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Dr. Raktima Chakrabarti is a renowned Dermatologist in Sector-56, Gurgaon. She has had many happy patients in her 18 years of journey as a Dermatologist. She is a qualified MBBS, MD(Paed), Fellowship in Neonatology. She is currently practising at Raktima Chakrabarti @ Apollo Clinic in Sector-56, Gurgaon. You can book an instant appointment online with Dr. Raktima Chakrabarti on Lybrate.com.
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MBBS - Kalkatta University - 1999
MD(Paed) - Meruth University - 2007
Fellowship in Neonatology - Germany - 2010
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18
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Cocoa butter is famous for its anti-wrinkling and anti-aging properties. It helps in enhancing the blood circulation, which reduces stretch marks. Massage the affected area with cocoa butter at least two times a day. Repeat the process for two months and notice the reduced scars.
Else, mix half cup of cocoa butter with one tablespoon of wheat germ oil, one teaspoon of tea kernel oil, two teaspoons of grated beeswax, and vitamin E oil. Heat the mix until the beeswax melts. Apply it on the stretch marks twice or thrice a day. The mixture can be stored in a sealed box in the refrigerator.Physical Exercise
One must regularly do physical exercises, like abdominal crunches, sit-ups, swimming, etc. Which tone the underlying muscles and remove the ugly stretch marks.
Useful Tips
•Consume protein, zinc and Vitamin C rich foods in abundance. Green salad, milk, fish, nuts and citrus fruits help a lot in diminishing stretch marks.
•Do yoga and other physical exercises on the regular basis.
•Pregnant women should not use creams and solutions, prepared from chemicals. Instead of fading away stretch marks, they may result in skin damaging rashes.
•Don’t scratch the affected area.
•Keep your skin moisturized.
HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICINE
SILICEA 6X (Wilmar Schwabe India) Chew 4 tab 3 times daily for 3 months
COCOA BUTTER CREAM (BAKSON)
20
years old
male
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Srikakulam asked
Hello. Hair problem is common now a days.
Due to stress and busy life.
Take full sleep.
Drink planty water.
Have fruits.
Take.
Acid hydrofluoric 30.2 tds x 30 days.
And revert.
Use arnica mon q 30 ml + your oil 100 ml mix. Twice a week at night and wash
20
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male
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Bhubaneswar asked
B.Sc. - Dietitics / Nutrition, Nutrition Certification,Registered Dietitian
Dietitian/Nutritionist, Delhi
To prevent hair fall, you can follow some simple steps as listed below:
1. Use mild shampoo to wash hair (you can make your own shampoo using reetha and shikakai at home).
2. Stop using conditioners. Use natural conditioners like egg, yougurt and lemon.
3. Massage your scalp with a mix of oils like olive, coconut, sesame, castor oil at night.
4. Apply raw amla juice on hair thrice a week.
5. Rub your scalp with the juice of white onion.
6. Use a paste of bhringraj on hair.
7. You can use some good hair packs like - fenugreek and yogurt, egg and green tea.
8. You can rinse your hair with organic apple cider vinegar after washing your hair to maintain pH balance of your hair.
9. Hair health depends on the amount of protein in your diet. Foods like chicken, eggs, fish, nuts, dry fruits gives you the required nutrients to keep your skin and hair healthy. So consume plenty of them. Eat things rich in vitamin C like amla and oranges.
10. Drink plenty of water throughout the day to flush out toxins from the body.
22
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male
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Kolkata asked
Iron plays a key role in manufacturing hemoglobin, the part of the blood that carries oxygen to your body’s organs and tissues. When your hemoglobin is at a healthy level, oxygen is properly dispersed. This means your scalp is getting a good flow of blood, which will stimulate and promote hair growth. Adding more iron to your diet doesn’t mean you have to feast on liver day in, day out, but when you’re craving something sweet, remember that dried fruits (like raisins) and cherry juice are packed with iron. Eggs; dates; raisins; dark green, leafy vegetables such as kale; and whole-grain cereals are all high in iron. Vitamin C improves the absorption of iron, so fruits such as oranges, strawberries and lemons should be on your grocery list of foods that prevent hair loss.
27
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Hyderabad asked
Lips are more tender in nature and is a basic feature that represents your face and expression. Hence they need to be kept crack free and moist. To get a natural pink color on your lips, its very important to follow a proper lip care regime on regular basis.
? Mix coconut oil with honey.
