It has been such a long time! Life has been so busy but I see you have been binging on all my posts. I will try to do better this year and be more consistent. Let’s talk about a topic that is often associated with the black skin. Let’s talk about hyperpigmentation…. Hyperpigmentation refers to …
Heyhey! I have decided to revisit this because this has been my post that has gotten the most visits and comments (with over 200 comments and counting as the comments keep popping in every week). A lot of you suggested that I make it into a book so that it can be referred to often. …
Let’s talk acne and its complications – updated. Read More »
#dermeducationFor everyone.Except in a few cases.. it is generally recommended to use mild toilet soaps to bath. Not antibacterial, antiseptic or medicated. Stop mixing triple action creams with your body cream. These creams have NO benefit whatsoever. I wrote a thread about them a while back. Take care of your hands….one of the most frequently …
Every human being has unique epidermal ridges on the palms including fingers which enable us to fingerprint. Fingerprinting is now a commonly utilized method of identifying individuals because of the uniqueness. What happens when you don’t have any unique fingerprint to be identified with due to an absence of these ridges on your fingers? Yes, …
Ever heard of the term “exogenous onchronosis?”Exogenous – Introduced from outsideOnchronosis – refers to a blue-black deposition in the second layer of the skin called the dermis. Recall that I’ve mentioned before that the dermis is the second deeper layer of the skin made up of collagen that gives it tensile strength. A lot of …
Let’s talk about body odor.There are two major types of sweat glands in the body. The eccrine sweat glands which is found on most parts of the skin, the palms and the soles is involved in regulating heat. The apocrine sweat glands which is found mainly in the armpits, genital area, breasts, eyelids and ears …
This post was inspired by a patient that I saw recently(and I told her I was going to do this). Let’s talk about ‘facials’. A popular procedure done by spas. You’re unlikely going to find a proper aesthetician or dermatologist talk about just that without telling you the EXACT procedure they need to do. When …
Melasma refers to an acquired (meaning that the person was not born with it) hyperpigmentation (a hypermelanosis because of increased melanin production in the affected areas) that symmetrically (affecting both sides of an area almost equally) affects areas most exposed to the sun on the face like the forehead, the cheeks, the upper lip and …
Melasma…that annoying hyperpigmentation that doesn’t seem to go away Read More »
Let’s talk about pigmentation.Black skin is peculiar when healing from skin diseases. This is because most times we either heal with post inflammatory hyperpigmentation (darker than the original skin color) or post inflammatory hypopigmentation (lighter than the original skin color).Whether hyper or hypo pigmentation…there is really none that is palatable to the black skin. This …
It’s the new thing around. They call it the ‘glow treatment’…’the antioxidant therapy’.Let’s talk about glutathione and vitamin C infusion treatments.Its fast becoming popular in the ‘Beverly Hills’ of Lagos (Island) with its tentacles extending to the mainland and beyond. What exactly is Glutathione and Vitamin C? Glutathione is a substance produced normally by the …
