Keratosis of the feet and hands
Unna-Thost keratosis of the feet and hands is the most common variant. It is inherited autosomal dominantly.
Solar keratosis
Solar keratoses are hyperkeratotic, exfoliative, multiple lesions on the skin. They develop as a result of exposure to sunlight. They carry a potential risk of developing squamous cell carcinoma.
Skin photo-ageing
The skin ageing process depends on a number of intrinsic factors, such as genetic factors, the accumulation of damage within cells and the intercellular matrix and the action of free radicals.
Brittle nails - why we have them and how to deal with them
Up to 20% of the population suffers from brittle nails. These nails are soft and thin and therefore break easily. The cause can be a bad diet, illness or negative factors.
Winter skin care
In winter, when it's the season of sub-zero temperatures, cold and wind, everyone knows the feeling of chapped lips, hands and cracked capillaries. That is why it is important to take comprehensive...
Don't be ashamed of your complexion in winter!
Do you hide your face by wrapping yourself in a scarf up to your eyes? Read this article, because maybe your complexion needs help!
Skin aid for winter variations
During winter, our skin loses moisture almost twice as quickly as in summer. It becomes rough, inflexible and easily irritated. The weakening of the skin's coating worsens its condition and...
The greasy way out of the cold
Everyone's skin is covered by a lipid mantle - a layer of fat produced by the sebaceous glands. Its function is to protect against sun, frost, wind, bacteria, viruses and fungi, as well as against...
How do we care for our hands?
It is well known that winter conditions are not our allies. We have to contend with terrible weather, but we also need to look after our skin hands, feet and hair.
Winter S.O.S for the skin
When the air temperature drops to zero, the skin's defence mechanisms weaken, as the sebaceous glands work less well at low temperatures, the amount of ceramides and fatty acids decreases, and the...
Summer camouflage or all about the use of masks
Moisturising and nourishing the deep layers of the skin, cleansing, closing pores, improving the firmness and elasticity of the skin, smoothing and shallowing wrinkles - cosmetic masks have...
Time to invest in yourself
Investing is in vogue. What seems like an unnecessary expense today, can yield many benefits in the future. It is one thing to accumulate and multiply material wealth; it is quite another to invest...
Rejuvenation with own cells
For several years now, intensive research has been conducted in aesthetic medicine on the use of transplants of own cells to 'rejuvenate' the skin. During this year's International Congress of...
Transplantation of the patient's own cells - the future of aesthetic medicine and medicine in general.
The first documented attempt to use a patient's own tissue to correct an aesthetic defect was carried out as early as 1893, when Franz Neuber, a German doctor, performed a procedure to transplant a...
Use of botulinum toxin (BOTOX) in aesthetic dermatology
With the help of botulinum toxin we smooth out mimic wrinkles, mainly in the upper part of the face: crow's feet, so-called lion's furrows, i.e. often very deep wrinkles between the eyebrows that...
Side effects with the oral use of isotretinoin
A number of side effects are observed during isotretinoin therapy. The greatest concern is its strong teratogenicity. Of the remaining side effects, most are transient. Rarely is the occurrence of...
After-sun lesions
Ultraviolet radiation with a wavelength of 290-400 nm reaches the Earth's surface. These are divided into shorter, so-called erythematogenic UVB radiation (290 - 320 nm) and longer UVA radiation...
