SKIN CONDITION LIBRARY
Ageing, genetics and oily skin determine the size of pores. Unclean and oliy skin are partially responsible for enlarged pores.
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Also known as “closed comedons,” they are primarily a sign of acne filed with skin debris, bacteria and sebum oil. Whiteheads are non inflammatory acne.
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Known as open comedons. They are black in colour due to sebum becoming oxydisied and are non inflammatory acne
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Skin lesions, also known as “acne vulgaris”, vary in colour from pink, red or purple and are surrounded by skin inflammation.
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Also known as “acne vulgaris.” These are middle-sized bumps that have a noticably white or yellow dot in the middle and have surrounded inflamed redness.
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Affects many teenagers and is often linked to hormonal changes in puberty. It’s important to address this condition from the beginning.
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Skin becomes thinner, dryer, and less elastic as we get older. In the case of wrinkles resulting in a fold, ridge or crease in the skin. Free radicals damage cells and lead to premature wrinkles. Smoking, photoaging, pollution, stress, daily facial movement and sleep positioning all contribute to ageing skin.
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Tiny wrinkles at the outer corners of the eyes, resulting from age, smiling or constatnt squinting.
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Horizontal lines, often referred to as worry lines.
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Appears between the eyebrows.
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A loss of facial volume along your jawline.
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Long vertical lines that appear on the chin. They can be a sign of advanced aging.
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Also known as “nasolabial fold” or more common “laugh lines.” They become more pronounced with age.
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Many factors are responsible for a loss in volume, such as photoageing, constant dieting, and stress.
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Blood vesels can be caused from sun exposure and an excess dillation from a source of inflammation. Other factors that may contibute to broken capillaries are age hormones, gennetics, smoking, and excessive alcohol consumption.
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Also known as “spider” or “broken veins”. Photoageing, smoking, and hormonal activity all influences veins.
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Ice pick, rolling scars and boxcar.
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Ranging from purple, bright pink to light gray. They commonly appear druring or after pregnancy, or after a sudden change in weight.
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Usually appears after a second or third degree burn. The surrounding skin begins to pull together resulting in contractures.
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An area of irregular fibrous tissue formed at the site of a scar of injury.
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Also known as “solar lentignes,” age spots are very common in adults over 50, but can also occur in those much younger. Despite their name (age spots) they are in fact due to accumulated sun exposure. They are well defined, uniformly coloured, brown or grey, and appear on the sun exposed skin areas like the face, neck, shoulders, décolletage and hands. Conditions like pregnancy, vitamin deficiencies, and weak liver functioning may also lead to this problem.
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Also known as “solar lentignes,” age spots are very common in adults over 50, but can also occur in those much younger. Despite their name (age spots) they are in fact due to accumulated sun exposure. They are well defined, uniformly coloured, brown or grey, and appear on the sun exposed skin areas like the face, neck, shoulders, décolletage and hands. Conditions like pregnancy, vitamin deficiencies, and weak liver functioning may also lead to this problem.
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Are harmless flat tiny circular yellow, light brown, tan or brown spots. The development of freckles are thought to be combination of inheritance and sun light. Freckles are a skin cell that contain pigment (melanin). They are more common in people with fair skin. They often become darker and therefore more apparent after sun exposure and lighten in the winter months
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Is the most common skin condition caused by sun damage, also know as “actinic keratosis.” Unprotected sun exposure over the years can result in this condition. The most afected areas are neck, ears, and face. They vary in color from light, pink, red or dark, may exhibit a slightly raised surface from the skin, and tend to be dry and scaly
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Hyperpigmentation is the loss of skin colour (melanin). Blisters, burns, infections, and pimples can manifest in a loss of skin pigment. Hyperpigmentation is due to the overproduction of melanin and results in dark patches; known as age spots, melasma, and post inflammatory hyperpigmentation.
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A skin condition that consists of areas of hyperpigmentation, hypopigmentation, atrophy and telangiectasias. It’s mostly seen on the chest or the neck area, and commonly associated with sun damage
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Chloasma, also known as “pregnancy mask,” appears as dark, discolored, symetrical patches. Usually appearing on the forehead, cheeks, upper lip, bridge of the nose and chin. It is much more common in women than men and can be triggered by pregnancy, birth control pill, hormone therapy, and stress.
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Consists of pustules and papules, and produces a redness and flushing of the skin. Primary areas affected are on the face, nose, forehead and chin. Some people expirience symptoms on necks, backs, scalp, arms, and legs. People who experience repeated episodes of flushing in the early stages of rosacea, may suffer from a persistently red face at later stages. Rosacea /Acne rosacea can be missinterpeted as adult acne. Blackheads are normally not present in rosacea skin, but telangiectasia will be present on the nose and cheeks, as well as inflamed papules and pustules.
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Also known as “atopic dermatitis,” is a superficial inflamatory process at the beginning marked by redness, and involving the edpierms. It is characterised by itching, weeping, small papules, vesicles, crusting, pigmentation, and scaling. Most often affecting the face, hands, insides of the elbows, backs of the knees, as well as any other part of the body.
A non conatigous condidtion, characterised by inflamed leisons covered with silvery-white scabs of dead skin. It is more common with fair skin. Raised patches of dead skin develop on the arms, chest, elbows, back and scalp.
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An inflammatory skin condition, characterised by scaly lesions usually on the hairline, face, eyebrows, forehead, around the nose and ears, and also scalp. The skin is covered by greasy or dry scales that may be white, yellowish or grey. Stress, extreme weather conditions, a high fat diet and alcohol are thought to play a role.
Also known as adult acne.
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Skin Lesions
A small, white or yellow nodules, produced in the skin by the retention of sebaceous secretion.
A small, white or yellow nodules, produced in the skin by the retention of sebaceus secretion.
Benign skin growth occurring on the face and body. Also known as senile angioma, they are cherry red in colour.
Benign skin growth occurring on the face and body. Also known as senile angiomas, they are cherry red in colour.
Warts and verruca's are typically small, rough and hard growths.
A common and harmless condition, it occurs when too much keratin builds up in the skin’s hair follicles.
Is excessive hair growth in women. It’s caused by genetics, medication and hormones. High levels of male hormones (Androgens) and Hirsutism are common in women who have POS (Polycystic ovary syndrome). High levels of the stress hormone Cortisol over long periods of time may also lead to this skin condition.
Usually appears on top lip, chin and sides of the face.
Hair tends to grow back into your skin instead of rising up from it. Dead skin can clog up a hair follicle resulting in ingrown hairs which can be itchy and uncomfortable. They affect both men and women.