The Health Blog » Skin Care http://maxrx-med.com Welcome to our look into the world health. Tue, 20 Dec 2011 17:24:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 BRING ON THE BOTOX http://maxrx-med.com/english-bring-on-the-botox http://maxrx-med.com/english-bring-on-the-botox#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 11:16:42 +0000 admin http://maxrx-med.com/?p=154 I’m often asked what I consider to be the greatest advancement in cosmetic dermatology and without hesitation I say, Botox. The advent of treating wrinkles with botox injections has allowed doctors like myself to treat conditions that in the past not even plastic surgery could remedy. Don’t like the way that your forehead stays furrowed long after you’ve stopped worrying? Then shoot those lines into oblivion. What about those little lines around your eyes that are still in existence despite your fanatical use of eye cream? Shoot some Botox there, too. And whatever happened to your regal neck? Yes, Botox will bring back your beloved neck, as well. All of this improvement with no recovery period, minimal pain and extremely natural results.Botox has many uses, but its claim to fame is how well it smoothes dynamic wrinkles. Also known as ‘wrinkles in motion’, these lines are most often found across the forehead, between the brows and around the eyes. Constant frowning is one sure way to get them, but any sort of movement will bring them on, including laughing heartily and squinting at your computer screen. In other words, just being alive brings them on. What happens over time is that the line morphs from a ‘wrinkle in motion’ to the more dreaded ‘wrinkle in action’. Like it or not, that little guy is there to stay.*45\82\8*

]]> http://maxrx-med.com/english-bring-on-the-botox/feed 0 NAILS CARE http://maxrx-med.com/nails-care http://maxrx-med.com/nails-care#comments Fri, 08 May 2009 14:13:00 +0000 admin http://maxrx-med.com/2009/05/nails-care/ Like hair, nails are derived from the epidermis and consist of dead tissue—the protein, keratin. The nail is formed by special cells found in the lunula, or white half-moon crescent. This extends underneath the skin at the base of the nail. Nails grow continuously throughout life, fingernails at the rate of about 1 centimetre in three months, and toenails at approximately one-third of this rate. Consequently, damaged or diseased toenails may take up to 18 months to grow out.

The function of nails appears to be the protection of the ends of the fingers and toes, and the enhancement of the appreciation of fine touch, enabling one to pick up small objects. If the nails are very short, the sensitive skin of the finger tips may become damaged and calloused, and consequently less sensitive to light touch. Nail biters are daily reminded of the inconvenience arising from the loss of this ability. The protein keratin, of which nails are composed, contains mainly sulphur in the form of cysteine, which constitutes over 9 per cent, by weight, of the nail. Calcium, on the other hand, is present in only negligible quantities, representing approximately 0-26 per cent of the nail’s weight.

The care of nails is surrounded by almost as many myths as is hair care. Careful observation of a person’s nails may reveal much about that individual—such things as general health, disease of the skin, temperament, occupation and so forth. Doctors soon learn to recognize the bitten or picked nails of the neurotic and the smooth well-buffed nails of the scratch addict. A doctor’s suspicion of anaemia, certain internal diseases and occasionally even lung cancer may be aroused by careful observation of a person’s nails.

General cleanliness is an important part of nail care, to avoid contracting and transmitting infections. Similarly, carefully cut or filed nails will avoid complications such as hang-nail, ingrown nails and paronychia. As a general rule, fingernails should be slightly rounded at their ends, and toenails should be cut straight across.

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