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Leprosy Day is an essential reminder for us to continue Mahatma Gandhi's legacy and work towards a world free from discrimination and prejudice against those affected by leprosy. It serves as a platform to educate people about the disease, its symptoms, treatment, and prevention, ultimately leading to its eradication.

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Yes today is a world vitiligo day....

Vitiligo commonly called as Kodha, Sufaid Dagh and Sweta Kushta...

There is more social stigma to this disease which I do not consider a disease in first sense. Its just that the pigment (melanin) forming cells are not doing their job properly and become non functional and leads to changes in the skin color from hypopigmentation to depigmentation.

It doesn't spread by touch.....

No one in the world knows the exact cause for the condition.

The name Vitiligo is believed to be evolved from the Latin word 'vitium' meaning blemish. The Roman physician Celsus first used the term Vitiligo.

Vitiligo affects all races world wide.
Dietary or drug intake of vitamin C doesn't worsen vitiligo. There is no scientific proof for it.

Familial incidence is between 20% to 30 % but its highly unpredictable. Some experts believe it to be polygenic multifactorial inheritance. Atopic dermatitis, diabetes mellitus and thyroid disease are commonly associated with vitiligo.

A typical lesion of Vitiligo is a well defined depigmented macule which often shows a variable number of depigmented hair. It may occur insidiously and anywhere on the body. But its highly unpredictable in nature. In India it commonly occurs on the legs.

Emotional trauma and repression have been noted to worsen vitiligo.

The course of the condition is unpredictable and uncertain and their is no ideal treatment either but hope never ends.

The patients of the Vitiligo should maintain good general health and should avoid any kind of physical, chemical and emotional trauma as far as possible. Best thing will be to consult a dermatologist instead of self treatment.

There are different therapies available medical and surgical and are aimed to stimulate the pigment forming cells called melanocytes.

Finally a hope is a hope and it never ends...and don't let it go..its not the end of the world.....after all it's just a Vitiligo.

“World Skin Health Day(6th April)”

“As the 'red faced' young girl entered my consulting chamber, my diagnosis was already done before she sat on the smart revolving stool meant for examining patients. As expected the redness on her face was accompanied with growth of hair too. As anticipated, she denied applying anything on her face for last few years. As she was 'grilled', I managed to get a confession of applications of labelled as well as unlabelled 'magic fairness formulas' 'prescribed' by caring aunts, friends, beauticians, chemists, newspaper full-page ads etc. I was the fourth qualified dermatologist in the town who was trying to 'convince' her that all those 'expert fairness advices' were unfair for her 'not so fair dream' of turning 'fair and lovely'. After half an hour, as she left my chamber with my prescription, I reassured myself to continue the fight with irrational self-abuse by people, with topical steroids for fairness, pimples, blemishes, fungal infections, etc, etc.”

Believe me, this is a routine scenario seen in most dermatology clinics, all over India. An urge or obsession to get a lighter tone of skin is commonly seen due to social ‘stigma’ which wrongly equates beauty or healthy skin with fairness. Unethical promotion of fairness creams (some even containing medicines like steroids) through advertisements by reputed film personalities add to this misconception of fair skin being equivalent to beautiful or healthy skin. Rising incidence of resistant and difficult to treat fungal infection of skin (ringworm) is another fallout of irrational self use of topical combination creams containing steroids.

It has been observed that even in twenty first century, general population is not very aware about many skin conditions. There are lot of myths propagated about conditions like vitiligo, leprosy, psoriasis, eczemas, acne, hair loss, etc. These myths may lead to psychological stress and even adverse events if inappropriate treatment is done due to lack of knowledge.

Indian association of Dermatologists, Venereologists & Leprologists(IADVL) observes 6th April as World Skin Health Day to create general awareness about skin care and prevention of abuse of skin with creams. It also aims to create awareness about common skin conditions like vitiligo, leprosy, psoriasis to reduce the social stigma associated with these mostly benign, common conditions.

Some highlights about general skin health follow, which should be remembered by all of us.
1. Skin is the largest organ of human body. It is the outermost covering which protects internal structures, maintains body temperature, has sensory function and synthesizes vitamin D. Thus it is one of the important organs of our body, of which proper care should be taken.
2. Skin color is determined by the amount of melanin pigment produced by melanocytes in skin, which in turn depends upon genetic, racial predisposition, geographical location and exposure to sunlight. It cannot be changed permanently, although protection from sunlight may prevent tanning to certain extent.
3. No treatment can change skin colour permanently. No medicated cream should be used for fairness without a dermatologist’s guidance. It can cause long term damage to skin.
4. Soaps cannot change skin texture or colour. It is just used to cleanse skin surface. A person with dry skin should use milder cleansers or no soaps. Coconut oil is one of the best emollients for dry skin.
5. A healthy balanced diet, good hydration, regular exercise helps to keep skin and hair healthy. The best natural method to make skin glow is having lots of green vegetables, salads, dry fruits, fruits, adequate night sleep and minimal cosmetics.
6. Vitiligo is just a cosmetic condition presenting with milky white patches on skin, due to absence of melanin pigment production. It can be controlled by medicines. It generally has no serious underlying associations.
7. Leprosy is a completely curable infection which may have light colored patches or red patches with loss of sensation.
8. Psoriasis is a chronic but controllable condition with red patches and scaling on skin. It is not contagious or a very serious disease.
9. Acne or pimples are due to normal age related hormonal changes. No creams should be applied without dermatologist's advice. This age related change may require long term treatment.
10. Everyday about one hundred hair are lost as a part of normal hair cycle. Only if more than that are lost, it needs to be investigated and treated. Stress, nutritional Anemia and genetic predisposition are few common causes of hair loss.
11. Skin is a mirror of general health. If any rash or it's appearance alters, a dermatologist should be consulted to rule out any underlying disease if any.

