Sentences with phrase «as skin patches»

When easy - to - apply topical testosterone treatments such as skin patches and gels began hitting the market in the early 2000s, testosterone took on a whole new persona as a cure - all for anything that might ail the ageing male, from erectile dysfunction to unwanted body fat.

It's also the only Alzheimer's medication available as a skin patch.

Fortunately, allergy tests, such as skin patch or blood test, are widely available and have become valuable in identifying the substances responsible for causing allergies.

Not exact matches

At 19 weeks pregnant, as your hormones change, you may notice any freckles or moles darkening and you may even develop darkened patches of skin known as chloasma.

When this is the cause, expect to also see other physical symptoms, such as skin problems (eczema, rashes, dry patches), tummy upsets (vomiting, diarrhea), or breathing issues (congestion, runny nose, wheezing, coughing).

It can be used to alleviate itchiness and help dry the oozing from poison ivy rash, eczema, which is the inflammation of the skin in red patches with swelling, skin cracking, and even some oozing, as well as other conditions.

Infant eczema usually appears as patches of flaky, red skin in very visible places, including baby's chubby cheeks, behind the ears and on the scalp.

It's not uncommon for some newborns to develop small splits or dry patches on the skin, especially in areas such as the hands and ankles.

Some babies will have skin problems from milk allergies, such as red patches, dry skin or skin that appears scaly.

Some symptoms associated with insulin resistance include skin changes, such as skin tags or dark skin patches (acanthosis nigricans) and upper body weight gain.

Some women experience dark blotchy patches on their skin, formally referred to as melasma.

Some of these ideas are still in the prototype stage, including a patch that administers insulin through the skin just as a nicotine patch administers nicotine.

«But in our design, we had to account for the low volume of ambient sweat that would be present in areas such as under a watch or wrist device, or under a patch that lies next to the skin.»

«But, perhaps more importantly, these results support a rarely tested idea that social signaling itself, such as the need to detect blushing and facial color changes, might have had a role in the evolution or maintenance of the unusual type of color vision shown in primates, especially those with conspicuous patches of bare skin, including humans, macaques, and many others,» concludes co-author Amanda Melin of the University of Calgary.

The shorter time for drug delivery is made possible as the miniature needles on the patch create micrometre - sized porous channels in the skin to deliver the drug rapidly.

The dilution of a cold stimulus by a warm one implies that the different signals are blended over a broad patch of skin — a phenomenon known as spatial summation.

Zhenan Bao, a chemical engineer developing similar wearable health sensors at Stanford University in California, says that some key components such as batteries and processors do not yet have a flexible form suitable for skin patches.

The team's skin patch instead supplies a series of smaller measured doses as needed by using a tremor - detecting sensor.

The chip is small enough to be implanted in the body just beneath the surface of the skin and is powered wirelessly by a wearable device, such as a smartwatch or patch.

Laboratory swine provide a model for the study of atherosclerosis, diabetes, and organ transplantation, and porcine skin is so similar to our own that it can be used as a temporary patch for burn patients.

The new medicated skin patch promotes fat browning in mice and holds promise in burning unwanted fat deposits such as love handles.

New patches may form where there was injury to the skin (such as an insect bite).

The most common type of psoriasis ---- plaque psoriasis ---- usually appears as red, raised patches of skin covered in white, flaking scales that crop up on the knees, elbows, scalp, hands, feet, or lower back.

Testosterone - replacement therapy (prescribed in the form of a cream or gel patch applied to the skin, or given as a pill or injection) can be effective.

On many areas of the skin, it appears as a round patch with a clear center.

Eczema is a skin condition that shows up as itchy, dry, red patches, and can result in peeling, blisters, and sores.

These thick, hard patches of skin form over time as part of your body's normal protection against prolonged rubbing or pressure — the buildup helps protect the underlying skin.

And watch your aspirin intake — too much can increase your risk of overdose (in addition to the creams, Newman may have been using a pain - relieving patch and taking aspirin), as can wrapping or using a heating pad on ointment - covered skin.

