Skin Conditions

Birth Control Pills & Acne

Are Birth Control Pills an Effective Acne Treatment? If you suffer from acne, you have probably heard of the same three or four remedies over and over again … don’t pick your pimples, wash your face twice a day, use Clearasil and try birth control pills. However, there are plenty of considerations to take before [...]

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Doctor-Prescribed Acne Treatments

Medical science has come ahead in leaps and bounds over the past hundred years. Discoveries like antibiotics and anaesthetics have increased our life span to over 80 years, but more than that, they have also radically improved our quality of life. We no longer have to put up with painful and embarrassing conditions like acne [...]

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Port-Wine Stains

A port-wine stain (naevus flammeus) is a vascular birthmark consisting of superficial and deep dilated capillaries which produce a reddish to purplish discoloration of the skin. They are so called for their colour, resembling that of port wine. It is part of the family of disorders known as vascular malformations. Port-wine stains are present at [...]

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