Baby Skin Care Tips

A baby’s skin is delicate and super sensitive and needs proper maintenance. Baby’s skin can be extremely responsive to chemicals and artificial fragrances present in detergents, soaps and other baby products, which is why, rashes, irritation, redness of the skin, are common problems reported in babies.

None of us would like to leave our baby’s skin vulnerable and dry making it crucial for us to follow a good baby skin care regimen.

What constitutes a good baby skin care regimen?

Setting up a routine for cleansing your baby. In the first weeks, cleansing with lukewarm water suffices for most babies. You may consider bathing your baby on alternate days. Frequent bathing washes off the natural oils that protects the baby’s skin.

Using the right soap. Use a mild syndet that maintains the pH value to cleanse your baby’s skin. Alternatively, you can also use baby oil to remove dirt and excrements. Soaps used by adults should not be used on babies.

Avoid using scented products. You should be very careful about choosing a good soap. A lot of soaps available in the market have high paraben content that could irritate your baby’s skin.

Moisturizing Lotion a must. To compensate for the lack of activity of the sebaceous glands, it is useful to apply cream to the skin after washing or bathing. Since a baby’s skin is extremely sensitive to change of weather, optimal care needs to be taken to protect the skin from drying out. In cold weather, an oily cream for protecting the face is important. In the summer months, consider using a mild talcum powder soon after the baby’s bath to prevent prickly heat. You may also use calamine lotion after bathing your baby. Calamine lotion not only prevents prickly heat but also soothes your baby’s skin.

Watch out for a diaper rash. Prolonged use of diaper or not freeing the baby from a diaper for long hours or not changing a soiled diaper immediately, can lead to a diaper rash. Consider using protective products in the diaper region. You may use soothing baby creams and an anti-fungal powder before putting on the diaper.

Source: http://drsauravs.com/baby-skin-care-tips/

​BOTOX – The age reversing agent

One person’s poison can be another person’s nectar. BOTOX is an abbreviation for Botulinum Toxin derived from a bacteria known as clostridium botulinum. There are various types of BOTOX but only A and B subtypes are used for medical indication.

Mechanism of Action: It acts at the neuromuscular junction and inhibits the release of a neurotransmitter acetylcholine. The end result is spasticity of the muscle involved.

Indications for BOTOX:

a.For cosmetic correction of wrinkles such as crow’s feet at the corner of eyes, forehead lines and frown lines
b.For treatment of excessive sweating / hyperhidrosis in the axillary area (arm pits), palms and soles
c.For skin tightening effect, when used as mesotherapy
d.For the treatment of muscle spasm for example, blepharospasm and torticollis / rye neck

Contraindications for BOTOX procedure:

a.History of hypersensitivity
b.Presence of any neuromuscular diseases such as myastheniagravis
c.Pregnancy and lactation
d.Unrealistic expectation of results

Steps to be taken prior to the procedure:

a.Realistic expectation of results
b.Patient needs to know of the transient nature of this treatment. The effect may last for 12-18 months depending on the skin type and the area treated
c.Patient should not be on any such medication that may negate the potency of the treatment such as antimalarials
d.Exact area to be injected should be marked by asking the patient to frown or smile

Side Effects of BOTOX: The most common side effects are injection site bruising and pain.

Conclusion: Make sure to get BOTOX done by a trained professional. If not done properly, it can lead to drooping eyelids, arched eyebrows / spock’s eyes or drooping lips.

Source: www.skinclinicbangalore.com/post/botox-the-age-reversing-agent/2293

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Antioxidants in dermatology from drsauravsskinclinic

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