Medicine
Hand Dermatitis Treatment Tips
Hand dermatitis (also known as hand eczema) often results from a combination of causes, including genetic makeup (constitutional factors), injury (contact with irritants) and allergy. This condition is usually multi-factorial. The skin can react to...
Sebaceous Cysts Treatment Tips
A sebaceous cyst is a closed sac under the skin filled with a cheese-like or oily material. Sebaceous cysts are commonly seen on the scalp, labia, scrotum, chest, and back, but can be found anywhere on the body. A foul odor is also often present in...
Melasma Treatment Tips
Melasma is a very common skin disorder. Melasma (also known as chloasma) is a tan or dark facial skin discoloration. It appears as brown or gray-brown patches on your face. Melasma is often associated with the female hormones estrogen and progestero...
Prickly Heat Treatment Tips
Prickly heat is a very itchy red skin rash, causing a prickling or burning feeling. It is medically known as miliaria. Miliaria is a common ailment in hot and humid conditions, such as in the tropics and during the summer season. Although it affects...
Genital Herpes Treatment Tips
Genital Herpes is one of them. The cause of genital herpes is a strain of herpes simplex virus (HSV), which enters your body through small breaks in your skin or mucous membranes. Genital herpes is a common condition affecting around 45 million peop...
Furunculosis Treatment Tips
Furunculosis (Boils) are a deep infection of hair follicles. Boils (furuncles) are painful pus-filled bumps on the skin resulting from the deep infection of a hair follicle. The infection is usually caused by a type of bacteria called Staphylococcus...
Folliculitis Treatment Tips
Folliculitis is the inflammation of one or more hair follicles. The condition may occur anywhere on the skin. Folliculitis looks like acne pimples or non-healing, crusty sores. Folliculitis usually looks like red pimples with a hair in the center of...
Facial Rashes Treatment Tips
Skin rashes is a common skin discomfort which causes small red spots, redness and itchiness. It can happen anywhere is your skin – your face, your hands, your legs, your body. Facial rashes, by virtue of their visibility, can cause significant dis...
Xerosis Treatment Tips
Dry skin (xerosis) is a condition of rough, dry skin with fine scaling of skin and, occasionally, with small cracks in the skin. Dry skin is caused by a lack of moisture. This is most common during the winter months, when heating systems dry the air...