Common Cosmetic Problems of Skin

Skin of human being is the largest and most dynamic organ of body. It is affected by external and internal environment of the body. Multiple problems can develop in skin which may cause cosmetic and functional problems. These problems may require non-surgical cosmetic treatments, Laser or plastic and cosmetic surgery. At South Delhi Cosmetic Clinic you are treated by team of cosmetic surgeon and doctors who address all your skin problems and make a comprehensive and customized treatment plan according to your problem and requirement.

Various common skin problems which are commonly treated at cosmetic clinic by cosmetic and plastic surgeon are:-

BirthMarks:  Skin develop various types of birth marks which may or may not be noticeable at the time of birth. Common birth marks are hemangioma or vascular malformation like portwine stain, black hairy moles (black area of skin which bears hairs) and pigmented spots. These birth marks cause functional and cosmetic problems. They cause brown, Black or red-blue spot in skin. Vascular malformations like portwine stain require Pulse Dye Laser (PDL) to treat.

Mole, Skin Tags and warts: These are the commonest skin imperfections people are attending cosmetic clinic for.It can affect any body area and they be single or multiple in number. Cosmetic surgery, laser and radiofrequency are most common method for treatment.

Scars: People both men and women are very much concerned about Skin scars. Facial scars are very distressing not only in women but also in men. Common causes of facial scars are Injury, assault, Burns, Infection, surgery, roadside accidents etc. Different types of scars require different method of treatments. Sometimes more than one method is required for one scar.

Acne and Acne Scars: Acne also called as pimples. It usually develops in young age. Untreated or neglected pimples leave various cosmetic problems on face.pimples scars are of various types and require different treatment. Most common complications which require treatments are Scars, Pigmentation, depressions, etc. Commonly used treatments are dermabrasion, medical treatment, Laser.

White spots or Vitiligo: White spots on body are not only a cosmetic problem but also a taboo in our society. It is considered as a sign of Leprosy. It’s extent can vary from a small area to very; large area of body. Various methods like skin grafting, Melanocytes transfer, Laser are used to treat this problem. sometime if area is bigger then no permanant solution works except camoflage of white spots

Cancer: Skin cancers are less common in India then western world. Various types of cancers affect facial skin. If anybody has a skin ulcer which is not healing for last few weeks should immediately consult with doctor. Smaller cancerous lesions can be treated by lasers but if bigger in size then it require wide excision and reconstructive plastic surgery to cover the defect of skin

Tattoo: Now days, youngsters are very crazy about permanent decorative tattoos on their body. Many of them visit cosmetic surgeon to get them removed these are removed either by surgery and skin graft or by lasers.Laser give very good results but it require multiple treatments

Plastic and cosmetic surgery not only helps you to recover from all these skin problems but also help you to get minimal complications and best cosmetic results

how to enhance facial glow- Photofacial

Photo Facial Rejuvenation: 

Photofacial

Glowing face is a sign of youthfulness. It enhances your overall personality. Our #skin is exposed to various harmful environmental, biological and chemical factors. Combined effects of all these factors make our skin dull and unhealthy. Sometimes men and women who want to attend party or function need instant facial glow enhancement treatment Photofacial is the new age painless treatment which help you to achieve #glowing #youthful face.

#Photofacialrejuvenation is a treatment in which low level laser energy is used to improve the #facialglow, reduce facial pigmentation ,fine #wrinkles and give you soft, smooth, uniform #skin. It is a non surgical safe method for facial rejuvenation. It helps to get rid off your unaesthetic unwanted facial pigments,or pigmented spots with specially designed and customized photo-facial treatment program. Photofacial enhances collagen production in your skin.

It is an office based treatment. It is suitable for both men and women. Photofacial is usually done 2-3 days before the party or function. It does not require any pre-treatment preparation and does not have any downtime. Whole treatment takes only 20-30 minutes. After treatment one can go home. You are advised to apply ice or cold pack once or twice on face on same day. Next day onward you may apply sunscreen on face.

Photofacial if done by experienced person with safe machine does not have any complication .

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Prominent Ear: A common Ear Deformity

                                                  

Prominant or Protruding ear

Ear is a very complex structure. It being a prominent structure on face has its aesthetic importance. Any deformity in shape and variation in size is of great concern in children and adults. It invites lot of taunts and comments from all section of society. Inappropriately sticking out ear also known as prominent ear or bat Ear is one of them. Recently parents of a child with same problem attended my South Delhi CosmeticClinic because the child refused to attend school until his ears get corrected.  

