Do you skip the conditioner?

GOOD HAIR CARE MAY HEAD OFF HAIR LOSS :

Do you skip the conditioner? 

Dermatologist recommend using a conditioner after every shampoo. While a conditioner cannot repair hair, it can increase shine, decrease static electricity, improve strength, and offer some protection from harmful UV rays. This, in turn, can significantly improve the look of damaged or weathered hair.

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ACNE FACTS AND EXPECTATIONS OF AN ACNE PATIENT

ACNE FACTS AND EXPECTATIONS OF AN ACNE PATIENT :

When a patient of acne visits me , its a protocol to ask history or the patient usually starts telling herself or himself. In girls, Usual protocol is to investigate the causes like Polycystic ovarian disease(PCOD), Hyperprolactinemia etc and hence investigations play a very pivotal role in acne treatment ; otherwise the acne is cured only till you are taking treatment. Many a times , acne patients get scared by the list of investigations but one should understand the relevance and importance of these tests AS the hormonal changes are becoming very common in girls as well as ladies due to late marriages, late pregnancies and very importantly LIFESTYLE CHANGES. That’s why, PCOD is becoming very common in the age group of 16 – 40 years.

ACNE TREATMENT is a very long treatment AND DEMANDS A LOT OF PATIENCE & COOPERATION. There is no MAGIC OVERNIGHT. Acne takes 4 to 6 months to vanish completely and total duration varies between 9 months to 2 years (in hormonal imbalance/ PCOD PATIENTS). But as per the human nature, acne patient expects it to vanish overnight which UNFORTUNATELY NEVER HAPPENS AND patient becomes restless and impatient during the treatment.

Many a times, patient takes medicine, he feels dizziness, discomfort , loose motions, gastric pain--- do go to your DERMATOLOGIST FOR RECONSULT ---So that you don’t stop treatment in between . Don’t get disheartened. DO you know ---EVEN PARACETAMOL and ANTIALLERGICS (antihistaminics) CAN CAUSE WORST SKIN REACTIONS. SO, Revisit the doctor if you are having so many problems WITH YOUR PRESCRIPTION . 

ACNE--- DON'T  SQUEEZE

Another common issue is DARKENING OF SKIN with the gels prescribed by the doctor. Rarely gels can cause slight darkening of skin ; But it gets aggravated ‘coz patients usually don’t use their sunscreen religiously every 3 hourly as advised by their dermatologists.

One important complaint is DRYNESS OF THE SKIN –with ORAL & LOCAL APPLICATION MEDICATIONS . Do visit your dermatologist for that SPECIAL MOISTURISER FOR ACNE PRONE SKIN rather than stopping the treatment .

Try to remember the MOST IMPORTANT POINT--- Your dermatologist is also a human being. HE OR SHE CAN’T MEMORIZE ALL THE PATIENT’S NAMES / FACE / CASE HISTORIES when you call the doctor as he / she is treating so many patients everyday. YES DEFINITELY DOCTOR CAN TELL THE PATIENT AFTER THE PATIENT TELLS " the name of the MEDICINE" . If you are not satisfied on telephone as your dermatologist can’t recall everything WITHOUT ACTUALLY SEEING YOU IN PERSON OR PRESCRIPTION. NEVER FORGET YOUR PRESCRIPTION when you visit your doctor .

PATIENCE, COOPERATION , SINCERITY AND COMPLETE COMPLIANCE TO THE TREATMENT IS THE KEY TO SUCCESS IN ACNE TREATMENT. 

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KNOW ROSACEA BETTER

FLUSHING, REDNESS, SPIDER VEINS, AND ACNE-LIKE LESIONS ON YOUR FACE : KNOW ROSACEA BETTER

Rosacea is a chronic problem involving midfacial region and occasionally the neck, scalp and eyes. It often begins with a tendency to blush or flush more easily than other people do. 

With time, people who have rosacea may see permanent redness in the center of their face. The redness can slowly spread beyond the nose and cheeks to the forehead and chin. 

Rosacea can cause more than redness. Rosacea can cause acne-like breakouts, visible blood vessels on the face, and dry, irritated eyes.

