April 8, 2018

Spider Veins

Spider veins look like the thin legs of a spider are closer to the surface of the skin and are much smaller and shorter, red, purple, and blue in colour found commonly on the lower body or face.

As our circulatory system comprises of Arteries, which carries blood to the different parts of the body in term of nutrition, & Veins which carries blood back to the heart for excretion. Arteries & Veins have got network all over the body big vessels inside & fine vessels over the skin. Veins contains valves to prevent back flow of the blood. Because of ageing, valves inside the veins can become weaker & are no longer as efficient at keeping the blood moving forward, and that can cause backups that allow blood to collect in certain areas of the vein. When this happens in the veins just under the skin, spider veins are the result.

Excessive sun exposure, Hormonal imbalances, Vein injury and genetic disposition are the other causes for valve incompetency in spider veins.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Treatments                                                                                                                                                                           

Support stockings / Lifestyle change / Sclerotherapy / Endovenous laser treatment / Radiofrequency occlusion /  Surgery / Lasers and intense pulsed light are the some treatment modalities which is used in the treatment of Spider vein.

 

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Ichthyosis (ick-thee-OH-sis) is a skin disease that causes extremely dry, thick, and scaly skin resembles fish scales.

These are a heterogeneous group of disorders with both inherited and acquired forms. these are the types
Ichthyosis Vulgaris- Most common type of icthyosis Lamellar Ichthyosis- Lamellar ichthyosis is characterized by dark, plate (armor)-like scale. Epidermolytic Hyperkeratosis- characterized by generalized redness and fine white scale Congenital Ichthyosiform Erythroderma- newborn infant with ichthyosis who presented at birth with collodion baby appearance. X-linked Ichthyosis- due to a defect in the enzyme steroid sulfatase, affects males with generalized scaling that usually begins soon after birth.

Ichthyosis Treatment

Several hours each day may need to be devoted the skin if ichthyosis is present in an individual. Daily, a person will need to take a shower or a bath. The skin should be exfoliated on a daily basis, and moisturised well. Moisturising ointments or creams may need to be prescribed by a dermatologist for the individual. Oral retinoids can be prescribed to reduce scaling. If a secondary infection occurs on the skin, oral antibiotics will need to be prescribed. Tips that will help keep the skin looking and feeling its best include applying a good quality lotion within 3 minutes of bathing. Apply to wet skin to keep moisture trapped into the skin. Products that contain lactic acid, alpha hydroxy acids and urea will help to keep skin not only moisturised but also exfoliated. Rubbing a wet pumice stone over crusty scales on the skin can help to remove them. Should there be scales on the scalp, brushing wet hair gently will aid in removing the scales.  

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