FACIAL CARE

  FRECKLES : Freckles clusters of concentrated melaninized   cells which are most easily visible on people with a fair complexion . Freckles do not have an increased number of the melanin-producing cells, or malanocytes , but instead have melanocytes that overproduce melanin granules  changing the coloration of the outer skin cells .  As such, freckles are different from lentigines   and moles  which are caused by accumulation of melanocytes in a small area. Freckles can appear on all types of skin tones.  WHAT ARE THE CAUSES OF FRECKLES ? Ephelides are an inherited characteristic. People with many ephelides have at least one copy of a variant MC1R gene,  which is the same variant that causes red hair. Freckles in non-Caucasians are associated with a different variant of the gene. The pigment -forming cells, melanocytes , produce more pigment than usual in ephelides. The pigment is packaged as...

 WHAT IS ACNE FULMINANS ? Acne fulminanas know as acute febrile ulcerative acne is a severe form of the skin disease , acne , which can occur after  unsuccessful treatment for another  form of acne , acne conglobata . the condition is thought to be an immunologically  induced disease in which  elevated level of testosterone causes a rise in sebum and population of Cutbacterium acnes bacteria . The increase  in the  amount od C acnes or related antigens may trigger the immunologic reaction in some  individual   and lead to an occurrence of acne fulminars . Acne fulminars  is a rare disease. The past several years , fewer cases  of this  disease  have occured , possibly  related  to  highly  increased  levels of C acnes antigens in the patients immune system . Over the past several years , fewer cases of this disease have occured , possibly because  of earlier and better treatment of acne ....

 HORMONAL ACNE : It is important to understand  the differences betwwen hormonal acne and good ol- fashioned pimples . Hormonal acne is intrinsically linked to your hormones ,  resulting  in " cyclical breakouts " that usually coincide with a person's  menstrual cycle , Board certified dermatologist and director of cosmetic and clinical research at the match up with other hormonal shifts in your life,  menopausal acne or postpartum pimples could be hormonal .  Hormonal acne is usually known simply known simply as acne . Another term of the skin condition is acne vulgaris . It is sometimes called hormonal acne because of the way the skin problem develops in response in response to hormonal changes , and especially a rise  in androgen , such as testosterone .  the rise in androgen  levels can trigger a process of higher sebum production , changes  in skin cell activity , inflammation , and colonization of the hair follicles by a bacte...

 HYPERTROPHIC SCAR A hypertrophic scar is a  thick raised scar that's an abnormal response to wound healing . they more commonly occur in taut skin areas following skin trauma , burns or surgical incisions . treatments include medication , freezing , injection , lasers and surgery .  WHAT IS A HYPERTROPHIC SCAR ? A hypertrophic scar is a thick raised scar . an abnormal response to wound  healing in which extra connective tissue forms within the original wound area. the result a raised scar .   the top layer of  your skin heals nicely . new skin forms as the would heals . deeper wound your body responds by making collagen to repair the wound . collagen is thicker than the rest of your skin . this thicker, less flexible tissue becomes a scar . this type of raised scar can be either a hypertrophic scar or a keloid .  CAUSES OF HYPERTROPHIC SCAR  Three phases of healing - inflammation , proliferation and remodeling . scar tissue forms during the remod...