Yearly Archives: 2018

Scarred By Nickel

An infection shows up as pain, swelling or foul-smelling discharge oozing from the puncture site. In some patients, a scar forms at the site of piercing. These keloid scars can grow to significant and disfiguring proportions. Those who are prone to such scars should not even contemplate ear piercing.

Infection and poor healing of the skin after piercing also increase the chance of scar formation. The scars can be treated with injections, laser or surgery but there is no guarantee that keloids will not form again.

Hair Loss In Kids 001

With some children, even their eyebrows, eyelashes and body hair will fall out. As the condition is neither itchy nor painful, young children often remain oblivious to their problem. Indeed, the bald spots tend to bother the parents more than they do the child.

Bane Of Childhood – Eczema

Any eczema sufferer will swear that its itch is mindnumbing, sleep-depriving and dedicated to compel nonstop scratching. ‘Relief’ comes only when the skin has been scratched off and the sensation of pain overtakes the itch

Erasing Frowns, Gaining Friends

Botulinum toxin is administered to muscles which control facial expression, to relax them. The most popular application is in the treatment of frown muscles. These muscles draw the eyebrows together into a scowl. The frown muscles are important in the expression of sadness, fear and frustration.