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Fungal Infections/ Ring Worm

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Causes ring like red circular rashes with itching & irritation. During the summer season, the chances of infection increases. Can infect any part of body, but infection can be prevented by following precautions as below: 1. Regular Bathing 2. Before Wearing clothes, drying out the groin area to prevent excess moisture. 3. Wear loose fitting clothes. 4. Don't share your towel with any of the family member. 5. Drying clothes in sunlight for atleast 2 hours. 6. Wearing under garments after ironing them. 7. keeping hair, nails & scalp clean. 8. Wearing well ventilated shoes with cotton socks. more about Fungal Infections/Ring Worm

How to prevent Miliaria or Prickly heat?

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Prevention primarily consists of controlling heat and humidity so as to prevent sweating. Various measures may involve:  Wear light weight fitting cotton clothes  Limited activity in hot humid conditions,  Avoid harsh soap during hot season Frequent cool compresses and cool Showers Wear loose clothing while sleeping and ensure your room is well ventilated. Using wet towel to wipe excess sweat while working  Have 10 min break infront of fan while working in kitchen Topical treatment that has been advised involve lotions contains calamine, menthol.. For more detail visit: Dr Walia's Skin, Laser & Hair Transplant Clinic

Laser Hair Removal is Harmful or not?

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In Mohali , Chandigarh at Dr Walia's Skin Clinic , hair removal with laser is very safe and effective with latest technologies. There can be some redness, which lasts for few minutes only. There are no chances of skin cancer with these lasers. Sometimes if patient's skin is tanned, there can be little burn lasting for 2-3 days only.  At our clinic for tanned and very dark skin type, we use long pulse ND-YAG Laser which is very safe and effective without causing any burn. Whereas in fair skin colors Lumenis Desire Diode Laser with World's latest and safest standards is used. more about Laser Hair Removal

WHY LASER EPILATION IS PREFFERED OVER OTHER CONVENTIONAL METHODS?

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WHY LASER EPILATION IS PREFFERED OVER OTHER CONVENTIONAL METHODS? Hair Removal is a time-consuming daily routine for many people. While traditional methods such as waxing, tweezing and shaving are effective for removing the hair, they do not provide long-term solutions for hair removal – never mind all those bumps, nicks and ingrown hairs! Over a decade ago, technological advancements led to the creation of a hair removal system that not only eliminated these annoying problems, but also provided a long-term hair reduction solution: laser hair removal. Laser hair removal is one of the fastest-growing methods of ridding the body of unwanted hair. The appeal of laser hair removal stems from its effectiveness, efficiency and convenience. It can be performed virtually anywhere on the body where you experience unwanted hair growth. Another reason for its popularity is that laser hair removal can result in permanent reduction of the hair. It is, however, important for consumers to

Effect and Benefits of Tattoo Removal

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These days tattoos are in fashion, so rises the need of tattoo removal. Most of the people don’t like their tattoos after an average of 3 years and seek ways for removal. Q-Switch laser is one of the best methods of tattoo removal, which leads to the selective destruction of tattoo pigment. This laser has the character of penetration to the depth required without damaging the surrounding skin. Color of tattoo absorbs the energy of laser and gets fractionated into smaller particles which are removed by body. Q-switched lasers are the only commercially available devices that can meet these requirements. We at Dr Walia’s skin clinic use Q-Switched Nd: YAG laser , world renowned DEKA ITALY, which creates a near-infrared, light (invisible to humans) which is poorly absorbed by melanin, making this the only laser suitable for darker skin. This laser wavelength is also absorbed by all dark tattoo pigments and is the safest wavelength to use on the tissue due to the low melanin a