? Apply it to the cracked or dry lips and massage for sometime.
? Mix fresh coriander leaves juice with 2 tea spoon lemon juice.
? Apply this to the lips and clean after 15mins.
? Try this weekly twice to turn your lips red.
? For treatment and any queries ask privately
Also follow the below tips -
Avoid licking or biting of your lips, this dries out lips.
? Stay hydrated to keep your lips moist.
? Stop smoking and limit your caffeine intake. This is the major reasons why your lips become dark.
? Drink plenty of water throughout the day.
? Take high water content fruits in your daily diet. Ex: Watermelon, Orange, Cucumber,lemon etc.
? Maintain a healthy diet and eat lots of fruits and vegetables.
? For treatment and any queries ask privately
21
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Guwahati asked
In Homeopathy, a huge number of wonderful medicines are present that are used to tackle hair loss cases. Every kind of hair loss (ranging from hair loss due to anemia / nutritional deficiencies, due to skin disorders, due to mental / physical trauma, due to childbirth or menopause, after acute diseases, to alopecia areata, alopecia totalis or androgenetic alopecia) can be treated with the help of well selected homeopathic medicines. Hair loss is due to dietary deficiency, hormonal imbalance, stress, strong chemical effects, styling tools, dandruff.â¨Remove these causes first and also follow these steps:-â¨1. For hair growth eat healthy diet.â¨2. Include protein rich diet. Soya food, protein shakes, beans, pulses are good for hair.
3. Nuts are good source of omega 3 and fiber. Its also good for hair.
4. Drink lots of water.
5. Start herbal tea or green tea. Its good for hair growth.
6. If you are non veg then its also good for hair. Protein helps in fast growth of hair and also prevent hair fall.
7. Take all dairy products.
8. You can apply curd on hair before head bath. After that wash hair with normal shampoo and apply conditioner.
9. You can use homoeopathic oil arnica hair oil. A good head massage is also helpful. 10. Avoid using strong chemicals and heating tools. Also avoid hair colouring. Use heena and amla for grey hair. If you want medicine revert back.
22
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female
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Ahmedabad asked
Hello,
This hyperpigmentation of this type is due to hormonal imbalance in the body. So, don't you worry, just relax.
Of course, maintain the local hygiene, wear cotton inners, use herbal or ayurvedic soap which contains less of chemicals in it.
Drink plenty of fluids sp. water (around 10-12 glasses per day).
23
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male
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Balasore asked
Fungal infection requires both external and internal treatment .If you suspect you have the infection, see your doctor for an accurate diagnosis. It is better to be certain if there are other underlying issues causing the infection. Your doctor should be able to diagnose your infection just by examining and questioning you.Keep the affected area dry .
33
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Hyderabad asked
Psoriasis has no proper reason
White scales r formed on red patches
Usually occur on elbows, knees, scalp, back palms and soles
Dryness increases psoriasis
It increases in winter, alcoholism,smoking
Apply moisturiser to prevent dryness particularly in winter
Take proper medication to control it
There is no complete cure for psoriasis
27
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female
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Pondicherry asked
You can take a homoeo medicine thuja 1000, 5 drops in little water once in a month. Bellis- perrin -30, 5 drops in little water thrice daily. And ber. Beris. Aquifol q -10 drops in little water thrice daily for one month. Ber. Beris. Aquifol cream also use twice daily. Silk & stay soap (sbl) use. Than further consult for betterment.
36
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Ghaziabad asked
Horizontal lines running through the nail, on the other hand can sometimes indicate an underlying medical problem. Vertical ridges or lines in the nail often do not have a clear cause. Finally, rarely, bleeding can show up under the nails as small dark lines called splinter hemorrhages.
56
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male
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Pondicherry asked
Psoriasis is a autoimmune disease, its do not cure by alopathic medicine, they can only palliate the disease so its only by homoeopathic medicine.
23
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female
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Patiala asked
Hello.
Do you have any underlying hormonal problem with it? Please do let me know.
Take homoeopathic medicines - Schwabe's Oleum Jacoris 3x/ 4 times a day and Medorrhinum 1M/ one dose once a week. Take these for 1 month along with the following diet:
Diet for Unwanted Facial Hair:
- Vitamin B6 can reduce the production of prolactin, a hormone that causes the male hormone testosterone to be taken up by tissues. It also dampens cells' responsiveness to hormones. This vitamin can be found in avocados, fish, organ meats, soybeans, walnuts, peanuts, bananas and other fruits.
