Please provide an interesting fact about skin and hair.

Smoking: Smoking causes an acceleration of the aging process.

The: The skin is the largest organ in the body.

The: The skin on your eyelids is only 7-12 layers of cells thick.

Chocolate,: Chocolate, greasy foods, french fries, and other fatty foods have nothing to do with acne.

Sun: Sun can penetrate clothing: a t-shirt typically only has spf 6-8 (15 usually recommended).

Baldness: Baldness does not necessarily come from your mother's side of the family.

Lice: Lice does not occur because of poor hygiene.

Intact: Intact skin is very important in preventing penetration of bacteria and viruses into the body.

Skin: Skin is your largest organ.

Topical: Topical products that contain vitamins C and E can help cells repair damage caused by UV radiation.

Chemical: Chemical peels - a chemical solution is applied to the skin to remove aged, discolored outer layers.

Remember: Remember that cosmetic treatments are medical procedures that should be performed by a physician.

There: There is a 75% increase in the risk of melanoma in those exposed to uv radiation from indoor tanning.

Indoor: Indoor tanning can lead to premature skin aging, immune suppression, cataracts and ocular melanoma.

MRSA: Mrsa is a form of staph bacteria that is resistant to treatment with penicillin related antibiotics.

MRSA: Mrsa infections commonly occur at visible sites of damage to the skin such as cuts and scrapes.

Staphylococcus: Staphylococcus aureus is a bacteria found on the skin and in the nose of up to 30% of healthy people.

MRSA: Mrsa stands for methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus.

Recent: Recent data indicates that the incidence of MRSA in the community is increasing across the country.

The: The majority of severe MRSA infections occur in individuals in a hospital setting.

Basal: Basal cell carcinoma (bcc) and squamous cell carcinoma scc are the most common forms of skin cancer.

Basal: Basal cell carcinoma frequently appears as a pearly bump although it can have other appearances.

Squamous: Squamous cell carcinoma often looks like a rough red scaly area or an ulcerated bump that bleeds.

BCC: Bcc and scc arise within the top layer of the skin and can appear on any sun exposed areas of body.

Melanoma: Melanoma and merkel cell carcinoma are the most deadly forms of skin cancer.

Melanoma: Melanoma may suddenly appear without warning but also can develop from an existing mole.

Melanoma: Melanoma can occur anywhere on the body but is most common on upper back, torso, legs, head, neck.

Melanoma: Melanoma frequently spreads to lymph nodes and internal organs unless detected and treated early.

Melanoma: Melanoma is the most common cause of cancer for young adults aged 25 - 29 years old.

The: The 5 yr survival rate if melanoma is detected and treated before spread to the lymph nodes is 98%.

5: 5 yr survival rate for melanoma that spreads to local lymph nodes is 62%.

5: 5 yr survival rate for melanoma spread to distant lymph nodes and organs is 16%.

Both: Both bcc and scc have cure rates higher than 99% if treated by mohs micrographic surgery.

UV: UV light exposure, from sun and indoor tanning, is the most preventable risk factor for skin cancer.

Caucasians: Caucasians with fair skin have the highest risk of developing any form of skin cancer.

Sunlight: Sunlight consists of both uva and uvb rays. Exposure to either can lead to skin cancer.

UVA: Uva rays can prematurely age your skin causing wrinkles, age spots and skin cancer.

UVB: Uvb rays are the primary cause of sunburn and are blocked by window glass.

The: The fda requires that all sunscreens retain their original strength for at least 3 years.

Heredity: Heredity pays a role in both female and male pattern alopecia.

Male: Male pattern baldness occurs in 40% of men from 18 - 39 and 94% of men older than 80.

Stretch: Stretch marks occur when the skin is stretched beyond its elastic capacity.

Nothing: Nothing can change the size of large pores or prevent more from developing. Makeup can help conceal.

Many: Many pregnant women develop brownish patches on their cheeks, or forehead, or around their eyes.

Seborrheic: Seborrheic dermatitis is one of the most common conditions seen by dermatologists.

Sweat: Sweat is odorless when first secreted; body odor develops from the action of bacteria on the sweat.

The: The primary function of eccrine sweat glands is to help in regulating body temperature.

The: The skin of a newborn is not fully formed or functional. It is thin and not good protective barrier.

Tinea: Tinea versicolor is a superficial fungal infection of the upper layers of the skin.

Actinic: Actinic (solar) keratosis are precancerous skin growths.

A: A wide range of skin problems maybe present under beards.

Barbers's: Barbers's itch is the common label given to bacterial infections of the beard area.

Approximately: Approximately 15% of the population is allergic to neomycin, 1 of the main ingredients in neosporin.

Mohs: Mohs surgery was developed by frederic mohs in 1938, who was a medical student at the time.

Psoriasis:: Psoriasis: chronic, recurring, scaly papules and plaques. Pustular eruptions and erythroderma occur.

Genital: Genital warts are due to infection of genital or perianal skin by the human papilloma virus.

Warts: Warts may spread rapidly over moist areas and may develop on opposing surfaces of the labia or anus.

Genital: Genital warts can be difficult to treat and frequently recur after treatment.

Vitamin: Vitamin e can be used to diminish wrinkles.

Vitamin: Vitamin e can be dabbed on minor wounds to decrease scarring.

Postmenopausal: Postmenopausal women who take Aspirin may have a lower incidence of melanoma skin cancer.

