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Juniper Publishers- JOJ Dermatology & Cosmetics  Beauty, A Social Construct: The Curious Case of Cosmetic Surgeries Authored by Vandana Roy In this article we deconstruct the social norm of beauty and cosmetic beauty treatment, an issue that is seldom discussed in medical circles and is often lost to popular rhetoric. In doing so, we also reflect on the institutionalized system of social conditioning.Cosmetic surgery, as with reconstructive surgery, has its roots in plastic surgery (emerging from the Greek word ‘plastikos’, meaning to mold or form). The practice of surgically enhancing or restoring parts of the body goes back more than 4000 years. The oldest accounts of rudimentary surgical procedures is found in Egypt in the third millennia BCE. Ancient Indian texts of 500 BCE outline procedures for amputation and reconstruction. The rise of the Greek city-states and spread of the Roman Empire is also believed to have led to increasingly sophisticate...

Juniper Publishers- JOJ Dermatology & Cosmetics  Treatment of the Ear Giant Keratoacanthoma with Topical Imiquimod  Authored by Hong-Duo Chen Keratoacanthoma (KA) is an epidermal neoplasma with rapid growth and severe local destruction. Owing to its similarities to squamous cell carcinoma, complete surgical excision is mainly recommended. Topical imiquimod is an ideal option for the problematic sites and cosmetic demands. Here we report a giant case of KA on a rare anatomical location, and fully recorded the disease process. The patient was treated successfully with topical imiquimod.Keratoacanthoma (KA) is an epidermal neoplasma with rapid growth and spontaneous regression tendency. Owing to its similarities to squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and severe local destruction, complete surgical excision is mainly recommended. However, nonsurgical options are required in consideration of the tumor size, problematic sites, and cosmetic demands [1,2]. H...

Prospects for the Use of Carbon Nanotubes in Medicine Authored by  Joanna Igielska-Kalwat Newly discovered compounds showing unique properties can have profound effect on development of medicine. As far as carbon is concerned, a discovery of great consequences for medicine was that of a new allotropic form of carbon known as fullerene. Recently much interest has been paid to the application of carbon nanotubes as carriers of therapeutic drugs, biosensors, in gene therapy or in anticancer therapy. For more Open Access Journals in   Juniper Publishers  please click on  https://juniperpublishers.com/ For more articles on  Journal of Dermatology & Cosmetics Medicine please click on  https://juniperpublishers.com/jojdc/ To read more… FullText