Alleviating dry, ashen skin in patients with skin of color

Nebus, Judith; Smith, Geoffry; Kurtz, Ellen S.; Wallo, Warren

doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2003.10.632

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“…34 Oat oil is routinely used in various eczematous skin conditions. 35 Oats are presumed to have antipruritic and anti-inflammatory properties mediated through avenanthramides, and phytochemicals are shown to inhibit activation of nuclear factor kappa B, an important regulator of proinflammatory proteins and cytokines. 36 Several open-label studies have reported that the use of oat oil emollients in the treatment of patients with atopic dermatitis and xerosis resulted in improvement in clinical indices as well as factors like dryness, scaling, roughness, and transepidermal water loss.…”

Section: Essential Oilsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Role of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Facial Plastic Surgery

2021

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Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has become increasingly popular among facial plastic surgery patients. Over the last few decades, there has been a surge in the use of CAM. Despite the increasing prevalence of CAM, patients may feel uncomfortable discussing these therapies with their physicians, and physicians feel under-equipped to engage in meaningful discussions regarding these nontraditional therapies. This article reviews recent literature on the use of CAM for skin treatment in an attempt to provide additional resource. To date, the evidence to support statistically significant symptom improvement with use of non-traditional therapies remains limited. While preliminary data supports essential oil therapy in some cases, the results of the studies investigating other CAM therapies (traditional Chinese medicine, Ayurveda, and homeopathy) have been mixed and inconclusive.

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Section: Essential Oilsmentioning

confidence: 99%