by timdinh | May 29, 2025 | General Medicine
Thou seest I have more flesh than another man, and therefore more frailty (Shakespeare, Henry IV) Introduction In an ideal world, we would only eat the calories we need and no more. Similar to most animals (not the hippo), we would all be svelte, athletic specimens....
by timdinh | May 29, 2025 | General Medicine
Introduction Warts are skin lesions that develop due to a harmless virus getting into the skin. They are very common during childhood and still occur into adulthood. Warts can last for years and be itchy, annoying or in an awkward location; especially the bottom of...
by timdinh | May 29, 2025 | General Medicine
Introduction Many people will be distressed to find that they have stretch marks. Stretch marks are purple or flesh coloured streaks of skin that feel less firm, like tissue, and sit between normal areas of skin. What are Stretch marks? Stretch marks come from...
by timdinh | May 29, 2025 | General Medicine
Introduction If your doctor has found a skin lesion with some concerning features for skin cancer or a lump that needs to be removed, an excision +/- biopsy will be carried out. This is to make sure that the lesion (e.g. mole) is removed and the tissue analysed....
by timdinh | May 29, 2025 | General Medicine
Introduction Scars are areas of abnormal skin that look different. They can happen after we cut or injure our skin, or sometimes just spontaneously. Most scars are small, but when they are big or in prominent areas, they can really bother people. The best way to deal...
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