Do You Have Chicken Skin? It's Actually Keratosis Pilaris
Health Vision|February2023
The condition is difficult to cure completely but can be managed with medicated creams and occasionally oral medications and minor skin procedures may help skin appearance.
Dr Sunil Kumar Prabhu
Do You Have Chicken Skin? It's Actually Keratosis Pilaris

It is a well-known factor that film and sports celebrities form the influencer group in society both in US and in India. When international boxer Mohammed Ali developed Parkinson’s disease and Super Man star Christopher Reeve had spinal injury with Paralysis both evinced interest in the disorder among common people and scientific fraternity in the quest for better understanding and treatment of the condition.

In India in recent past two film celebrities Ms Yami Gautami and Ms Samantha Ruth Prabhu made open they being affected by Keratosis Pilaris and Myositis sometimes seen by dermatologists since most celebrities approach their Skin Physician has it is very important for them to establish their beauty and candour with a huge fan following, they have in society.

Keratosis Pilaris which is commonly known as chicken skin and has been in focus and attention due to the common public being exposed to the terminology which they probably knew but were unaware whether to seek the attending of a physician or not.

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