European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 25, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                To your health zapping away birthmarks by Daniel q. Haney associated press Hildren born with purple birthmarks known As port firm Plains can be treated witty lasers that erase their. Blemishes without leaving scars.,. A Rcv few ref he Ideal Mobil found that in removed the birthmarks in 94 percent of cases leaving Normal looking skin. The birthmarks Are usually harmless and occur in about three at every 1,000 people often on Ida face. We Hope to got rid of these lesions before child in go to school where they have had severe psychological problems from casing and bullying said or. Don Tian Tan who has worked with the laser at the Boston University school of Medicine. Doctors have used similar lasers for. Several years so lighten the birth Marks in adults bul they could not be used in  they Lell scars. The Tate so laser can be Fine tuned so that in destroys just the abnormal blood vessels that cause the port wine  Normal tissue is unharmed. In a report in the wow England journal of Medicine fan described her experience with the laser on 35 children who ranged in ago from 3 most los to 1 skin Light in Large patches treat mint includes bathing the area with ultraviolet Light and drugs that stimulate the production of pigment Small areas May be covered with skin grafts. For some Blacks after a deep injury like a Gash or even a surgical incision the skin develops a thick scar called a keloid that grows beyond the area of the wound. The condition is genetic and Black a aliens outnumber Whites to to one keloid Hurt and they i cd and they Are extremely gift Scutt to treat Van Velsor said. Surgery to remove the scar would Only create another larger scar. So the poor alien is followed by a Fay treatments or anti inflammatory drugs to prevent the formation of a new keloid Van Velsor said. Drugs Are also used to real Fol Licule a condition Van vols or called the most Dilli cult skin disease in Blacks.  the condition involves the hair follicles at the Nape of the neck. If they become infected hard lumps Simitar to keloid May form under the skin. Cortisone steroids antibiotics . Rays Are All effective treatments in. The. Early Lagos. But once a Man has had it for two or three years surgery and a skin  May be the Only Way to get rid of in. Van Velsor said. Wolfi Cuilis May occur with a similar More common condition pseudo Lolli Cullis Barbie. Razor bumps As the. Condition is commonly known Are caused by. The tightly curled hair of a Black Man s Beard. The hairs come out at a different Angle than White people s hair Van Velsor said they tend to cur Back into the skin and it s that Curling Back that causes the problem razor bumps can be treated Wajih medicines to relieve the Inglam Marionr patients Are also advised not to shave too closely in severe cases they might use dilatory Cream instead of a razor Van vols or said. In the extreme the prescription is simple some people just have to grow a Beard said Roosevelt Newkirk a Wilmington Barber. Newkirk Aiso advises not shaving too closely. Don t go against the Grain he said that la make it come of  after shaving splash on some Witch Hazel. It has a Healing effect,"1 Newkirk said. Ii won t lighten  like altar shave  popular hairstyles particularly Corn rows can also be a source of irritation ii they Are worn too tightly they put so much traction on to hairs that it literally pulls the hairs out Van Velsor. Said. You see it in kids As Well As  the hair will grow Back once the tension is released he said. The quest Lor Beauty can Lead to another problem. Black skin when dry oll8niook9 Gray like Ash. Black women in particular often try to Correct the problem with skin creams but the creams especially it used on. The lace can clog pores creating acne. Thalon turn can cause spotting. You never have dry of can on the Acet has More Oil  Van Velsor sold. Using heavy creams is like putting kerosene on a  recommended washing with special soaps instead. Treating thyroid problems by Simeon Marolis Baltimore Sun my doctor has just started me on a drug Tor an Oyer Active thyroid. What can medication a and is there a cure for this problem an overactive thyroid hyperthyroidism Means that the thyroid. Is producing Loo much thyroid hormone two Anvil thyroid drugs Moth Azote to Pazoles and  put Brock the formation of thyroid hormone by lowering the Levels of this hormone in the blood regular use of either drug controls the symptoms of  in almost at people. Other drugs called Beta blockers Are sometimes Given temporarily in the Early stages of treatment. These control symptoms by interfering with som actions of the hormone. About 30 persons of Tho time thyroid Overack Arvily Goas away alter a year of More of treatment and the medication can be stopped. In most be Orfo however thyroid hormone a overproduction and symptoms come Back when the drug is slopped. The most common aide effects of Anvil thyroid drugs include a rash itching and fever. Rare tile threatening Side effects can include hepatitis inflammation of Small blood vessels and increased susceptibility to serious Rife Lions especially in idol Throat. Hyperthyroidism also can be treated with radioactive Podmo pills the iodine becomes concentrated in the thyroid gland and gradually destroys the overactive tissue. It lakes one to three months Lor this in Eatonl to work and during this period symptoms Are controlled with anti thyroid drugs or Beta b lockers. One dose of radioactive iodine pills cures hyperthyroidism about 70 percent of the time. A second treatment leads to a cure to almost All others. Surgical removal of the thyroid also cure hyperthyroidism inmost people but surgery is rarely the firs treatment Choice because of the risks of anaesthesia costs and dangers of damaging the nerve that controls. Speech. Page 16 the stars and stripes tuesday. April 26.1999