Warts are skin condition that most people have. It can typically grow anywhere in the body. It may be found on fingers, elbows, feet and even on our faces. Some of the warts are visible and some are not so visible. Some are rough whereas some are the opposite. Warts do not have roots deep down our skin, however, they are still quite a hand to get rid off.


Wart causes

Warts are tumors but they are not cancerous since they do not do internal damage. But warts do spread across our skin. When there is direct contact most especially to wounds, warts are easily transferred. With low immune system, warts are easily transferrable. Plus, when you do get warts, it is easier for it to grow and spread. Warts may sometimes disappear on its own through the help of our body fighting it off. Some of them, however, are quite stubborn and need treatments to get rid off.

Wart treatments

Over the counter medicines such as aspirin which contains salicylic acid that peels our skin. Some unconventional way may even involve the use of tapes etc. But, it is still better to consult your doctor to ask about the different treatments you can have to get rid off them once and for all. 

• Cryotherapy- with the use of liquid nitrogen, the doctor freezes your warts
  
• Chemicals – uses acids to get rid of warts
  
• Lasers
  
• Medicines – some are creams that are put on the warts
  
• Alternative medicine – lemon, aloe, milkweed, banana 
  

To sum it up, warts are viral infections and are very hard to get rid off. If warts are aggressively multiplying and you feel bothered with it, it is best to consult your doctor for immediate response. 

Where can you find more information?
Contact Faith Medical Group  or drop by at our clinics!

We may often neglect the importance of our scalp and hair. It is usually exposed n sunlight, beauty products, blow-drying, iron, curling and other beauty treatments like relaxation and rebond of hair. For men, we may often neglect the importance of the growth and thickness of our hair that most of us already have bald spots at a young age. This article wishes to help everyone having troubles managing their hair and scalp – both for men and women. After-all, we all have the same composition of scalps.

Scalps can be divided into 3 kinds, normal, oily and dry. This is as equally important as our skin. For normal scalp here are some of the things that you should remember:

• Use shampoo and conditioner 2x a week and use appropriate shampoo for your hair. 
•  Only use light conditioner for split and frizzy ends
•  Do oily hair treatment once a month to keep your scalp from becoming dry and flaky

For oily scalp

• Here is a new thing, oily scalp are more prone to dandruff and flaking. Since the extra oil from the scalp accumulates and then clogging the pores thus making it flaky.
•  Use deep cleansing shampoo to unclog the pores
•  Use anti-dandruff shampoos if you have flakes
•  No need to apply extra oil to the scalp

For dry scalp

• Shampoo only once a week
•  Use shampoo that has natural oils that moisturizes
•  Get oil treatments once a month
•  Better to use thicker conditioner for your hair

It should be noted that the proper use of shampoo and conditioner, for men and women will lengthen your hair’s life and will make your scalp healthy and capable of producing more hair. Using hair products that damages your scalp might lead to hair loss, balding and flaky hair. 

Where can you find more information?
Contact Faith Medical Group  or drop by at our clinics!