The skin also may tingle, burn, and feel hot. Touching the affected skin often makes the itch worse. Avoid standing or sitting next to a lit fireplace or stove. Wash with lukewarm, not hot, water. Harsh or overly drying skin care products can cause the skin affected by rosacea to itch. Treating the infection (Inflammation of the hair follicles-- folliculitis) often eliminates the itch. Avoid Rubbing, Scratching, and Using Topical Corticosteroids.  Long-term use of topical corticosteroids can cause side effects, such as thinning skin, stretch marks, and visible capillaries. Long-term use of corticosteroids also has been known to worsen rosacea.  To control the itch of rosacea, I generally recommend moisturizing topical antibiotics and/or pramoxine lotion. While getting the itch under control, cool — not cold — compresses can help as itching tends to be more severe when the skin is warm. 
Tagged #acne#rosacea @flushing @ redness @ spider veins @ acne like lesions  @ dr ashima @dermatologist @parisadermatology.com

PRECAUTIONS AFTER DERMAL FILLERS

PRECAUTIONS AFTER DERMAL FILLERS : -

Post dermal filler treatment, the patient should avoid the following for the at least 24 hours:
1 Strenuous exercise
2  Consumption of alcohol

It is also recommended to avoid for two weeks:
1 Extended exposure to sun or uv light
2 Extended exposure to heat or freezing temperatures
3 Exposure to any of the above may cause temporary redness, swelling, and/or itching at the injection sites. If you have swelling at the injection site you can apply an ice pack for a brief period.
4 No dental procedure should be performed  4 weeks before or after dermal filler treatment.

It is recommended not to apply make-up for 12 hours after the injection.

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INDEPENDENCE  DAY  COMPAIGN by Parisa Skin Clinic : 

Parisa Skin Clinic launces Independence DAY COMPAIGN FOR A WEEK from 8th to 15th August On FILLERS--PERLANE  Rs 2000 OFF  & RESTYLANE SKIN BOOSTERS Rs 1000 OFF.
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SKIN ALLERGY /  CONTACT DERMATITIS TO LIP BALM

A 26 year old young boy visited the clinic with complaint of burning, itching, redness and crack on the lips after single usage of Himalaya lip balm. He was able to feel the hardness of the lips.

He was treated successfully with anti histaminics, cold compresses and topical ointments

LESSON TO LEARN : Always use a lip balm prescribed by dermatologist as these days many flavoured lip balms are available in the market. Many patients report with allergy to lip balms, lip gloss, lip sticks due to duplicacy or poor quality and sometimes even toothpaste.

Read more at www.parisadermatology.com

Tags # skin allergy@ skin@ sunprotection @dr ashima @lipbalm

LASER PHOTOFACIAL ( IPL Photo-Rejuvenation )

LASER  PHOTOFACIAL 

LASER PHOTOFACIAL

For rejuvenation, the IPL stimulates collagen and elastin production in a safe, painless way. You can expect an improvement in skin texture, tightening of the facial contours, a reduction of wrinkles and fine lines, resulting in an obvious reversal of the signs of ageing.

IPL also reduces the redness associated with vascular abnormalities such as broken capillaries, spider veins and rosacea.

Pigmentation is reduced by destruction of the melanosomes. Freckles, solar keratoses and other pigmented lesions will turn darker after treatment before fading away in the following days.

MOST IMPORTANTLY,

There is no downtime and just routine SUNPROTECTION WITH SUNSCREEN SPF 50+ AND UMBRELLA---- YOU GET BEAUTIFUL RESULTS

Read more at www.parisadermatology.com

Tags # laser  photofacial skin sunprotection dr ashima IPL Photorejuvenation

HYDRAFACIAL MYTHS & MISNOMERS

HYDRAFACIAL  Is a special treatment procedure in which there  is no downtime like no precautions against use of makeup. You can get it done in evening and go to party with make up on without any fear of side effects.

Here i want to emphasize --MANY DOCS & Clinics are misusing this name  . They are doing procedure with hands using some creams and telling patients that this is hydrafacial.

Contrary to popular belief -- it is a EQUIPMENT based procedure.








 Read more about it at link below

http://parisadermatology.com/new/index.php/hydrafacial-procedure/

UNWANTED HAIR REDUCING CREAM (EFLORNITHINE)

This cream should be stopped One year prior to planning family otherwise BABIES WITH MALFORMATIONS have been reported IN Latest Studies

A basic anti-ageing  treatment regimen should include an exfoliating cleanser, toner, a moisturiser cream and a night cream.