- Calcium-D-Glucarate can help your body detoxify hormones. It's a natural substance found in many fruits and vegetables, including apples, Brussels sprouts, bean sprouts, broccoli and cabbage. This also is called Glucaric Acid, D-Glucarate, or D-Glucaric Acid. If you supplement, use 200 mg twice a day.
- Vitamin E can normalize androgens and reduce the effects of testosterone. Wheat germ oil, almonds, sunflower seeds, safflower oil, peanut butter, corn oil, spinach, broccoli, mangoes and spinach contain this vitamin.
- Consuming up to 500 mg per day of magnesium is another way to reduce testosterone effects and bring androgens back into balance. Nuts, seeds, raw leafy greens, soybeans and whole grains contain magnesium.
- Zinc and copper are minerals that can help prevent unwanted facial hair. Do not overdo with copper; the ideal balance of zinc to copper is eight to one in favor of zinc. Copper is abundant in the environment---it's in drinking water in some areas, and you can get it from copper plumbing and cooking equipment.
- Get enough iodine. The thyroid gland needs iodine to make its hormones, which regulate metabolism. If you need to eat more iodine, consume sea vegetables, or seaweeds, twice a week, or use an iodine-rich seasoning such as Seaweed Gomasio.
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MD (AIIMS), Clinical Fellow,Skin Oncology(New England Medical Centre & Boston University,USA), Clinical Fellow.Photomedicine(Mass.Gen.Hospital,Harvard Medical School,USA), Clinical Fellow,Laser Surgery(Mass.Gen Hospital,Harvard Medical School,USA)
Dermatologist, Kolkata
Sunscreen manufacturers bombard you daily with their mega-budget advertising campaigns. Fair-skinned models urge you to get into the habit of using sunscreens everyday. While it is true that white-skinned Caucasian individuals have a need to protect their sensitive skins with sunscreens, do we, as darker-skinned individuals, really need to copy this same habit? Here are some scientific reasons why sunscreens are less important for most Indians and why, medically speaking, black is beautiful.
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Nature has already installed an “inbuilt umbrella” within your skin. This is the pigment melanin which gives your skin its darker colour. Just like photochromic glasses, which automatically become dark with sun exposure, melanin along with other factors, becomes activated and darker with sun exposure. This natural tanning is your “inbuilt umbrella” which protects the lower layers of your skin.
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On the beach, compared to your white-skinned friends, you are much less likely to experience a severe, blistering or beet-red burn reaction with sun exposure.
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You are much less likely to have prominent wrinkles, freckles, broken blood vessels, and pre-cancerous bumps called actinic keratosis. Thank your “inbuilt umbrella” for this.
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You are much less prone to skin cancers, since your skin does not allow harmful sun-radiation to penetrate to the lower layers of your skin. However, please do not ignore any suspicious looking bump or mole on your skin. Get it examined IMMEDIATELY by your local dermatologist.
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You are probably deficient in Vitamin D. Unlike your white-skinned friends from colder countries, who actively seek the sun, you probably avoid sunlight and do not indulge in sun-bathing or sun-tanning. Some amount of mild early morning or evening sun-exposure is essential, not just for production of this bone forming vitamin but also for other medical reasons.
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You are most likely sweating in the hot and muggy Indian climate. Application of any cream in such conditions would be not only be uncomfortable, but chances are that your expensive sunscreen is going to be washed or wiped off.
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However, if you still insist on trying to avoid even a wee bit of tan, then use sunscreens as per international recommendations. Don't rely just on SPF numbers, but use a broad-spectrum, water-resistant sunscreen. Apply about 30 ml every 2 hours on sun exposed areas. Do not forget to apply over the top of the feet, exposed legs, forearms, backup of the hands, back of the neck, nose and over the ears. This amount might pinch your pocket considerably. Consider using sun-protective, full-sleeved clothing if you really need to step out in the strong sunlight.
Don't expect to become more fairer than your baseline skin colour. Understand that you are darker for evolutionary reasons. Be thankful that you have some amount of inbuilt sun-protection bestowed to you by nature.
21
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male
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Rohtak asked
First of all you should follow some basic thing 1. Avoid=hot and cold at time 2. Less the sugar as much as possible if you want to eat sweet take juggery which is black 3. Do not drink water after meal drink at the time of meal sip by sip up to 150 ml 4. Avoid late night sleep 5. Avoid to eat spicy food, besan, bekary food, overeating, junk food.
