Why is it necessary to moisturize the skin? With the passage of time there is a physiological and progressive loss in the amount of hyaluronic acid in the skin. This leads to the appearance of wrinkles and skin dryness. To try to stop this process, it is advisable to restore the hyaluronic acid deposits. This … Read more
Rosacea is a chronic dermatitis that usually presents in the form of outbreaks with a reddened appearance. It usually manifests itself on the convexities and central areas of the face such as the nose and cheekbones. In order to learn a little more about this skin problem and the latest advances in its treatment, we … Read more
Lupus erythematosus (LE) is a complex disease of autoimmune origin with a wide variety of manifestations. One of the most frequent is in the skin. When a patient presents at the dermatologist’s office with lupus erythematosus lesions, it may be only a skin lesion or a manifestation of a systemic disease with possible involvement of … Read more
Melanoma is the most aggressive skin cancer and although the number of cases in Spain and other Western countries is increasing, advances in the field of research are increasingly encouraging, both in diagnosis and in the better understanding of the causes of this tumor. In addition, melanoma is a neoplasm that can be prevented by … Read more
Barcelona is a world leader in non-invasive skin cancer diagnosis research. Possibly the most obvious expression of this is the company Diagnosis Dermatológica, based in the city, which leads Europe in innovation in the diagnosis and treatment of skin cancer. This is possible thanks to strategic alliances with the main European companies in this sector … Read more
Those in charge of the Melanoma Unit of the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona estimate that it affects between 7 and 12 out of every 100,000 people each year. Melanoma, the most aggressive and deadly skin cancer, continues to spread among the Spanish population, which has traditionally been less prone to suffer the consequences of excessive … Read more
We get ringworm by touching people or animals that already have it. Within the medical staff of Top Doctors we have Dr. Miquel Casals Andreu, specialist in Dermatology and Child Dermatology, and expert in skin infections, Psoriasis and Atopic Dermatitis among other skin pathologies. Tinea is a fungal infection of the skin, hair and nails. … Read more
Dr. Romero is an expert in Dermatology, specializing in acne, rosacea and atopic dermatitis. In this article he talks about rosacea, gives us tips for its prevention and explains the most suitable treatments for each type of rosacea. Rosacea is a chronic inflammatory skin disease that evolves in outbreaks. When and how rosacea usually appears … Read more
Although it affects mostly men, women also suffer from what we call androgenetic alopecia. This is the form of alopecia that consists of the progressive loss of hair density. In men, there is a receding frontal hairline, followed by hair loss in the parietal area and the vertex, up to the junction of both areas, … Read more
Definition and typology Lupus erythematosus is a heterogeneous group of diseases that are related by the development of autoimmunity directed against different parts of the DNA of one’s own cells. There are basically two types of Lupus erythematosus: systemic and cutaneous. At one end of the disease, systemic lupus can manifest itself with a mixture … Read more