Philippine News Today # 77 :
(Originally Posted) Dec. 2008
During the Golden Globe Awards, one of the presenters commented on the celebrities looking like "Benjamin Button" as most celebrities look younger and younger as the years go by! The Benjamin Button movie depended on computer technology to erase the lines of Brad Pitt but in real life, most people are addicted to Botox and fillers as the answers to ‘wrinkle disappearance".
This is quite remarkable how medi
... morePhilippine News Today # 76 :
(Originally Posted) Dec. 1, 2008
It is winter time again and the first thing that tells us the season is here is the condition of the skin. Skin happens to be the reflection of how we are affected by changes in our environment.70% of the Filipinas who come for treatments have the same observation. Their skin became problematic when they came to Canada. Brown spots or solar damage, acne flare-ups , extreme dryness, and eczema are some of the common skin
... morePhilippine News Today # 75 :
(Originally Posted) Nov. 15, 2008
Have
you ever wondered why you have rough bumps on your upper arms or thigh
that do not go away? Annoyingly, these chicken skin-like bumps can also
be found on the cheeks, back and buttocks. They are ugly, chronic but
really very common. You might not have it but I am pretty sure you know
somebody who has it.
This condition is called "Keratosis Pilaris"
(KP). Keratosis Pilaris is hereditary and affects more than 5
Philippine News Today #74 :
(Originally Posted) Nov. 1, 2008
The causes of eczema have been obscure and nobody can really tell how a
person gets it. What we only know is that the skin with eczema looks
different than the usual normal skin. One thing for sure is that eczema
is not contagious.
The skin normally functions, being the largest
organ of the body, as the body's "armor" that protects the body from
environmental damage, repels bacterial infections and helps regulate
bo