Conditions
Body
- Hair loss
- Sagging Skin
- Cellulite
- Bloating
- Colitis
- Constipation
- Indigestion
- Belly Fat
- Headache
- Muscle tension
- Infertility
Face
- Acne
- Acne Rosacea
- Acne Scars
- Dark Circles Under Eyes
- Dehydrated Skin
- Bags Under Eyes
- Wrinkles
- Saggy Skin
- Hyperpigmentation
Acne
Your skin has tiny holes called pores that can become blocked by oil, bacteria, dead skin cells, and dirt. When this occurs, you may develop a pimple, sometimes also called a zit or blemish. It causes whiteheads, blackheads or pimples.
If you get pimples often, especially several at once repeatedly, you may have acne. In other words, acne is the skin condition that causes pimples.
Acne is very common. In fact, research estimates that 9.4 percent of people worldwide have acne.
While acne doesn’t pose a serious risk to your overall health, it can still be painful, particularly if you have severe acne. Over time, acne might also cause scarring.
There’s no denying that acne can contribute to emotional distress. Acne and acne scars on your face and other visible body locations can affect self-esteem and self-confidence, and they can even contribute to feelings of anxiety or depression. If you live with acne, know that it’s a common condition.
Acne Rosacea
If your face looks like you’re blushing and you get bumps that are a bit like acne, you might have a skin condition called rosacea. The biggest thing you’ll notice is redness on your cheeks, nose, chin, and forehead. Less often, the color can appear on your neck, head, ears, or chest.
After a while, broken blood vessels might show through your skin, which can thicken and swell up. Up to half of people with rosacea also get eye problems like redness, swelling, and pain.
Other symptoms you may get are:
- Stinging and burning of your skin
- Patches of rough, dry skin
- A swollen, bulb-shaped nose
- Larger pores
- Broken blood vessels on your eyelids
- Bumps on your eyelids
- Problems with seeing
Your rosacea symptoms can come and go. They might flare up for a few weeks, fade, and then come back.
Acne scars
Active breakouts are frustrating enough, but the scars acne can leave behind can be frustrating. The good news is that acne scars can be treated. But before treatment can start, you first have to get rid of any acne once and for all since new breakouts can lead to new acne scars.
Acne scars are the result of inflammation of acne blemishes. The acne pore swells and a breakdown occurs in the wall of the pore. Some acne blemishes are small and the scars created are shallow and heal quickly. Sometimes the contents of blemishes spill into the surrounding tissue and cause deeper scars. The skin’s response is to repair the scar by forming new collagen fibers.
Acne scars take on two main forms: either a scar develops when there is a loss of tissue, resulting in an indentation in the surface of the skin; or, a scar develops that is raised on the surface of the skin. This type of acne scar, in fact, is a sign that your skin is doing its job — but, perhaps, too well. Your skin creates collagen (“repair tissue”) to help heal the wound — the acne — but, if it makes too much collagen, raised scars form.
Acne scars on the face, chest and back are very common. Some 80% of people between ages 11 and 30 will get acne, and one out of five of those people will develop scars. Reducing the scars requires treatment procedures performed by an aesthetician.
Dark Circles Under Eyes
Dark circles under the lower eyelids are common. Often accompanied by bags, having dark circles under your eyes may invite unwanted comments about how tired you look. In fact, there are many reasons for dark circles. It’s not always from a lack of sleep.
Dark circles under your eyes can happen for many reasons. One of the most common causes of dark circles is aging. As you age, the skin below your eyes begins to loosen and thin out so the blood vessels under your skin may become more visible. This can darken the appearance of your under eyes. Hollowed areas called tear troughs may develop as well. Tear troughs cause shadows that increase the appearance of puffy eyes.
Other causes of dark circles under your eyes may include:
- Genetics: Studies have shown that dark circles under your eyes may run in families.
- Dermatitis: Eczema and contact dermatitis can cause the blood vessels under your eyes to dilate and show through your skin.
- Rubbing your eyes: Rubbing and scratching your eyes can cause your under eyes to swell and your blood vessels to break.
