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At Rosh Health Center, we individualize care for each patient and offer a comprehensive approach to skin rejuvenation and hair restoration. We provide regenerative aesthetics procedures as well as primary care services to identify and treat underlying hair and skin health concerns.
Acne Vulgaris
Acne, also known as Acne vulgaris, is a hair follicle that becomes clogged with oil and dead skin cells. Acne develops from the blockage and inflammation of hair follicles, and this causes acne to develop into whiteheads, blackheads, or pimples. Acne can be classified as inflammatory acne or noninflammatory acne. Inflammatory acne includes papules, pustules, nodules, and cysts. Noninflammatory acne includes whiteheads and blackheads. Complications of acne include scarring, dyspigmentation, and poor facial aesthetics.
Scars
A scar is the body’s natural healing process to replace lost or damaged skin. Most wounds, except for minor ones, manifest into a scar. Wound healing involves three processes including inflammation, proliferation, and remodeling. Scarring occurs when the tissue does not properly regenerate to its original aesthetic form. This could be due to a rapid inflammatory response in order to heal the wound quickly and prevent infection and wound disintegration. A scar may result from an infection, acne, injury, disease, inflammation of tissue, and surgery. A scar is composed of fibrous tissue that replaces normal skin after an injury. The scar’s final appearance depends on the type of injury, location of the scar, direction of the wound, age, and nutritional status of the individual. Types of scars that we treat include atrophic scars (thin indented depression from inadequate collagen and connective tissue production. Causes: burns, cystic acne, chickenpox, accident, surgery, etc.) and fine-line scars (visible marks or lines. Causes: surgery, minor cut or wound).
Hyperpigmentation
Hyperpigmentation: uneven skin tone caused by overproduction of melanin which provides natural pigmentation for skin, hair, and eye color. Melanin is responsible for providing UV protection and acts as an antioxidant. Overproduction of melanin causes hyperpigmentation in the skin, which appears as patches or flat brown spots.
Common types of hyperpigmentation: melasma, photoaging (age spots), and post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation
Fine lines and wrinkles
Fine lines and wrinkles: fine lines are small superficial lines close to the skin surface and not easily noticeable. They may progress to wrinkles with aging where collagen and elastin can become damaged, leading to loss of elasticity and firmness in the skin. As opposed to wrinkles, fine lines form between the eyes and mouth and are visible with facial expressions, whereas wrinkles can be seen in a neutral position or facial expressions.
Common facial wrinkles: bunny lines, crow’s feet, frown line, forehead lines, marionette lines, mental crease, nasolabial fold, and tear troughs
Dry Skin
As we age, dry skin occurs when moisture-producing oil and sweat glands dry up and are not functioning optimally, resulting in thinner skin with less fat and collagen. The sweat and oil glands do not provide the skin enough moisture, and the skin dries out, which may cause skin irritation. There are external and internal factors that may contribute to dry skin. External factors may include skin cleansing, environmental, and occupational factors. Internal factors may include skin disease (Inflammatory skin disorders, infectious skin disorders, neoplasms, etc.), internal/systemic diseases (endocrine, inflammatory, infectious, hormonal, hematologic, etc.), dietary related (dehydration, malnutrition, etc.) or medication related. Common signs and symptoms of dry skin include redness, flakes, scales, or peeling, cracked and rough skin that may bleed, feeling of skin tightness, itching, premature fine lines and wrinkles, and gray and ashy skin.
Hair loss/Thinning
Hair loss and hair aging is associated with structural and functional changes in the scalp skin occurring due to oxidative damage, chronic inflammation, decreased keratinocyte turnover, decreased melanin synthesis, decreased stem cell activation, decreased in the microvasculature, decreased scalp skin viscoelasticity and hydration, increased collagen degradation, mitochondrial dysfunction, reduction in the thickness of the subcutaneous white adipose tissue, DNA damage of the hair follicles, loss of telomerase, follicular microinflammation and fibrosis. These factors are known to contribute to the visible signs of hair aging such as color changes, thinning hair, dryness, dullness, and changes in hair texture.
