Do you want to pamper your skin but your acne and rashes don’t allow applying any new products on your skin?  If yes, then you may consult a dermatologist and make your skin healthy and glow. They can give you proper advice to make your skin healthy and shine by suggesting some useful tips like importance of balanced diets (including green vegetables, fruit, and grain), regular exercise and others.

Skin is the largest organ of the body which makes a person beautiful and confident. Today, millions of people are suffering from the skin disease and seeking proper diagnosis and treatment. Dermatology is a popular branch of medicine which deals with treating various kinds of skin related diseases. Dermatologists play important role in healing normal and complex skin ailments.

Why to Consult a Dermatologist?

Today, people want to look young and want to make their skin disease free from any kind of acne and scar. When it comes to treating skin related disease people become very conscious and want best healing methods to make their skin healthy, glow and natural. Dermatologists give each patient personalized care and attention while treating different types of skin disorders. They not only diagnose and treat people with skin disorders but also give advice for different types of diseases related to the hair, scalp and nails. They suggest proper treatment methods for hair, scalp, pigmentation and nail. Moreover, dermatologists are expert in treating the cosmetic disorders of the skin also like scalp infection, hair loss, nails infection and skin inflammation problems.

New techniques in Dermatology

Dermatologists use latest techniques such as Botox (used for aging or wrinkle treatment), chemical peel method, Dysport (muscle contraction method), Juvederm (muscle contraction method), skin rejuvenation method, laser therapy (for hair removal), Perlane (hyaluronic acid filler method), Sculptra (for soft tissue filler) and many more. They may use surgical or non-surgical methods to make one’s skin young and beautiful.

Upshot

Dermatology deals with treating complex skin diseases with over the counter method, surgical and non-invasive methods. A person can make their skin free from any diseases after consulting an experienced skin specialist. A professional dermatologist is expertise in treating various kinds of diseases like scars, wrinkles, rashes, rheumatic birthmarks, psoriasis, eczema, cancer, acne and many more.

Shingles is a skin disease which causes due to Varicella-zoster virus. It is the same virus which causes chicken pox disease. When a person suffers from the chicken pox disease, the virus remains in the body ( in nerve root) for some years, but DUE TO  some circumstances like mental stress, infection and allergy, the virus becomes active and causes this skin condition.

Symptoms

Some of the early symptoms of this disease are itchiness, burning sensation, inflammation and tingling which may get worse with time if it is not treated at the initial stage. Shingles forms blisters which may create pain in advance stage cases. The pain may last from one to 14 days. This skin condition may affect the one side of the body or face. When it affects the face, it may affect vision and hearing.

Treatment of Shingles

There is no any proper treatment for the Shingles, but in most of the cases, the painful rash may create unpleasant experience, as the rashes may create blisters on the skin which produce pain. The pain may last for 7 to 10 days and may take a few weeks (around two to four weeks) to get healed. However, there are medicines available to treat the pain and some people may also be prescribed antiviral medication to help stop the virus multiplying.

Shingles can be treated with antiviral medicines. Some of the antiviral medicines include vaccination, antiviral medicines and oral medicines are useful in this skin disease which kills the virus. Generally, in advance stage, a person prefers to visit the clinic of dermatologist to get proper treatment.

The antiviral medicines help to reduce the pain and heal the rash problem. Some of the popular antiviral medicines which are often used are acyclovir, and famciclovir (Famvir), valacyclovir. These medicines reduce the severity of skin rashes.

 Some of the medications which are given to lessen the pain are ibuprofen (Advil), naproxen (Aleve) and acetaminophen (Tylenol). A dermatologist or skin specialist may advise some narcotic pain-control medications which diminish the symptoms associated with this disease.

Some of the home remedies for Shingles

Some of the home remedies are useful to decrease the symptoms of this disease like by keeping your skin are as hydrated, clean and dry may prevent the Shingles. Cool compresses may be applied to the painful area may be also helpful.