Dr Ashish A Pimpley,
Dermatologist, Nagpur

Dermacity Skin Clinic Wishes Happy Dussehra to all...

Here's wishing you a very Happy Ganesha Chaturthi. May you be blessed with good health, wealth, happiness, peace and prosperity.
“May the divine blessings of Lord Ganesh make your life blissful and happy. May all your dreams get fulfilled and you find the strength
to overcome every obstacle.

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Let us all be proud of our nation. We all have to collectively strive to make India vibrant, strong & supreme.
Happy Independence Day...!

To all the teachers who helped us see through every hurdle in our lives with wisdom and courage, we are grateful to you. Here's to every
valuable lesson learned. Happy Guru Purnima!

On this we take opportunity to thank all the doctors who work towards improving the lives of their patients and communities.
Salute to all the doctors. Happy Doctors Day !!

World Environment Day!

The Earth Is What We All Have In Common
Save Environment

“What we need to burn on daily basis are calories and not to***co.
Stay healthy and happy with no to***co. Happy World No To***co Day to all.”

Buddha Purnima or Buddha Jayanti is celebrated every year commemorating the birthday of Gautam Buddha,
the founder of Buddhism. This day is also marked as the day of enlightenment.
Gautam Buddha’s teaching sought a path to freedom from ignorance, craving, rebirth and suffering.
Even today, because of him people realize the importance of knowledge, peace, meditation and self-assessment.
He taught a training of the mind that included, ethical training, self-restraint and meditative practices.
Lovely thing to learn from water, adjust yourself in every situation, in any shape but most importantly,
find your own way to flow.

May this Eid be filled with pleasure, happiness, wealth, and the affection of your loved ones. On this Eid Ul Fitr, I wish you all the best.

Dr. BR Ambedkar played a very popular role in framing the Indian Constitution and is also known as the father of the Constitution of India.

May this Ram Navami bring you much joy and fun. Hope you find peace, love, and success. Heartiest Rama
Navami to everyone. May the Almighty Lord Rama bless you!!..

Seek good health. A healthy outside starts from the inside. He who has health has hope, and he who
has hope has everything. In health there is freedom.

May the festival of Gudi Padwa bring you luck and true joy. May all your dreams come true.
Best wishes to you and your family. Happy Gudi Padwa.

May your Holi be filled with vibrant colours and may joy, good health and prosperity come knocking at
your doors this festive season! On this Holi, I wish you health, prosperity and achievements.
Happy Holi to you and your family! On the happy occasion of Holi, spread love and happiness.

Happy Women's Day to all the women. “If you are a woman, you have no idea how precious and important
you are. Take care of yourself.

Hey Sweetheart...!
You will make a lot of friends and lot of memories just hold on to it. The best is yet to come, wishing you the best first day at school!

इतिहासाच्या पानावर
रयते च्या मनावर
मातिच्या कणावर
आणी विश्वासाच्या प्रमाणावर
राज्य करणारा राजा म्हणजे राजा शिवछत्रपती
मानाचा मुजरा 🙏🙏
शिवजयंतीच्या हार्दिक शुभेच्छा 🙏🙏

May you stay blessed with the blessings of Shivaji Maharaj. May you achieve success in your life and fulfil your dreams. Happy Shivaji Jayanti 2022 ! May you be blessed with the strength and courage to fight with all problems in life.

Enjoy your freedom, but also respect the numerous sacrifices made by our leaders. Happy Republic Day!

Let this festive season bring with it endless happiness and joy. Happy Makar Sankranti! May this Makar
Sankranti takes away all your sadness and lighten your life with warmth, joy, happiness, and love forever!
May this Makar Sankranti enlighten your life with the warmth of glory, and happiness.

Wishing you and all of your loved ones health and happiness in the new year.

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Wishing you all the best this holiday season!" "Wishing you a Christmas that's merry and bright!" "We hope you have a safe and relaxing holiday season." "I hope your holiday season is full of peace, joy, and happiness."

May you be blessed with peace and love. Happy Gurpurab!

Happy Bhai Dooj