Thread veins (also known as spider veins or telangiectasia) of the legs is a common problem, particularly affecting women. Small purple or red veins can form anywhere on the leg, from the top of the thigh to the ankle. While these thread veins do not pose any major health problems, they may cause discomfort.
Elderly people who use herbal supplements are less satisfied with conventional medical care than non-users and often do not tell their physicians they are combining supplements with prescription drugs, according to a survey conducted by researchers at Northern Illinois University.
Research reported today shows a previously experimental procedure, which combines a topical medication with laser skin treatment, will enable dermatologic surgeons to successfully reverse damage caused by excessive sun exposure, heal acne and other skin conditions, and remove some malignant and pre-cancerous skin tumors.
In its latest Emerging Technology Report, the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS) informed its members of one of the latest procedures entering the marketplace, mesotherapy. The report included a summary of available published scientific data, as well as general information on mesotherapy.
New Survey and Studies Debunk the Myths and Misconceptions About this Common Skin Condition
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee recently approved SCULPTRA (injectable poly-L-lactic acid) for use in correcting shape and contour deficiencies resulting from facial fat loss (lipoatrophy) in people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
For all too many women, the acne that they once feared would flare up just in time for prom as a teenager has resurfaced into their adult years – causing anxiety for events from weddings to job interviews. The reason? Chronic, persistent acne is a common medical condition for women who either have suffered with it since adolescence or for those who first develop it during adulthood. Either way, the physical and emotional toll that acne causes can be devastating.
As state medical boards and legislatures propose regulations to restrict surgeries performed in physicians? offices, two new studies report such action would have little impact on the overall patient safety of medically necessary procedures.
What?s a four letter word for a skin condition that affects nearly 80 percent of the population in various forms and can cause considerable emotional stress? If you answered acne, then you hit this hard-to-treat condition on the head. While a more difficult question might have been how to treat acne, dermatologists are at the forefront of using laser technology to stop acne in its tracks – and prevent the acne scars that are often a result.
High blood pressure, the “silent killer,” too often gets overlooked by people who have conditions that cause them pain or severe distress, a new study finds.