01 Feb

Posted at 15:15h in blog

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Tips to protect your skin from the sun Sun protection is a very important part of our daily life especially when we are living in a tropical country. The average temperature of malaysia is around 21oc to 32oc, you...

26 Jan

Posted at 10:33h in blog

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Does dry skin cause pigmentation? Water is very importance in human body as it occupied about 70% in our body. Everyday our body needs water to function smoothly. Water has many functions for our human body, including transporting nutrients...

19 Jan

Posted at 02:50h in blog

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] What you need to know about Age Spot and how to treat it? Common Age Spot and How does it looks like? Solar lentigo, commonly known as age-spot, is the most common benign skin lesion that occurs in sun-exposed areas. Diagnosis...

04 Jan

Posted at 08:28h in blog

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] What is post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation? Post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH) is a type of hyperpigmentation (darkening) of skin which occurs after skin inflammation or injury. It is more common and severe in darker-skinned individuals (Fitzpatrick Type 4 to 6).   How does post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation...

28 Dec

Posted at 09:23h in blog

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] What is freckle? Freckles, the lay term for ephelides and lentigines, are important pigmentation characteristics observed in humans. Both are affected by sunlight; ephelides are largely genetically determined but induced by sunlight.  Your skin contains cells called melanocytes that produce...

20 Dec

Posted at 09:29h in blog

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] When we talk about sun protection, what should we protect ourselves from? There are 4 spectrums of radiation emitted by sunlight that reaches the surface of the earth: Ultraviolet A ray (UVA), wavelength: 320-400 nm Ultraviolet B ray (UVB),...

06 Dec

Posted at 09:59h in blog

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]MELASMA Pigmentation disorders, including melasma, are among the most common dermatological concerns. Melasma is an acquired disorder of melanogenesis that leads to hyperpigmentation. It is characterized by symmetrical brown to grey-black macules or patches, primarily appearing on the face,...

05 Dec

Posted at 07:09h in blog

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text]ABNOM is also very often mistaken for freckles. But unlike freckles, ABNOM is slate-grey macules usually appear bilaterally at areas innervated by 1st and 2nd division of trigeminal nerve (V1,V2) on the face, whereas freckles appear as light brown...

02 Nov

Posted at 10:40h in blog

[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] What are Freckles? Freckles, also known as ephelides (sing. ephelis), are small, pigmented lesions which are most commonly found over sun exposed skin, for example: face, neck, trunk, upper limbs etc. They are the result of an overproduction of...