New treatment by hair loss Alopecia areata

An Iceland doctor found that alopecia areata, that means round hairless places starting on the scull skin can be treated with pimecrolimus ointment in combination with corticosteroids. The effectiveness is higher than before used methods. The ointment can be prescribed only by a doctor. Source:(Mooney E., Kosmetische Medizin 2007,1:30-37)

Scientists discovered New Way how Hyaluronic Acid works

Wrinkle treatment with hyaluronic acid injections is one of the most successful procedures in cosmetic dermatology. The improvement of the skin pattern was generally believed to be due to filling the wrinkles with new material. Now scientists have found and proven that it is partially also a result of the production of completely new collagen after hyaluronic acid injection. Recent research confirms that treatment with hyaluronic acid enhances the collagen ratio in the skin. Scientists Frank Wang et al. (Arch Dermatol 2007; 143 (2) 155-63) found also that hyaluronic acid-treated skin has a higher level of the enzyme responsible for collagen synthesis. That is great news for patients. It means that hyaluronic acid injection lasts longer than comparable treatments.

New Development in Cellulite

Cellulite, develops imperceptibly and without spectacular events. Women affected by cellulitis often accept this skin health aberration in silent as fate. Finally this fault was well-known within living memory. A study of the Dept. of Dermatology University of Munich (Pavicic et al. JDDG 4; 2006; ) found, that one of the most effective methods for cellulitis reduction is a liposuktion. It is a side effect of the operation here. The most frequent reason for a liposuction are fat distribution disturbances. Authors of the study assumpt that a decreased pressure of subskin tissue cause an improvement in skin pattern. Also the post-operative healing processes in deeper fat layers of the hypodermis is responsible for a rise in a skin tension.

Sources: Aerztezeitung of 30.11.2006 and "Cellulite--the greatest skin problem in healthy people? An approach"; Pavicic T, Borelli C, Korting HC. ; J Dtsch Dermatol Ges. 2006 Oct; 4 (10): 861-70

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