Cosmetic Dermatology

Peeling is a process of skin rejuvenation and is a concept that has been used since time immemorial-right from the time cleopatra used sour milk bath to beautify her skin.While glycolic acid (present in sugarcane ) peels where the only peeling agent available earlier there are a large number of peeling agents like salicylic,lactic,kojiglo,mandelic,arginine,ferrule can,glutathione to name a few being used currently. These are mainly fruit extracts and standardised solutions of these substances when applied on the skin in a scientific manner ( monitoring the concentration, contact time etc can produce the following effects).

Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation or LASER is emission of radiation which is stimulated and light amplifies it further.This energy is used for treating pigmentation,unwanted hair, aging issues,scars – conditions where medical management fails.

Vititligo still remains a disease with a lot of social stigma associated with it – although medical management of vitiligo has improved leaps and bounds the treatment that gives the fastest recovery is the surgical management especially a latest technique called melanocyte transfer. Melanocyte transfer – is the ideal option for treating stable vitiligo patients ( stable vitiligo is where there is no progression of the disease for more than a year. Advantages of melanocyte transfer are

A very safe and widely used treatment where concentrated platelet suspension taken from the patients own blood is used for hair growth,skin rejuvenation,wound healing and a vast number of other indications. These changes are produced by the growth factors present in the platelet concentrate