The Effects of Toxins on Your Skin and What You Can Do to Counter It

The skin is our body’s first layer of defense. It prevents harmful microorganisms from entering our body and protects us from infections and a number of other ailments. The fast-paced, urban lifestyle many of us lead today, however, takes a toll on our skin health. From the pollutants in the air we breathe to the toxic additives in the food we eat, there are a number of things that can have a detrimental effect on our skin.

In this article, we take a look at the effects of toxins on the skin and discuss how you can reverse the same and take care of your skin.

Effects of Environmental Pollution on Your Skin

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Get a Fair Skin Tone: Real Science behind Skin Whitening — No Gimmicks, No False Promises

For ages humans with darker skin tone have aspired to have a lighter skin tone. Also, society norms are such that individuals with lighter skin tone (Europeans descent) are considered more presentable as compared to dark skin tone individuals. This has led to a general perception in society that having a fair skin tone leads to better relations, better job prospects and general success in society.

Even though Athena Skin & Laser Clinic doesn’t endorse this view, we are the leading clinic in helping people achieve their desired lighter skin tone through Skin Whitening. The article below describes the benefits of Glutathione: an emerging antioxidant which has shown great success in protecting the skin from UV radiation and other environmental factors and internal songstress. Glutathione inhibits melanin production: the primary reason of dark skin tone.

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Wrinkle Reduction Without Downtime or Surgery

Reduce wrinkles and look years younger. There are over 50 muscles in your face and we use them to create different facial expressions. Over time wrinkles form as collagen breaks down in these areas of facial expression. One way to reduce these wrinkles and stop this collagen break-down is to inject Anti-Wrinkle injection .

Wrinkle reduction takes away years from your face. The use of Anti-Wrinkle injection will diminish wrinkles in the brow, forehead and around the eyes (crow’s feet). It can also be safely used in other areas of the face depending on a patient unique facial movement and in the neck to remove banding that comes with getting older.

Anti-Wrinkle injection is injected into the muscles identified as responsible for the wrinkle in question and is used in very small quantities. Anti-Wrinkle injection works by blocking the receptors on the muscles responsible for initiating movement when signals are sent from the brain. Once injected, the muscles will relax resulting in the improved look of your wrinkles. A temporary block of that muscles ability to function occur keeping line from forming and allowing new collagen to build, further improving the overall appearance of that area.

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The Benefits of Laser Hair Removal Treatments

Laser Hair removal has grown into one of the most popular cosmetic procedures in the recent years. Most of us have some hair that is positioned at the “wrong” place. If this hair is too excessive and body part too exposed, it can cause a great deal of embarrassment. Laser hair removal provides a very precise and effective technique of getting rid of this unwanted hair. It is a perfect alternative to many other hair removal techniques which you are most currently deploying such as frequent shaving of Hair, waxing, or tweezing. At the most basic level, the laser hair removal treatment works by beaming concentrated light on the hairy body part which are subsequently absorbed by the dark hair follicles hence destroying them.

Laser hair removal is widely applied in removing unwanted hair from areas of the body such as the legs, the arms, the bikini lines, the underarms and many other parts of the body. It is an effective and highly precise treatment technique. There are many other benefits that you can derive from the laser hair removal treatments. These include the following:-

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Facts about Laser Hair Removal

Grappling with excessive hair growth in all those unwanted places? This is always an issue for men and women. With too much hair in all the inconvenient places in our bodies, we are likely to spend an excessive amount of money and time trying to remove the hair in places such as the arms and legs, and even on our faces.

There are traditional hair removal techniques that we can adopt, but these are not only inconvenient and time-consuming but many a times, painful. Shaving off the hair has an even more adverse effect on your skin. It not only leads to flakiness, but it can also cause excessive dryness in the skin.

Then there is the dreaded waxing procedure for hair removal. It is an invasive technique that will no doubt cause some problems on the skin such as skin irritation and ingrown hair. The threading technique of hair removal is not an effective one if you are grappling with larger areas of the body. The last solution is that of the depilatory creams but these too have their side effects and can leave ugly patches on your skin surface after the hair removal procedure.

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Let’s just debunk the common Anti-Wrinkle injection myths

Anti-Wrinkle injection is one of the most popular beauty treatments for people who want to maintain their perfect look today, but there is still a lot of misconceptions regarding the side effects, who can use it, and why. Here are the few of the myths about Anti-Wrinkle injection, let’s just debunk them.

1. Anti-Wrinkle injection causes facial muscles to freeze

A very common myth is that Anti-Wrinkle injection can cause the face to freeze and cause all natural facial expressions to disappear. While it does not make the face entirely expressionless, an overuse of the substance can be harmful. However, within 1-2 weeks the face should restore its natural expressions. In fact, many patients report a “refreshed” and more natural look immediately after procedures.

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Common Body Areas and quick facts associated with Laser Hair Removal Treatments

Hair removal treatments can be done anywhere on the body and laser is no exception. Laser Hair Removal is becoming more and more popular for males and females. Typically, it may take anywhere from 4-5 sessions about 6 weeks apart for the treatment to fully work.

For women
The most common body areas for treatment of women include legs, underarms, arms, face, upper lip and pubic area. 6 – 8 treatments usually result in a 75% – 95% permanent hair loss.

For men
The most common areas are stomach, back and sideburns.
Laser hair removal is the most effective when hair is actively growing. This is why it’s important to refrain from plucking, tweezing or waxing, weeks before the procedure. Apart from a mild burning sensation or warmth in the area treated there are no known side effects. Patients are, however, advised to avoid sunlight, tan beds, chlorine and saltwater because these can cause redness and Skin irritation.

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5 skin wrecking habits

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Although you have the best intentions when it comes to taking care of your skin, there might be things in your beauty routine that are causing damage you’re not even aware of. To be sure you’re not overlooking something, Dr Harmandeep Sidhu at Chandigarh advises on the 5 habits that wreck your skin and how to avoid them.

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Do’s and Don’ts of Scar Prevention

Scar-Prevention-1Dr Harman Sidhu is the top Skin Specialist in Chandigarh and in this article she provides valuable advise on scar prevention. We all have scars and they are typically not something that cause discomfort. However, in some cases of serious injury the size and location of the scar tissue can affect self-esteem. For many, scars have become a permanent problem because they think scars cannot be treated. Luckily, there are ways to ensure their appearance becomes less visible over time.

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