Articles, tagged with "lesion", page 1

Actinic keratosis, or solar keratosis, is a skin disease caused by continual too much exposure to the sun. These are lesions caused by ultraviolet rays, which are also likely to be malignant. Actinic keratosis lesions grow on the skin which is continually...

How Is Acne Scarring Defined? The body's natural reaction to the inflammation in the skin that is caused by acne results in acne scarring. Throughout the inflammatory process when the skin tissue becomes destroyed in the body's attempt to heal itself, ...

When skin or organs are damaged, the body naturally wants to heal itself. A lesion to the skin causes scar tissue, forcing the body to respond in a way that closes any openings. The body cannot re-create healthy skin tissue to replace that which is damage...

Acne is one of the most prevalent skin conditions in the world. When person suffering from severe acne finally gets it under control, with no outbreaks, it can still be difficult to deal with because of scarring that severe acne leaves behind. Acne sca...

Geez, oral health care can be tough! How do you know what's normal and what isn't inside a kid's mouth? Here are a few quick tips to identify the lumps, bumps, and owies. If in doubt, you can always call your friendly pediatric dentist.Normal stuff: No...

Skin grafts are often employed after serious injuries when some of the body's skin is damaged. Surgical removal (excision or debridement) of the damaged skin is followed by skin grafting. The grafting serves two purposes it can reduce the course of treatm...

Common Acne Terms Presented by: Clair A. "A Solutions Seeker of Natures Way..." Acne is a kind of catch-all term that basically refers to eruptions on the skin that are caused by the effects of hormones on sebaceous glands. Specifically, in the...

Acne grows in stages. If we allow acne to grow up to the third stage, it may burst and also leave permanent scars. To understand how acne may be stopped to grow up to second or third stage, it is important to know more about the later stages of acne. B...