Protecting

protect your face from acne breakouts

Protecting your face from acne breakouts requires that you keep your pores open and keep the bacteria away from them. That's because clogged pores and bacteria cause more acne breakouts.

Which are the best pore treatments?

1 – Cleansing your skin:
The first crucial step to prevent acne is to clean your skin properly everyday. You have to use a mild soap which is oil free to gently cleanse with twice everyday. Proper cleansing of your skin keeps your pores open allows the oils to flow and washed away.

2 – Diet:
Diet can also make a big contribution in your way to prevent more acne breakouts. You have to avoid consuming foods which are known to aggravate acne such as soda, dairy products, sugars, caffeine. Instead of them you must increase the consumption of fruits and vegetables. Also don't forget to drink a lot of water (8 glasses daily). By doing that you don't allow more toxins to get inside your body and you also assist the detoxification process.













3 – Daily routines:

Changing some of your daily routines is a must in order to protect your face from more acne. You have to avoid touching your face with dirty hands because you may transfer bacteria to your skin. Also avoid getting to bed with make up on because it leads to clogged pores. Finally try washing your pillowcases often and always use clean face towels in order keep the bacteria away from your pores.

Taking care of your skin in order to avoid more acne breakouts requires that you take care of your pores. Following the above can help you protect your face. Remember that you have to avoid all things that may clog your pores or transfer bacteria to them. Doing that, will certainly lead to less acne. Also if you see that you are acne becomes worse go to your doctor immediately so as to prescribe you a medication.

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Acne Prevention and Treatment

Natural facial cleanser is basically a natural treatment which treatment was based on materials produced by nature. You can make yourself at home, but if you are a busy person, look for modern medicine which uses natural ingredients.

Tips

• * For oily skin: Rub papaya or paw paw on the face for oily skin.
• * Apply milk with cotton on face. Let it dry for a few minutes then wash with warm water.
• * Make a paste of honey, milk, yogurt, and ground sesame seeds in equal proportions and apply on face and whole body.
• * Apply a paste of whole wheat flour with vinegar to remove freckles and dark spots.
• * Mix well lime juice, honey, and egg white. Apply to face and let it dry for a few minutes then wash with warm water. It will make your skin soft and smooth.
• * Mix aloe vera gel, honey and egg yolk. Apply to face and let it dry for a few minutes then wash with warm water.
• * Make a paste by mixing 1 tablespoon honey with 2 tablespoon powdered almonds and 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice. Rub on the face then wash with warm water.
• * Facial wash: Mix lemon juice and hot water in equal amounts and wash.

Your face goes through a full gamut of activities, exposure, and enervation every day. Meals, conversation, facial expressions, scratching, washing, and wiping alone give your face a lot to do. Combine with all the elements floating around, wind, sun, and general weather; your face takes a beating every single day.

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Brain Tumor Treatments

Radiation Therapy

Radiation therapy, also called radiotherapy, is the use of high-powered rays to damage cancer cells and stop them from growing. It is often used to destroy tumor tissue that cannot be removed with surgery or to kill cancer cells that may remain after surgery. Radiation therapy also is used when surgery is not possible.

Radiation therapy may be given in two ways. External radiation comes from a large machine. Generally, external radiation treatments are given five days a week for several weeks. The treatment schedule depends on the type and size of the tumor and your age. Giving the total dose of radiation over an extended period helps to protect healthy tissue in the area of the tumor.

External radiation may be directed just to the tumor, the surrounding tissue or the entire brain. Sometimes the radiation is also directed to the spinal cord. When the whole brain is treated, the patient often receives an extra dose of radiation to the area of the tumor. This boost can come from external radiation or from an implant.

Radiation also can come from radioactive material placed directly in the tumor, or implant radiation therapy. Depending on the material used, the implant may be left in the brain for a short time or permanently. Implants lose a little radioactivity each day. The patient stays in the hospital for several days while the radiation is most active.

The Gamma Knife, or stereotactic radiosurgery, is another way to treat brain tumors. The Gamma Knife isn't actually a knife, but a radiation therapy technique that delivers a single, finely focused, high dose of radiation precisely to its target. Treatment is given in just one session. High-energy rays are aimed at the tumor from many angles. In this way, a high dose of radiation reaches the tumor with out damaging other brain tissue.

Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy is the use of drugs to kill cancer cells. The doctor may use just one drug or a combination, usually giving the drugs orally or by injection into a blood vessel or muscle. Intrathecal chemotherapy involves injecting the drugs into the cerebrospinal fluid.

Chemotherapy is usually given in cycles. A treatment period is followed by a recovery period, then another treatment period and so on. Patients often don't need to stay in the hospital for treatment and most drugs can be given in the doctor's office or clinic. However, depending on the drugs used, the way they are given and the patient's general health, a short hospital stay may be necessary.

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Brain tumor treatments

Treatment for brain tumors depends on a number of factors including the type, location and size of the tumor as well as the patient's age and general health. Treatment methods and schedules differ for children and adults.
Brain tumors are treated with surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy. Our doctors also are studying a vaccine for treating a recurrent cancer of the central nervous system that occurs primarily in the brain, known as glioma.
Many people with brain tumors want to take an active part in making decisions about their medical care. They want to learn all they can about their disease and their treatment choices.

Depending on your needs, several methods may be used. Our team includes neurosurgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, nurses, a dietitian and a social worker, who work together to provide the best possible care.

Before treatment begins, most patients are given steroids, drugs that relieve swelling or edema. Your may receive anticonvulsant medicine to prevent or control seizures.

Surgery

Surgery is the usual treatment for most brain tumors. To remove a brain tumor, a neurosurgeon makes an opening in the skull. This operation is called a craniotomy. Whenever possible, the surgeon attempts to remove the entire tumor. If the tumor cannot be completely removed without damaging vital brain tissue, your doctor may remove as much of the tumor as possible. Partial removal helps to relieve symptoms by reducing pressure on the brain and reduces the amount of tumor to be treated by radiation therapy or chemotherapy.Sometimes, a biopsy is done with a needle. Doctors use a special head frame (like a halo) and CT scans or MRI to pinpoint the exact location of the tumor. The surgeon makes a small hole in the skull and then guides a needle to the tumor. Using this technique to do a biopsy or for treatment is called stereotaxis.Other advanced techniques during surgery include brain mapping to find functional pathways near tumors, endoscopy to perform biopsies and open spinal fluid pathways through a small scope and advanced frameless stereotaxic computer assisted tumor resections. Intraoperative MRI also is available to help maximize tumor removal.

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