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Skin Conditions: Stretch Marks Skin does not bounce back if it's been stretched by rapid growth due to pregnancy, weight gain, or extreme weight loss. Instead, it becomes decorated by a form of scarring called stretch marks, or striae. Stretch marks often start off as reddish or purplish in color and then become glossy skin [...]

LASIK SURGERY Laser skin resurfacing In laser resurfacing, sometimes called “laser peel,” a carbon dioxide (CO2) laser is used to remove areas of damaged or wrinkled skin, layer by layer. The procedure is most commonly used to minimize the appearance of fine lines, especially around the mouth and the eyes. However, it is also effective [...]

Other Skin Conditions Warts are tiny skin infections caused by viruses of the human papilloma virus (HPV) family. There's no way to prevent warts from occurring (other than avoiding contact with people who have them). But if you do get them, don't rub, pick, or scratch them because you can spread the virus and get [...]

Airbrush tanning is a relatively new and exciting way of tanning that saves your skin from harmful UV rays but still gives you the glow you are looking for. When you tan under the sun or the direct contact of UV lights in a tanning bed you are setting up your skin for disaster. The [...]

Erbium Laser Skin Resurfacing The skin is the largest organ in our bodies. It protects us from infection and shields us from harmful substances. However, as we age, the effects of the sun, wind, time and hormones begin to show. At first fine lines appear around our eyes and lips. Then, as the collagen beneath [...]

Itchy skin during pregnancy Reviewed by the BabyCenter Medical Advisory Board Last updated: July 2006 Is it normal to feel itchy during pregnancy? It's not uncommon to feel itchy, particularly around your growing belly and breasts as your skin stretches to accommodate them. Hormonal changes may also be partly to blame. Some pregnant women find [...]

Our Celebrity: The Snail Of The Species Helix Aspersa Müller Helix Aspersa Müller is the name of the snail species also known as the humble garden snail with a brown striped shell, a gastropod also classified by zoologists as Cryptomphalus aspersa . It lives in Mediterranean areas of the world that are blessed with a [...]

Tummy Tuck Benefits Abdominoplasty benefits are more plentiful than many people realize. Excess skin removal and the tightening of abdominal muscles will give your stomach a flatter and firmer appearance in addition to decreasing the width of your waistline. Often, the appearance of stretch marks, particularly beneath the line of the navel, can be dramatically [...]