Promising herbal fairness cream
New herbal fairness agents are introduced every now and then though very few actually live up to the hype. However fairness industry is huge in […]
Hyperpigmentation
Oral tranexamic acid for the treatment of melasma
One of my friends asked for a review of this article [1] (Link to full text below) and our experience on oral tranexamic acid for the […]
Allured to Lignin Peroxidase
In this article I have reviewed lignin peroxidase (LIP) as a skin tone enhancing cosmetic. This is not a paid review. The theory sans all […]
Post-acne hyperpigmentation index (PAHPI)
Acne vulgaris (Photo credit: Adams999) Post Inflammatory Hyperpigmentation (PIH) after successful acne treatment used to get ignored as a first world cosmetic concern till recently. […]
Hurting the fly
Have you been hurting your patients with lasers, derma rollers or mesotherapy to initiate a wound healing response that promotes collagen synthesis and anti-ageing? I […]
Fractional Q-switched Laser
Ref: The efficacy in melasma treatment using a 1410 nm fractional photothermolysis laser Wanitphakdeedecha 2013 Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology Wiley Online Library (abstract) […]
Axillary hyperpigmentation
The article below describes the use of topical niacinamide and topical desonide in axillary hyperpigmentation from the Dovepress journal: Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology. Axillary hyperpigmentation […]
The Dark Knight Rises (PRP Part 5)
War (Photo credit: beapen) This is a critical exploration of the potential utility (or otherwise) of Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) in cosmetic treatments. Please read […]
Amyloidogenecity of Epidermal proteins: Unfolding the mysteries.
Image via Wikipedia [This is the discussion section of my paper on cutaneous amyloidosis that I did not publish. I presented it in a conference […]