I had a bad case of acne on my chin. I have been given Clindamycin cream to heal it. Can you tell me what this does to the pimple? Will my acne scars be permanent?

Pimples are infected oil glands in the skin. Clindamycin is an antibiotic that is designed to kill the bacteria [...]

I am 38 years old and my acne is worse than that of my teenage daughter. Why would I get it now?

        Acne in adults is unfortunately, far harder to treat than in teenagers. It is due to the same causes though. In simple terms, a change in the hormone levels causes the oil [...]

Treatment :
Although a cure for acne is not normally possible, medical science can usually control the condition adequately. The steps to follow are :- Gently wash the face with a cloth and non-perfumed non-medicated soap twice a day. Use over the counter chemist preparations that work by drying out the oil in the skin, removing [...]

Other names:
Pimples, zits.

Introduction :
A skin disease causing disfiguring pimples, which usually occurs in teenagers.

Types :
Varies from the very occasional spot, to a severely disfiguring form known as acne vulgaris.

Cause :
Pimples are due to a blockage in the outflow of oil (known as sebum) from the thousands of tiny oil (sebaceous) glands in [...]

Tattoos are physically painful to receive, socially painful to bear, and until now have been impossible to remove without scarring. The processes used to remove tattoos are an unpleasant catalogue of destructive techniques that produce far less than acceptable cosmetic results.
Until now patients have to go through the painful and disfiguring process of cutting out [...]

Varicose veins
Some varicose veins are suitable for treatment by sclerotherapy. If this is the case, compression is required for 2-4 weeks afterwards. The treatments are usually performed at monthly intervals.
Some varicose veins will be assessed as unsuitable for sclerotherapy. If this is so, the patients will be referred to a vascular surgeon for assessment and [...]

Side effects of small vein sclerotherapy?
Most patients experience no adverse effects, however, there may occasionally by complications. They are usually minor and temporary and may include one or more of the following:-

Small bruises at the injection sites, which disappear within 10 days.
Muscle cramps during treatment, lasting only a few minutes.
In rare instances, ulceration, which may [...]

Sclerotherapy is a non-surgical treatment whereby visible leg veins are injected with an irritating solution using a very fine needle. The solution causes the vessel to become inflamed resulting in eventual closure. Finally the vessels break up and disappear.
Venule flares
Venule Flares or spider veins are the small purple or red veins which can form anywhere [...]

Will you be suitable for laser treatment?
Suitability for laser treatment can be best assessed by an experienced doctor. They will obtain a relevant medical history and examine your skin type, as well as examine the pigmentation. Your reasons for removing the lesions and your expectations will also be discussed with you, by the doctor, as [...]

Potential complications/side effects
All lasers have the potential to cause scars and pigment changes. Experience with the Q-Switched Ruby and Nd:YAG lasers over a number of years has shown that the risk of scarring, when treating pigmentation is extremely rare.
An increase in pigmentation (hyper-pigmentation) after laser treatment is commonly seen in some skin types. This is [...]