Prevent and alleviate Medicinal plants can help with a wide variety of mechanisms for skin problems and skin diseases: For example, they have an anti-inflammatory effect, promote wound healing, relieve itching, soothe irritated skin and/or have a cooling and decongestant effect. In addition, medicinal plants can also support the maintenance of healthy skin and be … Medicinal Plants for the Skin
Brief overview What is a keloid (scar keloid)? A keloid is a benign proliferating scar. It rises tumor-like above the surrounding healthy skin and overlaps the scar area. Symptoms: Keloids may itch and be sensitive to touch and pressure. Sometimes spontaneous pain occurs. Functional limitations (e.g., mobility) are also possible. Treatment: various methods, e.g. silicone … Keloid: Formation, Symptoms, Therapy
What is the dermis? The dermis (corium) is the middle of the three layers that make up our skin. It lies under the epidermis and above the subcutis. The dermis consists of connective tissue fibers and is divided into two layers, which are not sharply demarcated from each other, but rather merge into each other: … Dermis (Skin): Function and Structure
Wound healing is a natural process, which is influenced by many external and internal factors. Without reliable wound healing, health consequences would occur, which could even lead to death. What is wound healing? The basis for wound healing is a new formation of tissue. In this context, wound healing can also conclude with a scar … Wound Healing: Function, Tasks, Role & Diseases
Apple cider vinegar is an inexpensive home remedy for skin and hair. As a rinse, scrub or toner, the vinegar helps against pimples and skin blemishes, as well as oily hair, dandruff and itchy scalp. Here you will find information about the effect of apple cider vinegar and tips on its use for shiny hair … Apple Cider Vinegar: Tips for Skin and Hair
Orange peel skin is noticeable by small dents on the thighs and buttocks. Often, the skin on the abdomen is also not quite as tight as women would like. No wonder that in Germany more than 14.5 million euros are spent each year on skin care products that promise firm skin – and the trend … Plucking Makes the Skin Elastic: What Makes the Orange Peel Disappear
Antiseptics are used in medicine, for example, to disinfect wounds and thus prevent the development of sepsis (blood poisoning). They are chemical substances that can be produced on different bases. What is antiseptic? By the term antiseptics, medical professionals mean a chemical substance used to disinfect a wound. By the term antiseptic, physicians mean a … Antiseptics: Effects, Uses & Risks
The use of an antiperspirant or sweat inhibitor serves to reduce “sweating” in certain areas of the body – usually in the armpit. It is intended to avoid visible sweat stains in the shirt and possibly associated unpleasant odors. The main active ingredients in antiperspirants are usually aluminum compounds with astringent effect on sweat glands, … Antiperspirant (Sweat Inhibitor): Effect, Uses & Risks
By sensitivity, medicine understands the perceptive ability of humans. This includes feeling and sensitivity. What is sensitivity? By sensitivity, medicine understands the perceptive ability of human beings. This includes feeling and sensitivity. Medical professionals refer to sensitivity as the ability to perceive various sensations. This ability primarily includes feeling. In addition, the term sensitivity is … Sensitivity: Function, Tasks, Role & Diseases
The term hydrotherapy covers all healing treatments related to water. The healing effect is based either on the specific mineral composition of the water or on the temperature differences during an application. As the elixir of life, water is an extremely versatile healing agent. What is hydrotherapy? The term hydrotherapy includes all healing treatments related … Hydrotherapy: Treatment, Effects & Risks
The cervical plexus is a plexus of nerves of the spinal cord, located in the cervical region and composed of mixed nerve fibers. Thus, for example, the plexus is as much involved in the sensory innervation of the ear skin as it is in the motor innervation of the diaphragm. Diseases of the plexus are … Cervical Plexus: Structure, Function & Diseases
The common carotid artery is the carotid artery. It serves to supply blood to the head area and is also a measurement center of blood pressure. Calcification of the carotid artery increases the risk of stroke. What is the common carotid artery? The common carotid artery is the artery that supplies blood to the neck … Common Carotid Artery: Structure, Function & Diseases