect of oral contraceptives

Skin Burn Treatments : The Future of Wound Care
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
TransCyte is packaged and shipped in a frozen state to burn treatment facilities. The surgeon then thaws the product and stretches it over a burn site. In about one to two weeks, the TransCyte starts peeling off, not unlike a sunburn, and the surgeon trim

Liposuction: Benefits vs. the Risks, Deaths and Liposuction
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
In a society in which beauty is often measured by slender bodies and youth, it is no wonder that thousands of Americans chase the perfect look by means of liposuction. Portrayed in upbeat tones and associated with Hollywood glamour, liposuction seems

Sunscreens: UVA vs. UVB
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
The complexities of light quickly overwhelm freshmen physics students, but some basic principles can be readily understood. In one model of how light works, the electromagnetic radiation can be thought of as a series of waves, like ocean waves

Alpha Hydroxy Acids for Skin Care : Sun Sensitivity, Use with Care
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
An additional concern arose as FDA prepared its 1996 report on AHA safety: Some people who had reported adverse reactions cited increased sun sensitivity. In addition, one industry-sponsored study found that participants whose skin was exposed

Liposuction : After Surgery, Is Liposuction for Everyone?
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Patients should expect discomfort post-surgery, says Graham. 'Patients are bloated, have wounds all over, and are feeling distended.' Surgeons, says Bruner, should discuss such conditions with their patients beforehand.