Why it happened to my child

     Prominent ear or large ear is like other birth problems. It can affect anybody. Structurally ear has skin, muscles and an underlying firm structure called as cartilage. This cartilage has elevations and depressions which provide actual shape to ear. Prominent ear fails to develop these features and look larger in size and sticking out. It is purely a cosmetic problem and does not affect hearing.

Can my child get rid of this ear problem?

         Sure. It can be very well corrected by a good cosmetic surgeon who is experienced in treating ear deformity. After surgery your child will have normal appearing ear. Before surgery it is necessary to consult with cosmetic and plastic surgeon as he will examine and  evaluate the actual problem which needs to be addressed

What is prominent ear surgery?

 There are different structural problems which produce prominent ear. After making a customized plan cosmetic surgeon will operate either in local or general anaesthesia. A cut is given on the backside of ear and through that cartilage shape will be modified . Your surgeon will create the absent elevation or depression in cartilage   and will close the cut.

Is it a major surgery

 Prominent ear correction is absolutely safe surgery but not a minor surgery. One may go home on same day .It does not require any bed rest after surgery

How long will it take to heal?

Surgical cut given into the skin usually heals within one week but cartilage take longer time to heal. You don’t have any wound or dressing after one week.

What are the side effects of prominent ear surgery

     Being a safe surgery it is not associated with major complication. Main complication may be incomplete correction or unsatisfactory results that is why thorough evaluation and customize plan is required. Other rare and minor complications are infection, bleeding suture gaping. It does not give any visible scar.

Cost of large or prominent ear surgery

Cost of surgery depends upon the various factors You can discuss about this with your doctor. Your treating cosmetic doctor will give you approximate cost after thorough evaluation and exact plan of surgery.

                                      Chin Injury in Children

Recently in my OPD a child of approx 5 years of age came with his father. Father told that he is very naughty and while running at home he fell down and hurt his chin. It was third time when the kid had injury over his chin. There was a dressing over chin. On gentle removal of dressing and careful examination I found a cut over bony point of chin. It was deep to the muscle. There were marks or scars of previous injury adjacent to cut.

What is Chin area?

                                                       Lower Jaw forming chin and Joint

Chin formation is contributed by lower jaw. Lower jaw is a U shaped bone called as #mandible. It has two vertical limbs and one horizontal limb. Lower border of Central part of horizontal limb form the chin. It is covered by muscle, fatty tissue. Upper margin of bone is embedded with teeth. Vertical part of lower jaw articulates with skull bone and forms a very important #joint called as #Temporo-mandibular joint or TM Joint. On opening and closing your mouth you can feel joint movement in front of ear.

What is chin injury in children?

Chin is the area where bone is present under the skin. When someone falls on ground with face down chin strikes with the ground and skin gets a cut over chin. Depending upon the weight of child or severity of impact this cut is of variable depth and can involve skin, underlying fatty tissue and muscle. In couple of cases injury is severe and can damage the bone of lower jaw.

                                                               Cut Injury on chin

Why chin #injury is of serious concern in toddlers?

In most of cases chin injury does not involve jaw #bone and these types of injuries are not of special concern. In couple of cases it can involve bone of lower jaw then it is a case of concern and requires special treatment. It should be diagnosed at the time of injury otherwise kids may develop various problems.

To Whom consult after child get injury on chin?

If a kid gets chin injury and there is cut and bleeding you should immediately consult with #plastic surgeon for chin injury treatment. Sometime children don’t have cut over chin but they complain of pain in front of #ear on jaw opening or closing then it is a sign of special concern and you should consult with a #plastic surgeon. He will not only treat soft tissue injury but also diagnose any bony injury if present

What can happen if it is neglected?

If there is cut wound on chin area of kid after fall and it also has some bony injury it should not be neglected because it usually affect joint area. If this remains unnoticed or neglected then jaw bone may get fused with #skull bone.This complication is called as Temporomandibular Joint Ankylosis It results into difficulty in opening mouth and chewing food, maintaining oral hygiene. Development of jaw will be affected and there are chances that #Facial asymmetry may develop with child growth.

                                                                       

                                                   Neglected chin injury