Category Archives: Teenagers
Are you tired of ugly hair bumps?
Hair bumps are a direct result of ingrown hairs and come from several things including: improper shaving, waxing, or tweezing techniques, a dirty barber’s blade, dead skin in the hair follicles, and coarse hair that grows in a tight curl pattern. The hairs grow straight, but at the end they curl back into the same … Continue reading
Pharrell Williams gets his tattoos burnt through laser surgery
Planning to get your skin inked? Take a look at this before you jump into tattooing your skin. Pharrell Williams, a well-known sartorial icon for quite some time now, has opted for laser surgery to get his tattoos burnt off. He recently had the tattoos on his arms burned off at the Wake Forest Institute … Continue reading
Protect your skin from harmful UV rays
It was only after 1990′s that the new concept of UV index was studied in an effort to halt the epidemic of skin cancer, which is increased by the sun exposure. UV rays have become an increasing concern these days. The scorching heat contributes to cataracts and lots of eye problems. So the index has … Continue reading
Is cellulite bothering you? Go in for laser treatment
It has been the bane of every woman’s existence — the unsightly affliction we all know as cellulite. Many women have it in varying degrees, and unfortunately it appears to get worse with age. There are several ways to fight with and get rid of Cellulite. It is not just a problem affecting obese or … Continue reading
Go easy with Microdermabrasion
Microdermabrasion is mechanical ex-foliation that removes the uppermost layer of dead skin cells from the face, chest and hands. It is a non-invasive epidermal treatment that removes the dead and damaged surface layer of skin cells to reveal healthier new skin cells underneath. This procedure removes the stratum corneum, which is the dead section of … Continue reading
Burning out brain tumor through laser probe
The brain is a soft, spongy mass of tissue. It is protected by the bones of the skull and three thin membranes called meninges. Watery fluid called cerebrospinal fluid cushions the brain. This fluid flows through spaces between the meninges and through spaces within the brain called ventricles. Now, a Shreveport neurosurgeon has taken brain … Continue reading
Give that extra care to your dry skin
Dry skin is extremely common among Men and Women both, specially in summers. The condition is worsened by wind, extremes of temperature and air-conditioning, all of which cause the skin to flake, chap and feel tight. Yet this can be treated well with little care and attention towards your dry skin. Dry skin is tightly … Continue reading
Laser hair removal for dark skinned patients
Lasers have revolutionized our ability to permanently reduce hair growth in fair-skinned individuals with dark hair. It’s very challenging for a practitioner to perform laser hair removal on someone with dark skin. That’s because the melanin pigment, on the surface of your skin or epidermis, absorbs light. So, before the laser light reaches beneath the … Continue reading
How to keep your skin healthy even during summer vacations?
No matter how harsh the sun, summer can never be complete without a beautiful summer holiday. Which means you will have to take extra care of you skin. With the approaching of summer, you not only have to prepare yourself with light clothes, but also with some basic summer skin care tips. After all, your … Continue reading
Take a dive into the benefits of body massage
Every person who loves his/her body will not deny the pleasure of a well-done relaxing massage. In a world where stress and anxiety are fast growing problems, massages are used for healing, relaxing, and tuning the body. There are different kinds of massage one can go for. The choice should be made depending on one’s … Continue reading
Antioxidants fruits – It’s benefits and uses
The comprehensive study used cutting-edge technology to gauge antioxidant levels in more than 100 foods, among them fruits, vegetables, cereals, breads, nuts, and spices. Among the fruits studied, cranberries, blueberries, and blackberries ranked highest. But although some fruits and vegetables have a high antioxidant content, the body may not absorb all of it because of … Continue reading
Beat Fitness Fatigue while achieving your goal
No matter where you are these days-at a party, family function or an office lunch-people are talking about fitness, cutting calories and weight loss. It can be a bit of a drag beyond a point. Even if you seriously need to lose weight, you can’t be less bothered. Some supplements use natural components that are … Continue reading
Brazilian Waxing Tips and guide
Brazilian bikini waxes have been “all the rage” since the late 90′s, but they’re certainly not new in the United States. Brazilian waxing was introduced to New York in 1987 by seven Brazilian-born sisters. Basically, with the Brazilian, hair is removed in the front, back and everything in between. Most of the time a “landing … Continue reading
Psoriasis – Easy ways to deal with breakouts
Psoriasis is a chronic skin condition and auto- immune disorder, where body mounts immune assault against itself. A normal skin cells takes 28 days to mature and is shed from the body unnoticed, but a psoriasis cell takes only 3 to 4 days to mature and quickly moves up, leading to a pile-up at the … Continue reading
Hirsutism – Annoying condition with unwanted hair
Hirsutism is an annoying condition which leads to too much of unwanted hair growth on face, chest, abdomen and back and can occur both in men and women. This thick, dark hair is different from the fine hair that some women have on their upper lip, chin, breasts or stomach. This condition occurs when the … Continue reading
8 tips to get those sparkling eyes
Eyes are the mirror of ones health and happiness. Whatever smile you put on, the shine and sparkle or the dullness and sadness of your eyes say it all. Long long poems have been written by lovers and poets on the beauty and the mesmerizing effect of eyes. When such is the magic of eyes, … Continue reading
Treatments available for Vitiligo
Vitiligo is a common skin condition characterized by areas of hypo or De-pigmentation on the ski surface due to destruction or loss of melanocytes. These are areas where the normal pigmentation of skin is missing or deficient. These spots can be many or few, they may be tiny or cover the body. The spots normally … Continue reading
Obagi Blue Peels – What to Expect
If you’ve been searching for the latest skin rejuvenation treatment, chemical peels and microdermabrasion might be at the top of your wish list. Still, many people are enjoying results with obagi blue peels, a chemical peel that can be used in conjunction with laser resurfacing and dermabrasion to freshen up the skin and boost collagen … Continue reading
Selective Photothermolysis for tattoo removal
The selective photothermolysis is a technique that utilizes both different absorption spectrum and diversified physical size and structure caused by different thermal relaxation of different tissue types or other possible targets. The basic idea is simple. In order to selectively destroy an object it is illuminated with powerful near monochromatic light, the wavelength of which … Continue reading
Plastic Surgery – The foundation of youth discovered
Bill Gates once famously said “640K ought to be enough for anybody”. Fathers used to admonish their sons that “Nobody will ever pay you to sit around all day on that darn computer.” The words “plastic surgery” used to elicit a self righteous snicker and an under the breath comment about “growing old gracefully”. Now … Continue reading