6. Every 3 day in month eat mung dal and rice for whole day.
7. Laghu sut shekhar 2 tab after lunch and dinner 8. Manjishtadi kadha 4 table spoon after lunch and dinner.
17
years old
female
from
Hyderabad asked
Hello Mr Khan
Kindly use
1. AHAGLOW face wash twice daily.
2. KOJIVIT cream daily after using the face wash over those darker areas @night only.
3. PHOTOSTABLE GEL over the face @8AM morning & @12NOON.
Take Care
47
years old
male
from
Hyderabad asked
Home Remedies for Dark Underarms
1. Naturally Bleach Underarms with Lemon
Lemon is the first thing that comes to mind whevever you want to remove anything dark from your skin! Nothing is as good a bleach as lemon is. Lemon is not only a natural cleanser (why else would restaurants use washing bowls with warm water having lemon wedges in them!) but also has anti-bacterial and anti-septic properties. Its acidic properties help extensively in lightening your skin along with exfoliating dead skin cells. So, why not use lemon for lightening your dark underarms?
• Take a thick slice of lemon and rub your underarms daily before you go to have bath. Apply some moisturizer after bath as lemon also tends to make skin dry. You may also use lemon in different way, as told in the next point, to ensure it doesn’t dries up your skin.
• Add a pinch or two of tumeric, honey or yogurt to lemon juice. This will give you something like a paste. Apply this to your dark underarms and leave for about 10 minutes. Now wash off with water.
2. Why Leave Potatoes Behind!
True. When you can use lemon for its bleaching properties, why leave potatoes behind. They too are good natural bleaching agents. More so for those who have sensitive skin because lemon’s acidic nature can irritate their skin a lot. Potatoes, due to their mild acids do not irritate the skin. And how to use potatoes for whitening your dark underarms? You know that well, you have read it hundreds of times. Still I’ll write them down.
• Take a thin slice of potato and rub your underarms with it for about 5-10 minutes and then wash off with lukewarm water.
• Alternatively, grate a potato and squeeze out the juice from the grated things. Apply this juice to your underarms with the help of your fingers or a cotton ball. Leave it for about 10 minutes and then wash off.
Use potatoes at least twice a day to see faster results which you can expect to see in seven days time with lightened skin under your arms.
3. Use those Cucumbers too!
If it’s a competition among veggies, you’ll have to use those cucumbers lying in your refrigerator too because they too have skin lightening properties. What’s even better is that if you want to get the benefits of bleaching properties of lemon, you can do so by combining lemon juice with cucumber. While lemon works to bleach your skin, cucumber soothes the skin avoiding any itching or irritation.
• Mix lime juice with cucumber juice and add a pinch of turmeric to it. Lemon bleaches and removes dead cells, cucumber provides cooling effect and turmeric prevents discoloration. It is actually an ayurvedic remedy- so easy that you can do it everyday without any hassle!
• You can also simply cut roundels of cucumber and rub your underarms with it.
• Or apply the pure juice of ccumber to your dark underarm. This can also lighten your skin there in few days.
27
years old
female
from
Shillong asked
B.Sc. - Dietitics / Nutrition, Nutrition Certification,Registered Dietitian
Dietitian/Nutritionist, Delhi
Mix required amounts of gram flour, lemon juice and curd or yogurt. Apply this paste on tan affected area of forehead and face. Leave it for 15 minutes and wash it with water. This is an exclusive face pack prepared at home to remove tan from your skin in a very easy and effective way. A mixture of egg white, milk cream and honey works excellent against skin tanning. Mix tomato juice with honey or yogurt and apply it daily on skin to remove tanning.
23
years old
male
from
24 Parganas asked
hello
Dryness of skin is sumtimes seen after fever. So not to worry...
1.Just start massaging ur face softly with til oil twice a day for 5 min.
2. Use moisturising facewash like himalaya cucumber and aloe vera facewash.
3. Keep urself well hydrated with water, juices, soups.
4. Have at least one fruit per day.
24
years old
female
from
Hyderabad asked
Bachelor of Ayurveda, Medicine and Surgery (BAMS), MS - Counselling and Psychotherapy
Ayurveda, Jammu
Hello lybrate-user you can apply fresh aloe Vera gel over that area n Take amla juice or vit C to improve your immunity.
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