The care of the skin : some common diseases of the skin and the simplest measures by which to avoid them / by Charles James White.

  • White, Charles J. (Charles James), 1868-1964.
Date:
1914
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Credit: The care of the skin : some common diseases of the skin and the simplest measures by which to avoid them / by Charles James White. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    uses too strong a current and thus causes the patient useless pain and future scar- ring of the skin; and by her probable ignorance of the “ lay of the land,” fails to reach the vital point of the hair, so that the hair is soon reformed. All these unnecessary experiences have driven many a desperate unfortunate from this only hope of permanent relief into the hands of unscrupulous medical charla- tans. ACNE Acne vulgaris is another form of seba- ceous disorder. You areall familiar with the greasy, dull brownish skin, the ‘“‘black-heads,” the pimples, pustules and depressed scars of this disease, which disfigures so many young faces and sometimes backs and chests as well. Few of us in our youth escape these un- attractive blemishes; but luckily most of us outgrow them before we reach the age of twenty. There are a few unfortu-