A Consultant Dermatologist at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Dr. Eshan Henshaw, has said that most skin-disorders in humans are caused by skin-toning creams used on the body.
Henshaw, who is the chairperson of the National Association of Dermatologists in Cross River State, said this on Monday in Calabar when she led members of the association on a courtesy visit to the state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Inyang Asibong.
She said that the visit was to inform the commissioner of the association’s plan to hold its general meeting and scientific conference in Calabar from July 11 and 14. According to her, there is a changing paradigm in skin disease in Nigeria due mainly to the large scale use of skin toning creams.
“Most skin disorders are self-inflicted by the use of toning creams. Most of those creams could tomorrow be the cause of skin cancer or kidney failure.
“The conference, which is themed Expanding the Frontiers of Dermatologist in Nigeria, shall bring in experts in skin disease care from home and abroad. These experts shall brainstorm on the skin, particularly the black skin and how best to treat it,” she said.
Responding, Asibong said that the theme of the conference was apt, adding that Nigeria had become a dumping ground for skin care products made in foreign countries.
By: Mudiaga Affe, Calabar
The Punch News
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