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Vitiligo

Vitiligo

Vitiligo Know more Vitiligo is a skin condition resulting from loss of pigment which produces white patches. Any part of the body may be affected. Usually both sides of the body are affected. Common areas of involvement are the face, lips, hands, arms, legs, and...
Skin  cancer

Skin cancer

Skin cancer Could it be me? LET’S FACE FACTS Did you know that Skin cancer is more common than all other cancers combined? While on average of 120 per 100 000 Americans or Europeans get newly diagnosed with a non melanoma skin cancer every year it is a 50 – 100...
Molescreening

Molescreening

Molescreening State of the art technology Dr. Dagmar Whitaker, Dermatologist, Cape Town – President of Melanoma Advisory Board S.A. Invasive primary melanoma in whites shows the greatest and most rapid increase of all cancer worldwide. The incidence in South...
Are you looking for a face cream?

Are you looking for a face cream?

Are you looking for a face cream? Why not try AHA? AHA stands for alpha hydroxy acids, a group of fruit acids i.e. Glycolic acid (acid from the grape) or Lactic acid (acid from the milk) etc. Glycolic acids are used for chemical, in cosmetic dermatology because in a...
Photodynamic  Therapy (PDT) information

Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) information

Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) information How does it work? You have been prescribed PDT or Photo Dynamic Therapy – so how exactly will you be treated? POT is a non-surgical treatment of skin cancer or pre-cancerous lesions. So you could either have Solar Keratosis...