Skin care

marks are actually scars under the top layer of skin that are also called striae. These scars are the result of rapid growth of the tissue while the skin hasn't grown as quickly. The skin ends up with small ridges that the body repairs with new skin growth that become scars. These may begin as dark purplish marks that eventually turn a silvery color. The skin also has a different consistency with the areas being harder and dryer than surrounding skin. What is Laser Treatment? One way to reduce…

Dermatologist Salary The many hours you’ve spent in their office have probably gotten you to thinking about a dermatologist’s salary every once or twice. A dermatologist is the person responsible for the good health of your skin and this is probably one of the most important around you and for some makes you consider the idea of becoming one yourself. With the importance and numerous things they do it may pose the question, how much does a dermatologist make? Essentially a dermatologist’s…

Process information: Interpret and discriminate Mrs. Checketts’s paper thin skin is observed. Normal skin varies in thickness from 0.2 to 1.5 mm depending on individual’s age (Estes 2013). As the skin ages, the thickness of the dermis decreases and becomes translucent due to loss of the rete pegs (McCance & Huether 2010), Mrs.Checkett’s thin skin is therefore a normal biological process and an anticipated age related change. A small pressure injury is noticed on Mrs. Checketts’s coccyx.…

information about a person's actual age. For this reason, every person needs to pay more attention to the neck when they are applying moisturizer, sun screen and other skin care products. Why is this so important? What Signs of Aging Are Typically Seen on the Neck? People often develop lines across the neck as they age. This is due in part to the skin losing elasticity in this area, and sun damage can make these lines more noticeable. Furthermore, some people develop what they refer to as a…

• Nursing Diagnosis: Risk for impaired skin integrity related to an alteration in metabolism as evidenced by patients complaints of itchiness. Risk factors of chemical substance- accumulation of bile salts in the skin and changes in skin turgor evidenced by the 4+ pitting edema. Goal: Patient will maintain skin integrity Outcome: Patient will remain free of skin breakdown throughout the shift. Interventions: • Explain the side effects that the continued scratching could cause. Provide ways to…

part in helping us increase our lifespan and maintain beautiful youthful skin for longer. Today we at MindUnfold we reveal the 10 anti-aging foods that keep your skin at its finest. Avocado Youve probably heard that avocado makes you gain weight because of its high fat content. But perhaps you did not know that those fats are very healthy. Eating one avocado a day reduces cholesterol levels and supports the process of skin regeneration. It provides your body with vitamin C, potassium, and…

Approximately 60,000 deaths occur each year as a result of pressure ulcers. According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, these wounds cost $9.1 billion to $11.6 billion each year in the United States with a cost of individual patient care of $20,900 to $151,700 for each pressure ulcer. It is important to note that Medicare does not reimburse for hospital-acquired pressure ulcers. After reviewing the statistics, it is not surprising that there is a great concern regarding this…

Many people want to avoid using chemical products in their skin care routine and are on the lookout for an all-natural product to cure their acne prone skin. A product, that's been shown to be beneficial and effective in the treatment and reduction of acne, is organic argan oil. Acne treatments often fail to work because they are used incorrectly. Using too much of the chemicals on the skin will dry it out too much, which causes your body to produce even more oil to combat the effect of the…

greatly in the last couple of centuries, but I can tell you from personal experience that a unicorn doesn’t care if you believe in it any more than you care if the unicorn believes in you. Dispatching the beast should be done in a quick, humane way to avoid unnecessary injury to the internal organs of both the animal and yourself. While there are many ways to dispatch these creatures, care should be taken to avoid puncturing anything on the animal below the neck, as this may spill the contents…

People can get skin infections while they are doing tattoos. The Arkansas-based National Center for Toxicological Research, research chemist Paul Howard, and his team are investing that the chemical composition of the inks breaks down the metabolism and enzymes in the body (FDA). Also according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, they emphasized how many sterile needles are important before they get the tattoo; unsterile tattooing equipment and needles can transmit infectious…