You know that summer is here by the amount of people coming in to have examinations for moles. Obviously we have another good look at our skin when we put on our swimming shorts or bikini and it is then that we notice them. Recognising a hyperplastic or abnormal mole Moles appear mostly throughout your [...]
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Moles
Sunday 1 August 2010by Dr. Jetske Ultee | 0 Comments
Filed under: Dr. Peter Velthuis | Tags: abnormal, hyperplastic, irregular shape, malignant, melanoma, moles, night cream, skin scan, sunburn
Filed under: Dr. Peter Velthuis | Tags: abnormal, hyperplastic, irregular shape, malignant, melanoma, moles, night cream, skin scan, sunburn
Suspicious areas on the skin
Friday 30 July 2010by Dr. Jetske Ultee | 0 Comments
Filed under: Dr. Peter Velthuis | Tags: actinic keratosis, basal cell cancer, cell growth, cornification, skin cancer, squamous cell cancer
Filed under: Dr. Peter Velthuis | Tags: actinic keratosis, basal cell cancer, cell growth, cornification, skin cancer, squamous cell cancer
Skin cancer is becoming increasingly common. It is the fastest growing cancer and each year there are tens of thousands of new cases. Sunlight is the biggest factor. I will explain below how a failure in cell growth can initiate early skin cancer. The stratum corneum The stratum corneum is the outermost covering of our [...]
Nutricosmetics
Again a complex term: nutricosmetics. This is the collective name for nutrients which have a beneficial effect on the skin. In simple terms: by using these substances your skin improves. In particular anti-oxidants such as vitamin C and E are mentioned. At the moment these are the only nutrients which are proven to work. But [...]
Complicated words, but with a meaning
Cosmeceuticals and derma pharmaceuticals. They look like jumbled words that don’t really mean much. Yet the terminologies are used daily by specialists. The definitions The products stated above are, just like cosmetics, mainly meant for applying onto the skin. Though not always very significant, there is certainly a difference between them. Cosmetic products: are aimed [...]
An intermediate: Cosmeceuticals
Wednesday 24 June 2009by Dr. Jetske Ultee | 0 Comments
Filed under: Dr. Peter Velthuis, General skincare
Filed under: Dr. Peter Velthuis, General skincare
A couple of days ago I wrote that cosmeceuticals are making successful progress as an intermediate step between cosmetic products and medical products. These are products containing substances which work on ‘normal’ skin (although some people think that ageing skin is also an illness) and optimize the functioning of the skin. Some examples Vitamins that [...]
The effectiveness of a cream
Monday 22 June 2009by Dr. Jetske Ultee | 0 Comments
Filed under: Dr. Peter Velthuis, General skincare | Tags: cosmeceuticals, epidermis, medicated cream, skin cells
Filed under: Dr. Peter Velthuis, General skincare | Tags: cosmeceuticals, epidermis, medicated cream, skin cells
The idea which most dermatologists have, is that when a cream helps it is because it contains a medical product (a product only available on prescription). This comes from the idea that medical products make a change in the structure of the skin. However, nowadays, this is no longer as straightforward. I will now describe the [...]
Dr. Peter Velthuis on the sun
Wednesday 3 June 2009by Dr. Jetske Ultee | 0 Comments
Filed under: Dr. Peter Velthuis, Sun | Tags: dangers of the sun, skin cancer, sun protection
Filed under: Dr. Peter Velthuis, Sun | Tags: dangers of the sun, skin cancer, sun protection
Jetske has today asked me as guest blogger to add a piece on her blog about the sun. There is so much being written about sunlight and the skin, that you would think that every sensible person is cautious about not having too much sun. Unfortunately every day I see that the opposite is true. The [...]