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COSMETIC CAMOUFLAGE, MAINLY A PSYCHOLOGICAL “MAKEUP”

Dermatology & Aesthetics

2010-02-04

In the era of communication through images, the importance and "weight" of our physical appearance, which is the image of ourselves that speaks to the world around us, cannot be underestimated. An image that does not meet certain culturally required conditions can create, in some people, a sense of inadequacy. Makeup, always a precious ally of beauty, can be of valuable support for all people with unaesthetic skin problems not correctable with the common methods of esthetic medicine and plastic surgery, such as acne, vitiligo, chloasma, skin discoloration, couperosis (broken capillary problems) , sun spots, scars from trauma and interventions, angiomas, hypermelanosis etc. Today, the use of “Camouflage” makeup to cover blemishes is rightly recognized also by the medical industry, which is no longer considering it an affectation or an unnecessary esthetic practice, but a ... read more

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY

Pharmaceutic Sector

2010-01-29

The management oral anticoagulant therapy (OAT) is of great importance for family doctors, because there are many people with venous thromboembolism, or various cardiovascular diseases, such as ... read more

Influenza A: an Expert opinion

Specialized Medicine

2010-01-27

Giulio Tarro, Chief Emeritus, A. O. "D. Cotugno", Naples, and Adjunct Professor at Temple University in Philadelphia, where he often collaborated with the noted Neapolitan researcher Antonio ... read more

Is epidural analgesia in labor associated with an increased risk of caesarean delivery?

Specialized Medicine

2010-01-20

The degree of pain is a very subjective feeling, which depends on factors significantly different from one woman to another, such as previous experience, cultural level, and pain threshold. The ... read more

Obesity Emergency

Aesthetics Surgery

2010-01-15

Obesity is nowadays one of the major health emergencies in the world: in fact, abdominal obesity has reached epidemic proportions and its prevalence is steadily increasing. The phenomenon involves ... read more

Otitis

Hygiene And Safety

2010-01-08

We all have suffered otitis at least once in our lifetime. It seems a trivial pain, but is often caused by poor ear hygiene (not just scarce, but bad). This article will discuss external otitis, ... read more

TINEA PEDIS

Hygiene And Safety

2010-01-07

Tinea Pedis, also known as athlete's foot, is a widespread a fungal infection, but despite this, it is little known and poorly treated. The patient comes to the doctor because of itching and ... read more