Screening for BDD Crucial in Aesthetic Dermatology
Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) is a psychiatric condition characterized by a persistent and excessive preoccupation with perceived defects or flaws in physical appearance, which are often unnoticeable to others.
Easy Steps for a Simple Skin Care Routine
You want to take good care of your skin. But stepping into a beauty store, or even the skin care aisle of the drug store, can feel instantly overwhelming. With so many products claiming to make your skin look ahh-mazing, it’s hard to know which ones you really need.
Can You Become Permanently Blind After Using Dermal Fillers?
Dermal fillers can be injected in the face to fill in laugh and frown lines. Lip fillers can add volume and plumpness. While the procedure is becoming more popular, it's important to consider the complications. Some complications are common, like temporary redness and swelling. But in extremely rare cases, facial fillers can block blood vessels causing a severe complication—blindness.
Why you shouldn't scratch an itchy rash: New study explains
Your parents were right: Scratching an itchy rash really does make it worse. Now we know why, thanks to new research that uncovers how scratching aggravates inflammation and swelling in a mouse model of a type of eczema called allergic contact dermatitis.
Researchers create gel that can self-heal like human skin
Until now, artificial gels have either managed to replicate high stiffness or natural skin's self-healing properties, but not both. Now, a team of researchers has developed a hydrogel with a unique structure that overcomes earlier limitations, opening the door to applications such as drug delivery, wound healing, soft robotics sensors and artificial skin.