Hi all, I'm new to the forum and very impressed already with all the useful information and tips. I'm a 25 year old male from Sussex. I was wondering whether anyone could give me some advice with a skin condition I have had for the last few years. I won't go into too much detail because I would end up going on and on but I will give you a nutshell version. I took a medication for acne called roaccutane at the end of 2003 and became paranoid about a possible side effect "may increase sun damage". I did not have any sun damage but did not want any either and became a recluse from the sunlight. I stopped taking the medication but the stress of it all caused me some dry skin on my nose and the more I worried about it the worse it got (the converse being that when I relax it goes away). Here I am 4 years later in the same position.

How Smart Guys Defeat Pimples

(ARA) - Whether it's a job interview or a first date, you never get a second chance to make a first impression. But what will you do if all of a sudden you get a pimple? You can't exactly cover it with makeup like the ladies would, but you have to get rid of it fast, so what do you do?"How about taking a little gadget out of your briefcase and using it to blast the pimple away," suggests Luiz Da Silva, inventor of ThermaClear, a hand-held anti-acne device that many men say they can't live without. It uses heat technology, similar to the laser treatments you'd receive in a dermatologist's office, only on a much smaller scale, to fight mild-to-moderate acne.Da Silva explains how it works: "Unlike creams and soaps that only treat pimples at the surface, this device generates a quick heat pulse that neutralizes the bacteria and starts the healing process."

Chirally Correct Cosmeceuticals

Sircuit Skin products have made a name for themselves among the Hollywood A-list set thanks to a novel formulation approach known as Chiral technology. Derived from the Greek word "chir," which means "hand," the technology refers to a mirror image phenomenon frequently found in nature (e.g., human hands, eyes and feet are identically opposite, mirror images of each other). Sircuit’s full product line is built on a "Chirally Correct" molecule theory and are promised to pair perfectly with the skin’s cells to produce "only the positive effects of each ingredient or nutrient, while virtually eliminating any adverse reactions," thus restoring purity and alignment to the skin on a molecular and cellular level. When a product is "Chirally Correct," it implies that it contains only the molecules with the ability to give the desired results, according to Michael Wolfgeher, president of the Los Angeles, CA-based company, who cited vitamin C, L-ascorbic acid, as an example.

Pregnant skin

There are many changes that occur in the body during pregnancy.

YOU may hear some horror stories about how your skin will change during pregnancy. Some of these changes, such as stretch marks, are inevitable in everyone, while some women will be fortunate to escape certain problems.

These changes occur because your hormone levels increase during pregnancy. Not only does oestrogen increase, but so does the melanocyte-stimulating hormone, a hormone that stimulates the cells controlling skin pigmentation.

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Silverton may sue doc over laser treatment

LONDON, Jan. 28 British news presenter Kate Silverton is threatening to sue the doctor who conducted the laser skin-rejuvenation procedure that temporarily disfigured her.
Silverton, 37, underwent the treatment to have acne scars removed and to improve her skin tone; however, her face ended up swollen and covered in painful sores and lumps, the Daily Telegraph reported.
She was also forced to take two weeks off from her job at the BBC, the report said.
Although Silverton is now back to work, she told her attorneys to begin proceedings against the Jan Stanek clinic in London.
"It's been awful. I went in to get some minor scarring on my cheeks treated. I was told it would be a routine procedure and I'd be back to work in days. The treatment, however, caused a massive skin reaction," Silverton told the Telegraph.