- Lack of sleep: Poor sleeping habits cause the skin under your eyes to appear pale. Your blood vessels can easily show through your skin.
- Hyperpigmentation: Too much exposure to the sun triggers your body to make more melanin. Melanin is the substance (pigment) that gives your skin its color.
- Dehydration: The skin under your eyes can start to look dull when you don’t drink enough water.
- Lifestyle factors: Other factors such as stress, excessive alcohol use and smoking can cause dark circles under your eyes.
Dehydrated Skin
Dehydrated skin appears as a lack of radiance and comfort with intense, persistent tightness. The skin feels itchy, especially after washing and also has scales. This is an unusual, temporary state that is not necessary related to a “dry” skin type. This means oily skin can easily have times when it is dehydrated.
You can do a simple pinch test at home to determine your skin’s hydration levels. Take a small portion of your skin around the cheek area and squeeze lightly. If you notice any wrinkling and if the skin doesn’t bounce back after you let go, then your skin may be dehydrated.
Our aestheticians can also help you figure out if your skin is dehydrated or dry.
Bags Under Eyes
After a late night or a good cry, anyone can experience bags under their eyes. But for some of us, the bags last long after the tears have dried.
For some people, the bags appear puffy and swollen. For others, they are simply rolls of excess skin beneath the eyes.
Typically, under-eye bags are nothing to be concerned about, but they can make you feel self-conscious about your appearance. They can also be signs of some unhealthy habits that you should consider changing.
Regardless of whether your under-eye bags are a product of genetics, exhaustion, sinus issues or simply aging, one thing is for sure – you probably would like them gone.
See below the treatments and procedures, that can help get rid of pesky under-eye bags.
Wrinkles
Wrinkles are a natural part of the aging process. As people get older, their skin becomes thinner, drier, and less elastic, which means it is less able to protect itself from damage. This leads to wrinkles, creases, and lines on the skin.
Facial expressions, such as smiling, frowning, or squinting, lead to the development of fine lines and wrinkles at a young age. These lines deepen as the person gets older.
When a person is young, their skin springs back. As they get older, the skin loses its flexibility, and it becomes more difficult for the skin to spring back, resulting in permanent grooves.
Wrinkles affect people of different skin tones differently due to structural and functional differences in the skin. Research indicates that the compact dermis is thicker in the skin of Black and Asian people, which likely protects against facial wrinkles.
Many factors affect the development of wrinkles, including:
- sun exposure
- smoking
- dehydration
- some medications
- environmental and genetic factors
There are many treatments available to help reduce fine lines on the skin.
Saggy Skin
If you’ve spent hours in the gym trying to lose weight, you probably know that saggy skin can be an all-too-common side effect. Saggy skin, on both the face and body, is often associated with the loss of fat.
Firm skin can stretch and snap back into place easily. When skin loses this ability, it starts to sag. Saggy skin can happen almost anywhere on the body.
The deterioration or reduction of collagen and elastin in the dermis are another cause of saggy skin.
While anyone can get saggy skin, it’s more likely to occur in people as they age. People who have lost significant amounts of weight are also more susceptible. Certain medical conditions may also be the cause.
Sagging skin can be challenging to treat at home, but there are skin-tightening options that can help, from over-the-counter products to surgical solutions.
Hyperpigmentation
Hyperpigmentation isn’t necessarily a condition but a term that describes skin that appears darker. It can:
- occur in small patches
- cover large areas
- affect the entire body
There are several types of hyperpigmentation, the common ones being melasma, sunspots, and post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation.
- Melasma. Melasma is believed to be caused by hormonal changes and may develop during pregnancy. Areas of hyperpigmentation can appear on any area of the body, but they appear most commonly on the stomach and face.
- Sunspots. Also called liver spots or solar lentigines, sunspots are common. They’re related to excess sun exposure over time. Generally, they appear as spots on areas exposed to the sun, like the hands and face.
- Post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation. This is a result of injury or inflammation to the skin. A common cause of this type is acne.