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HEALTH
Lawrence E. Lamb, M.D.
Salves won’t retard aging
By Lawrence E. Lamb, M.D.
DEAR DR. LAMB — A cou
ple of years ago you had a
column regarding women
with problems after
menopause, specifically
regarding aging wrinkles of
the face and a medication to
ask your doctor for that would
retard this aging. Any infor
mation on this would really be
appreciated.
I had a partial hysterec
tomy about five years ago and
I have a great deal of hair
showing on my face. Can
anything be done about this? I
am taking Premarin at the
present time for flashes.
DEAR READER - I think
you might be disappointed by
any medicines or salves to
prevent wrinkles of the face.
The hormone creams really
do very little more than you
would be able to do for
yourself with any good
moisturizer.
What is a moisturizer? Any
oily substance that forms a
film over the surface of the
skin to prevent the escape of
the normal moisture of the
skin. As the skin moisture
builds up the water content
fills out wrinkles and does im
prove a person’s appearance
— at least temporarily.
Some doctors think that
female hormones help to pre
vent wrinkles but the evidence
for this is meager at best.
Some female hormones will
sometimes help prevent
prominent facial hair.
When a woman goes through
the menopause the ovaries
stop producing female hor
mones. The pituitary gland
under the brain senses this
and starts pouring out ad
ditional hormones to
stimulate the ovaries. The in
creased action of the pituitary
may also stimulate the
adrenal glands. These may
produce both male and female
hormones. The increased
ratio of male hormones may
contribute to facial hair. Then
there is a familial tendency to
develop facial hair, too.
You might ask your doctor
if there is a better balance of
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POLLYS POINTERS
Polly Cramer
Oven door gets greasy
POLLY’S PROBLEM
DEAR POLLY — The glass door on my oven gets very
greasy. I would like to hear some suggestions for clean
ing it. —JO.
DEAR JO — When the oven is cool try washing the
glass doors with hot water and a dishwashing detergent
or ammonia. Do this inside and out. As a preventive
measure wipe the glass with a paper towel (also inside
and out) after each use. —POLLY.
DEAR POLLY — I have a simple and swift solution for
cleaning carbon from the glass door to my oven. I use a gadget
that holds a single edge razor blade such as one uses to remove
excess paint from windows. I really do not stop with the glass
doors but use this on the entire oven surface. —ANNE.
Polly’s note — Use carefully to prevent any nicks.
DEAR POLLY — When the straps broke on my purse I sew
ed a leather belt that had been on a dress to the purse and it
looked and worked as well as the original strap. —TERESA.
DEAR POLLY — I am interested in reading the Pointers
but have not seen a simple aid to calm a man’s frustration on
finding he has outgrown some particular article of clothing.
Many of us have had to put fine shirts aside because of uncom
fortable neckbands, yet shirts are very expensive now-a-days.
I have found an easy way to save and be able to use many such
shirts. Take a length of nylon thread or twine a bit over twice
as long as you want the band extended, slip it through the holes
in the button and then knot the two ends together. This makes
a loop of nylon to go over the original and the new button is
used for buttoning. It can truly make from one-half to a full
size difference in a shirt neckband. Most anyone has a few but
tons saved for possible use and it is so simple for anyone to do.
—R.R.R.
DEAR POLLY — I like gelatin salads for cook-outs and
buffets but had trouble with them melting, until I hit on the
following solution. I make the salad in a glass container, fill
some plastic zipper lock bags with ice cubes, put bags in a
pretty basket the same size as the glass dish and then place
the salad container on the bags of ice. It not only stays cold but
looks attractive. —ANNA G.
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hormones for you that might
help some. Os the two female
hormones, sometimes more
estrogen and less
progesterone helps improve
the complexion — in terms of
decreasing a tendency to have
acne and facial hair. Every
woman is different and the
doctor has to evaluate her
overall hormone balance to
decide what combination of
medicines in what amounts
are best for her.
I am sending you The
Health Letter number 5-12,
Menopause, to give you a
review of the basic things that
happen during this period of a
woman’s life and what she can
do about them. Others who
want this information can
send 50 cents with a long,
stamped, self-addressed
envelope for it.
If your facial hair problem
is too bothersome you may
benefit from electrolysis. By
literally electrocuting the tiny
hair follicles so they don’t
continue to function, the ex
cess hair is permanently
eliminated. More than one
treatment is usually needed.
Your dermatologist could help
you with this problem — or in
finding a competent trained
person to do the procedure for
you.
I do not know what you
mean by a partial hysterec
tomy in your case. If the cer
vix remains you will need to
have regular examinations to
be sure you are not developing
any changes there. If part of
the body of the uterus remains
you should be certain to have
regular follow-up evaluations
while you are taking female
hormones. That may help pre
vent any complications that
might occur.
Because of the volume of
mail Dr. Lamb cannot answer
your letters personally but he
will answer representative
letters of general interest in
his column. Write to him in
care of this newspaper, P.O.
Box 1551, Radio City Station,
New York, N.Y. 10019.
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