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Smoker melanosis in a patient consuming 2 packs of cigarette per day. Smoking or the use of nicotine-containing drugs is the cause to Smoker's melanosis. [10] [11] Tar-components (benzopyrenes) are also known to stimulate melanocytes to melanin production, and other unknown toxic agents in tobacco may also be the cause.
Smoker's face describes the characteristic changes that happen to the faces of many people who smoke tobacco products. [1] [2] Smoking causes damage to the skin by depleting the skin of oxygen and nutrients. [3] The general appearance is of accelerated ageing of the face, with a characteristic pattern of facial wrinkling and sallow coloration.
A more pronounced appearance can occur with reverse smoking, sometimes distinguished from stomatitis nicotina by the term reverse smoker's stomatitis. While stomatitis nicotina that is caused by heat is not a premalignant condition (i.e. it does not carry an increased risk of transformation to oral cancer ), the condition that is caused by ...
A number of prominent figures throughout sports throughout history have been caught smoking cigarettes -- including admitted smokers and some athletes who've tried to keep the habit under wraps ...
A quarterback smoking at halftime of the Super Bowl? Unheard of these days. But it happened at the very first edition, and here's what led to the moment being photographed.
Use lip balm or ointment throughout the day, but be careful to avoid overdoing it. Overapplication may lead to dependency, hindering the natural moisture balance of your lips. Double moisturize ...
Studies have shown that third-hand smoke clings to many things such as hair, skin, clothes, furniture, drapes, walls, bedding, carpets, dust, vehicles and other surfaces, even long after smoking has stopped [citation needed]. Individuals at risk such as infants, children and nonsmoking adults may suffer tobacco-related health problems when they ...
Some recommend biopsy if the lesions persists more than 6 weeks after giving up smokeless tobacco use, [7] or if the lesion undergoes a change in appearance (e.g. ulceration, thickening, color changes, especially to speckled white and red or entirely red). [8] Surgical excision may be carried out if the lesion does not resolve. [7]