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Itchy skin? More aches and pains? Unusual rash? Headaches? Pimples? If you’ve been experiencing unusual physical symptoms recently, the stress of the COVID-19 pandemic may be the reason.
Oily skin can be a real pain, especially if it leads to pimples. A few simple tricks can keep your skin healthy and decrease the chance of a breakout.
When it comes to looking after your skin, some stubborn “facts” endure, so a dermatologist sets the record straight.
When kids get injured their skin heals fast, but usually with nasty-looking scars. Now scientists studying the genes of old mice have figured out how they regenerate skin and block scars.
People with visible facial differences, such as acne, are rarely represented in the media and when they are, they are often vilified.
Despite skin conditions such as acne having no negative health effects, they can take a huge toll on the confidence and mental health of the person.
Many of us would have seen, if not tried, various products claiming to clean the dirt out of our pores. But do we need to?
Anti-ageing cosmetics are common and many contain forms of vitamin A, but are there any risks using vitamin A on your skin during pregnancy?
Squeezing and trying to pop pimples is definitely not the best solution and can actually make your skin worse.
While antibiotics can kill the bacteria associated with acne, it’s their anti-inflammatory effects, not their antimicrobial effects, that yield the biggest skin-clearing benefits.
You may have battled blemishes in your teens, or made it through puberty and early adulthood with relatively clear skin, but it always feels particularly unlucky contending with zits in adulthood. Adult…
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Consultant Dermatologist, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne
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Professor of Dermatology, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry and Director of the Mood Research Laboratory, Queen's University, Ontario
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