Knowledge

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Articles from our experts — on aesthetic medicine, dermatology and informed skin care. Arranged alphabetically, so you can find your topic faster.

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A mole - can a change be dangerous?

A mole is the everyday name for a pigmented naevus and every one of us has them. What matters for assessment are its features: symmetry, border, colour, size and change.

A pretty design is not everything

A beautifully furnished clinic says nothing about whether a treatment will be safe. The term “aesthetic medicine” is not a protected title.

Acne scars — how to remove them and why creams are not enough

Acne leaves two different problems: discolouration, which often fades on its own, and atrophic scars you can feel with a fingertip. They need different treatment.

Beauty last minute

How much can be done before you travel depends solely on how much time is left. A cheat sheet of treatments arranged by the time you have.

Broken capillaries - where do they come from?

Broken capillaries are not a matter of age and do not affect the face alone. The most common cause is hereditary, with hormones and lifestyle adding to it.

Cellulite — a problem for almost every one of us

Up to 90% of women over 25 have cellulite, so it is not a matter of lacking discipline. It is not removed once and for all — it is kept under control.

Drooping eyelids — where they come from and which treatments really work

Drooping eyelids come from the slackening of the thinnest skin on the body and from a weakened orbital septum. A skin overhang is not the same as ptosis.

Facial asymmetry. Causes and treatment methods

Nobody has a symmetrical face, and slight asymmetry is the norm rather than a flaw. The problem only begins with larger differences.

Facial rejuvenation treatments

Skin begins to age after 25, and its needs change roughly every decade. A review of treatments from your thirties to your sixties.

Fibromas - should you be afraid of them?

A fibroma is a benign skin lesion that does not metastasise. It comes in a soft and a hard form, and each is removed differently.

Fractional laser results

For the first week after a laser treatment you look worse than before it, and that is the normal course. Lasers work through controlled damage to the skin.

How to “burn” belly fat?

No treatment replaces diet and exercise. Treatments make sense once your weight is stable and localised fat still remains.

How to get rid of scars — what really works and what is a waste of time

A scar is permanent replacement tissue, not damaged skin that will regenerate. One thing works on a fresh scar, another on an old one.

How to get rid of wrinkles?

Skincare can prevent wrinkles but will not remove the ones already there. The choice of method depends on whether they come from facial expression or from the sun.

How to improve your facial contour?

The facial contour starts to change soon after your thirty-fifth birthday, slowly enough that the first signs are easy to miss. The letter V gradually turns into a W.

Hyperpigmentation: how to get rid of it?

Brown patches are not one problem but several, and the type of pigmentation determines the method and the realistic result. Without SPF none of them will work.

Lip augmentation with the "flat" method

The “flat” technique shapes the lip within its natural outline instead of pushing it forward. It emerged in response to the so-called duck lip.

Lipoma — a soft lump under the skin. When to remove it and when to observe it

A lipoma is a benign tumour made of fat tissue, felt as a soft, mobile lump under the skin. In most cases observation is enough.

Melasma (chloasma) — why the usual methods for pigmentation marks fail here

Melasma is not ordinary pigmentation but a chronic disorder of melanocyte function. That is why it comes back after the holidays and is treated differently.

Men's skincare in the clinic

Men’s skin is thicker, has more sebaceous glands and ages differently from women’s. The most common reasons for a visit are hair and wrinkles.

New trends in aesthetic medicine

The direction has shifted from enlarging to natural results, and the technique with it: finer needles and microcannulas. A review of the changes we see in the clinic.

Rosacea - what it is and how to treat it?

Rosacea is a chronic inflammatory disease of the facial skin whose main symptom is persistent redness. It will not go away on its own, but it responds to treatment.

Sagging skin — a problem you can fight at any age

Collagen and elastin production slows down around your twentieth birthday, so laxity is not a problem of one age group. The process is natural, but it can be slowed.

Sebaceous cyst — where it comes from, whether it is dangerous and how it is removed

An epidermoid cyst is a benign lesion felt as a firm lump under the skin, most often behind the ear, on the neck or on the back. Squeezing must be avoided.

Shaving, wax, an epilator or a laser — how they actually differ

Depilation cuts or pulls out the hair, epilation damages the follicle, and that distinction decides how long the result lasts. A comparison of razor, cream, wax, epilator and laser.

Skincare after summer

After summer the skin loses water faster than usual, even with a high SPF. Autumn is also the best time of year for treatments.

Smoker's skin — care and regeneration

A grey skin tone and vertical lines above the upper lip have earned their own name: smoker’s face. Some of the changes reverse after quitting, some do not.

Types of facial profile - how to improve your facial profile

The profile shows the relationships between nose, lips, chin and jawline, so it can be less forgiving than the mirror. There is no such thing as a perfect profile.

Under-eye bags - how to get rid of them?

One name covers three different problems: swelling, loss of volume and a fat hernia. Each of them calls for a different solution.

Vitamin D and the biological cycle of the epidermis

As much as 90% of the skin’s vitamin D synthesis depends on UV radiation, so from October to April its level drops. Deficiency can leave the complexion grey and less elastic.

Warts, verrucas and seborrhoeic lesions — how to tell them apart and what to do about them

One name covers two different lesions: viral warts caused by HPV and benign seborrhoeic keratoses. They are treated in completely different ways.

What are pearly penile papules?

Pearly papules are a physiological feature of the skin of the penis, not a disease. They are not infectious, are not sexually transmitted and need no treatment.

Your first laser hair removal session — how to prepare and what to expect

With laser hair removal, half the work happens before you enter the clinic. A tan and certain medicines change how safe the treatment is.