Have you ever heard of this chronic condition called Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS)also called Acne inversa? A condition that mostly affects otherwise HEALTHY post pubertal individuals and usually involves areas where we have sweat glands called apocrine glands. I have made a post before on the type of sweat glands we have and recall that apocrine …
It is obvious that we live in a vain world. As such, anything that promises glowing and blemish free skin will definitely be welcome. There are a lot of people with claims of being dermatologists/skin specialists now. People out there that tell you they have what it takes to treat all the skin conditions that …
Today we’ll be talking about superficial fungal infections of the skin. I chose this because it’s quite common and it’s one of the infections triple action creams are mostly used on by ‘Dr. Nigerians’ They are so called superficial fungal infections because the group of organisms that causes them usually cannot invade more than the …
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Have you ever seen this before? Where are all my eczema diagnosing people? Have you ever seen this before? Where are all my eczema diagnosing people? Let me say it like 10 times maybe it will get to the people behind. This is not eczema This is not eczema This is not eczema. Eczema …
This particular post has to be done. We have to acknowledge it because it has become some sort of fad. It is likely going to earn me some ‘side eye’. Skin bleaching. The rave of the moment. The skin has two major layers. From top down. The epidermis and dermis. There’s a third layer called …
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Chioma and her husband had waited 5 years to have a baby. 5 years of waiting on the Lord. 5 years of repeated tests and disappointments. All the tests showed that they had nothing that should hinder conception. They even tried IVF once that failed. You can then imagine her joy when she missed her …
Let’s talk about triple action creams. I saw a quadruple action cream recently and I was like wow!!!. Aka gbogbonìse or one size fits all as I like to call them. It is important to talk about it because they have become like oxygen. You’ll find them EVERYWHERE you go. What do triple action creams …
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The skin has been quoted to be the largest organ in the body making up about 12-16% of body surface area of the human adult and about 1.6m2. Quite large isn’t it? Contrary to what most people think, the skin is as important as any other internal organ and it is not just for aesthetic …