Also nicknamed «chicken skin,» keratosis pilaris is an unsightly skin condition that manifests as red patches and bumps.

This skin complaint produces raised, red, silvery or red scaly patches and can appear as patches affecting the entire scalp, or can be confined to only the areas including the forehead, back of the neck or around or behind the ears.

Olive oil helps to take care of dry patches and lighten the skin tone as well with regular usage.

I have combination skin, pretty oily on the T - zone and got some dry patches on cheeks, so the moisturizer works pretty nice for my skin, but I prefer using it as a PM moisturizer, it's thick and hard to build in, but the next morning your skin feels pretty soft:) I love using it with the antioxidant serum.

The OvWatch measures changes in perspiration and requires the user to attach a sticky patch to their skin and wear a watch every day, except during times of possible accumulation of moisture on the skin, such as during periods of exercise, heat, or humidity.

They can be given in a pill, as a troche / sublingual (held in the cheek or under the tongue), injected under the skin in time - release pellets, with vaginal suppositories, with injections, and through the skin (transdermal) with a cream or patch.

Virtually all of the hormone in the cream or patch gets into the bloodstream if it is put on thin areas of the skin such as the inner arms.

However, skin cancer (melanoma) can mimic a sunspot as common skin cancer types usually start as a flat dark or brown patches.

One acne patient who used apple cider vinegar as a hopeful cure and developed a huge patch of raw, burnt skin.

Psoriasis is classified as an auto - immune illness and is characterized by inflammation affecting the skin, it includes redness, pain, sometimes localized heat, as well as dry and cracked patches of skin.

There has been an increase in the use of testosterone cream, as you will not experience the level of skin irritation that comes from the other transdermal forms like testosterone gel and patches.

As always, when trying new products, it's best to test out a small patch of skin for a few days to make sure it doesn't cause a reaction.

The delivery of drugs transdermally (through the skin) is a practice used in medicine to avoid the risk or inconvenience of intravenous therapy, to lower loss of absorption as a drug passes through the gastrointestinal tract, to lower metabolism of the drug by the liver, and to provide a more targeted application (such as a topical non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug delivery via patch vs. swallowing a pill).

Topical treatments such as Estroge, Divigel, Estrasorb, and Evamist are moderately low in price, as are many of the skin patches.

Below the scrotum and right above the anus is a small patch of skin known as the perineum.

As a body treatment, I use coconut oil to moisturise my lips, rough patches of skin and as an overnight hair treatment (simply rub through the mid-lengths to the ends, plait hair and sleepAs a body treatment, I use coconut oil to moisturise my lips, rough patches of skin and as an overnight hair treatment (simply rub through the mid-lengths to the ends, plait hair and sleepas an overnight hair treatment (simply rub through the mid-lengths to the ends, plait hair and sleep).

As an aside, I convinced my dad (a retired old school doctor) to use coconut oil on some weird patches of skin on his hand - he reported that it healed so well, his surgeon decided to cancel the biopsy he had scheduled (SUPER proud daughter moment!)

I have combination skin that is more on the dry side especially as the weather gets colder and I find this drew attention to some of my dry patches that I would want to cover up.

As I've mentioned a thousand times before, I have dry skin and in the winter this dry skin gets even worse and so I sometimes struggle with what makeup to wear in order to not accentuate any dry patches but also will not dry my skin out more as I find some makeup can do thaAs I've mentioned a thousand times before, I have dry skin and in the winter this dry skin gets even worse and so I sometimes struggle with what makeup to wear in order to not accentuate any dry patches but also will not dry my skin out more as I find some makeup can do thaas I find some makeup can do that.

If you decide to use essential oils, try a patch test on your skin first as everyone is different.

I have dry / combination skin, so I picked this up as an alternative to the matte formula which can sometimes accentuate my dry patches.

Nathalie describes her skin type as oily with «some dry patches.»