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Seborrheic dermatitis is a common skin disease that causes a red, scaly, itchy rash. Most often it occurs on the scalp, sides of the nose, eyebrows, ears, eyelids, and middle of the chest. This skin problem is easily treated, but chronic and recurring. Sometimes people use the terms dandruff, seborrhea, and seborrheic dermatitis to mean the same thing. However, these 3 terms differ. Dandruff causes scaling on the scalp but not redness. With seborrhea, the skin oily, mainly on the scalp and face, but has no redness or scaling. People with seborrhea may later get seborrheic dermatitis, which causes both redness and scaling. Seborrheic dermatitis affects people of all ages most often, though, in infant and older adults. In infants, the condition appears on the scalp (“cradle cap”). This mostly clears without treatment between 8 and 12 months of age. It is not contagious. In teens and adults, it tends to come and go and can be life-long. Elderly adults are prone to getting seborrheic dermatitis because of the effects of aging on the skin. The presence of a yeast(fungal)-like organism, excessive release of oil from the skin and immune system, all play a part in causing seborrheic dermatitis. Excess oil from the skin acts as food source for the yeast, which in turn causes inflammation (redness and swelling), irritation, scaling, and flaking.

Perioral refers to the area around the mouth, and dermatitis indicates redness with itching on the skin. Along with redness, there may be small red bumps, and mild peeling. The area’s involved are within the borders of the lines from the nose, to the sides of the lips, and the chin. frequent sparing of a small band of skin that borders the lips may be seen. Perioral dermatitis mostly affects young women. If left untreated, perioral dermatitis may last for months to year. Strong corticosteroid creams applied to the face are the most common cause of perioral dermatitis.

Molluscum contagiosum is a skin infection seen most commonly in young to school-age children caused by Molluscum Contagiosum Virus(MCV). It typically causes small, flesh-colored to pink bumps with a shiny appearance and slightly depressed center, which can occur anywhere on the body. The virus is contagious and spread by direct contact with the skin of an infected person or sharing personal items with someone who has molluscum.

Virtually our entire body is covered with hair. Because most of this hair is fine and pale, it usually isn’t visible to the naked eye. But, when darker, coarser hairs appear in places which may make you uncomfortable – like on the face, neck, abdomen, breasts, legs or underarms in women or on the shoulders, chest and back in men, it may be time to consider laser hair removal. Electrolysis is a time-consuming procedure, which can be painful and is useful for removing hair in small areas. During electrolysis, electric current is passed through a needle to destroy each individual hair root. It takes months and numerous regular visits to clear even small areas, like the upper lip. About Laser Treatment The concentrated light beam emitted by the laser is well absorbed by the pigment located in hair follicles. During the procedure, the laser pulses (produces energy) for a fraction of a second, long enough to heat up the hair bulge and significantly impair the follicle’s ability to re-grow. This process treats numerous hair follicles simultaneously and is therefore, appropriate for treating even the largest areas of the body both quickly and effectively. What Can You Expect? The duration of a laser treatment may vary from a few minutes to an hour or more, depending on the size of the area being treated. The hairs in an active growth phase (anagen) are targeted by the laser. As all hairs are not in this phase at the same time, more than one treatment is necessary. The laser treatment may cause some discomfort but most patients tolerate the procedure well. Some areas of the body are more sensitive than others where topical anesthesia can be used.

Warts often disappear without any treatment, especially in children get warts. Although warts are mostly harmless, dermatologists do remove them. Dermatologists may use multiple methods for removal of wartsdepending on patient’s age, site of wartand the wart type. 80-90% TCA Application: TCA (trichloro-acetic acid) chemically cauterizes the wart Cryotherapy: cryotherapy (freezing) is not too painful but sometimes can cause pigmentation in people with dark skin. It may require repeated treatments. Electrosurgery and curettage: Electrosurgery (cautery) for common wartsand foot warts. Curettage involves scraping off the wart with a sharp blade or a spoon-shaped instrument. Excision: The dermatologist may cut the wart (excision).

When acne breakouts penetrate the skin deeply, they damage the skin and the tissue beneath it. As the acne clears, the body tries to repair this damage by produces collagen to give support to the skin. When the body produces too little or too much collagen, a scar is formed. Type of scar depends on how much collagen your body makes. Depressed acne scars: If the body produces too little collagen, depressions or pits form as the skin heals. Depressed (atrophic) scars are of 3 types. Boxcar acne scars: Broader scars with deep, defined edges (like a box). Icepick acne scars: Tiny dots, or deeper, narrow scars. Rolling acne scars: These look like small waves in the skin.