The: The first cold cream was a mixture of oil, water, beeswax, and rose petals.

The: The skins natural moisturizing factor (nmf) is considered mainly a marketing gimmick.

Mucopolysaccharides: Mucopolysaccharides are gel like components of the dermis that surround collagen and elastin fibers.

Tinea: Tinea versicolor is a superficial infection with a yeastlike fungus in the upper layers of the skin.

Normal: Normal skin 'turns over' in 28 days but with psoriasis it's only 5-7 days.

Expensive: Expensive skin creams are not better than inexpensive classic nivea cream. Save skin & money!

If: If you start getting red & itchy from a product you've used a long time you probably became allergic.

Hot: Hot showers dry your skin out & make you itchy.

ACNE:: Acne: key factors are follicular keratinization, androgens, and propionibacterium acnes.

ACNE:: Acne: manifests as comedones, papulopustules, nodules and cysts.

Prickly: Prickly heat (miliaria) occurs with exposure to heat and is caused by blockage of the sweat glands.

A: A foundation base provides fresh even color to give the complexion a brighter clearer appearance.

Makeup:: Makeup: highlighting is achieved by using a color a shade lighter than the actual skin color.

Scar:: Scar: excess collagen deposition at site of a healing wound- does not extent beyond original wound.

Keloid:: Keloid: excess collagen deposition that grows beyond the bounds of the original wound.

The: The most common cause of endemic tinea capitis is trichophyton tonsurans.

Never: Never forget that even minor procedures can have major complications.

Making: Making a procedure more complex doesn't necessarily make it better.

Trichophyton: Trichophyton rubrum causes more fungal diseases of the skin than any other fungal species.

Fat: Fat injections are the ultimate in recycling. If the fat gets vascularized the transfer is permanent.

Fat: Fat can be processed and stored in the freezer for subsequent injection into wrinkles.

Lasers: Lasers are used to remove vascular lesions, scars, brown spots, wrinkles, tattoos, freckles, blood vessels.

Lasers: Lasers can burn and scar the skin and laser treatments can take a long time to heal.

Blackheads: Blackheads are not due to dirt. They are caused by oxidized lipids in the sebum.

Keloids: Keloids may arise spontaneously without history of injury usually in presternal area.

Penetration: Penetration of the skin by ultraviolet light is greater for longer wavelengths than for shorter wavelengths.

Cutaneous: Cutaneous barrier function of the skin is largely attributable to the stratum corneum.

Langer's: Langer's cleavage lines are caused by elastic tension.

Vectors: Vectors involved in transmission of tularemia to man include ticks and rodents.

Hand: Hand foot and mouth disease is a pustulo-vesicular rash due to coxsackie virus infection.

The: The most significant complication of large congenital pigmented nevi is malignancy. (unusual event).

The: The target cell of rickettsial infections is mainly the endothelial cell.

The: The likelihood of development of asthma or hay fever after infantile atopic dermatitis is 30-50%.

Diffuse: Diffuse alopecia occurring 3 or 4 months post-partum is usually due to telogen effluvium.

The: The most common cutaneous lesions of hodgkins disease are secondary to pruritus.

The: The most frequent adverse reaction to Dapsone is hemolysis.

The: The commonest cause of ischemic ulceration of the leg is atherosclerosis.

Medial: Medial ankle ulcers with edema, induration, pigmentation are usually caused by post-thrombotic synd.

Systemic: Systemic lupus erythematosus in childhood has a worse prognosis than in adults.

A: A cutaneous sign of heroin withdrawal syndrome in the premature infant is generalized sweating.

In: In human scabies, there are burrows. Human infestation with animal scabies, there are no burrows.

Cerumen: Cerumen consists of sebum and apocrine secretion.

A: A therapeutic camouflage program focuses on all aspects of the patient's appearance.

After: After initial exposure to, and infestation, with scabies, the itching follows in about 1 month.

Phenothiazine: Phenothiazine and sulfonylurea drugs tend to be more likely to induce systemic photosensitivity.

A: A side effect of Chloroquine therapy, peculiar to blonde and red haired patients, is bleaching of hair.

Contact: Contact sensitivity to parabens in topical corticosteroids can usually be avoided by using ointment.

Hidradenitis: Hidradenitis suppurativa is a chronic suppurative often cicatricial disease of apocrine gland skin.

Follicular: Follicular occlusion triad: hidradenitis suppurativa, nodulocystic acne and pilonidal sinuses.

Atopic: Atopic dermatitis can be an acute, subacute or chronic relapsing skin disorder.

Atopic: Atopic dermatitis characterized by dry skin and pruritus and is associated with skin barrier dysfunction.

Correlation: Correlation between age and physiologic test for aging: hair graying score +0.717.

Correlation: Correlation between age and physiologic test for aging: skin elasticity +0.604.

Forearm: Forearm skin thickness with age: men age 32 1.3+/-0.02 mm; age 79 0.9+/- 0.041 mm.

Forearm: Forearm skin thickness with age. Female. Age 35 1.1+/-0.005mm; age 77 0.9+/-0.03mm.

Few: Few studies have measured changes in the skin in the same individuals on a longitudinal basis.

The: The appearance of aging skin is one of the most obvious visual clues to the age of an individual.

The: The number of melanocytes has been reported to decline in sun protected human skin by 10% per decade.

Allergy: Allergy tests: scratch tests with pollens and foods produce fewer and smaller wheals in the aged.