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Lichen Planus
Wednesday, December 15th, 2010Lichen Planus What is lichen planus ? It is an inflammatory condition of the skin. What is the chance of having it ? At any time, the frequency is evaluated at 0.5% of the population The development of lesions is triggered by stress. What does it look like ? It is characterized by violet bumps […]
Acerca de
Monday, December 13th, 2010Sobre el “Centro Nacional de la Piel” El Centro Nacional de la Piel (National Skin Centre) es el centro regional de dermatología de Singapur, país situado en el sureste de Asia. El Centro esta en funcionamiento desde 1988. Cuenta con un facturación de 1000 pacientes por día. Singapur, es una ciudad moderna y occidentalizada. Los […]
Información general
Sunday, December 12th, 2010Esta sección está diseñada para cumplimentar los objetivos siguientes: Complementar la consulta de los dermatólogos (especialistas en enfermedades de la piel). A menudo, el paciente no puede obtener la información necesaria después de un diagnóstico. Responder a las preguntas sobre problemas de enfermedades de la piel y su tratamiento. Esta información ha sido proporcionada por […]
Para los profesionales
Saturday, December 11th, 2010Principalmente destinada al uso de profesionales de la salud (dermatólogos, médicos, etc…). Esta sección contiene información sobre el tratamiento de las enfermedades de la piel, también contiene material educativo, como se señaló en el Congreso, así como comentarios sobre los artículos orientados a la información del paciente. Por último, nos gustaría invitarle a completar nuestra […]
Condiciones de Uso
Friday, December 10th, 2010La información proporcionada en este sitio web es de naturaleza educativa solamente. En ningún caso es un incentivo para el auto-tratamiento y no reemplaza la consulta de su médico o dermatólogo. La copia de cualquier parte parcial o total de este sitio está prohibida y penada por la Ley de Protección de Derechos de Autor […]
Hidradenitis Suppurativa (Verneuil’s Disease)
Tuesday, November 30th, 2010Dr Christophe Hsu – dermatologist. Geneva, Switzerland How frequent is it ? It affects 1% of the population with a peak of 3-4 % in the 11 to 30 years old age group. Females are affected 3 times more than males. (controversial as some studies report no difference) How does it present ? It presents […]
Pigmentation by Melanin and Skin Color (Colour)
Tuesday, November 16th, 2010In humans, melanin pigments are responsible for the visible color of the skin, hair and eyes. Although the blood within the dermis and exogenous pigments as carotenoids may play a role in producing different skin hues, variations in skin pigmentation between different ethnic groups (namely Negroid, Asian and Caucasians) is primarily determined by the amount […]
4-Hydroxyanisole (4-OHA)
Monday, November 15th, 20104-OHA is a skin depigmenting agent with moderate efficacy and may be used for the treatment of hyperpigmentary disorders such as melasma and freckles. This agent decreases the number of melanin producing cells in the skin and can whiten the skin to a considerable degree. However, one should be aware of possible side effects such […]
4-Hydroxyanisole-Tretinoin Formulation
Sunday, November 14th, 2010The addition of 0.01% tretinoin to 4-OHA is shown by several studies to significantly enhance the skin depigmenting effect of 4-OHA. This combination is a very potent skin depigmenting formula and is used for the treatment of liver spots (senile lentigo). Liver spots are usually very resistant to depigmenting agents and are very hard to […]
Arbutin
Saturday, November 13th, 2010Arbutin is a hydroquinone derivative found in the bearberry extract. This agent was long believed to act as a depigmenting agent. However, there are no human or even animal studies that confirm the efficacy of arbutin as a skin whitener. In addition, recent in vitro studies have cast doubt on its efficacy as a depigmenting […]