SPECIAL ACHEIVEMENTS OF DR ASHIMA GOEL

SPECIAL ACHEIVEMENTS

1.   IADVL Training Fellowship Award at PGIMER Chandigarh

2.   Dr V Govindan Nair Memorial Prize

3.   Lifemembership IADVL

4.   International  Congress of Dermatology Travel award , Beijing , China

5.   Selected to receive a Women Dermatologic Society International Travel Award to attend the AAD and WDS meetings in New Orleans, Louisiana in February 2005

6.   Selected to receive  The Young Travel Award to attend X Dermatology Symposium at Prague, Czech Republic from 13 – 15 November, 2004

7.   Travel Award winner for 2^nd  Asian society for pigment cell research (ASPCR) , Singapore

8.  Selected to attend WORLD CONGRESS OF DERMATOLOGY held in Ocober 2007 at Argentina

9.  Awarded ISD Schlorship to attend X International Congress of Dermatology held in Prague, Czech Republic May 20-24, 2009

10. Invited as a GUEST SPEAKER AT Dubai Derma 2014 to talk about FRACTIONAL CO2 LASER -- A NEW ERA.  Got a plaque of appreciation for the same

Diet for HEALTHY GLOWING SKIN

      Diet for HEALTHY GLOWING SKIN

·         Water :  Drink plenty of fluids as t flushes out toxins out of your system and keeping your kidneys, live and bowel functioning effectively. Water will keep your skin supple and hydrated.

·         ANTIOXIDANTS :  Include loads of yellow and orange coloured foods like carrits, sweet potato, yellow and orange bell peppers, oranges, mangoes, papayas, lemons and apricots. These foods are rich in vitamin C and A. Vitamin A acts as an antioxidant to neutralise harmful elements in the skin; preventing wrinkles, resisting infection. 

     

    Vitamin C protects and promotes collagen; thus delaying nset of wrinkles. BERRIES: like blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, plum, beets and red grapes are great source of polyphenols that are known for antiaging properties and lend a pink glow to the skin

·         Vitamin E : Its daily dose is a prerequisite for glowing youthful skin. ADD ALMONDS, ASPARAGUS, FISH, AVOCADOS, BROCCOLI, CORN, COTTONSEED OIL, FORTIFIED CEREALS, SY BEAN OIL, SPINACH, SUNFLOWER SEEDS, WALNUTS.

Vitamin E prevents free radical formation, enhances healing and tissue repair process. It slows down aging and prevents formation of wrinkles.

Green tea is another way to enhance anti oxidants in your diet.

·         GREEN VEGGIES : Eat at least 50 gm of veggies per day. You can have veggies like broccoli, sprouts, cabbage, green bell peppers, kiwi and spinach. These green are rich in iron whch prevents formation of dark circles.

·         VEGETABLE  OIL : Use oils rich in poly and monounsaturated fatty acids like sesame, mustard and olive oils for cooking to overcome dryness. Good fats are required to maintain skin texture. These oils , being rich in omega 3 fatty acids , are good for heart.

·         FIBRE CONTAINING FOODS: Include high fibre foods lke oats, barley, ragi, bajra, whole wheat grains, fruits and vegetables in your diet. These are rich in B vitamins which aid new skin cell growth 

DEEP SUNKEN EYES AND UNDER EYE DARK CIRCLES

Many patients visit my clinic for dark circles after taking treatment at various centres without any results. Actually NO RESPONSE TO any treatment modality is due to deep set/ sunken eyes . 

Mainstay of treatment in such patients is a dermal filler -- JUVEDERM OR RESTYLANE.

TRUST ME --Your dark circles vanish upto 90% in front of your eyes in 15 minutes by the time I finish with dermal filler treatment and rest 10 % in 15 days time.

RESULTS  ARE  JUST WOW AND UNBELEIVABLE ( Before & After Juvederm filler for Dark circles & sunken eyes)

BEFORE DERMAL FILLER

IMMEDIATELY AFTER DERMAL  FILLER

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SUN PROTECTION & ANTI AGING SKIN CARE

 A basic anti-ageing  treatment regimen should include an exfoliating cleanser, toner, a moisturiser cream and a night cream.

                                                                   

Most important is the religious usage of sunscreen with SPF 50 ;Considering the scorching hot sun. Type of sunscreen--- gel, lotion, cream or emulsion -- one should ask  an expert dermatologist as per your skin type. WITHOUT A GOOD SUNSCREEN,  EVERY TREATMENT IS A WASTE.