Chronic
Vitiligo and psoriasis
The two conditions the practice has the most depth in, and the two where the internet is least reliable.
- Myths worth killing
- What new treatments actually do
- Living with a visible condition
Journal
Notes on skin and hair.
Short, plain pieces on what patients ask in the consulting room — written to be read by the person with the condition, not by another dermatologist.
At a glance
- Written by
- Dr. (Lt Col) Khagendra Varada
- Cadence
- Two pieces a week
- Reviewed
- Every piece, dated
- Topics
- Vitiligo, psoriasis, hair, acne, aesthetics
- Languages
- English now · Telugu next
- Claims
- No cures, no guarantees
What this is
The answers that don’t fit in a consultation.
A consultation has fifteen minutes in it. Some questions need more than that — why a diet change did nothing for the vitiligo, why the psoriasis came back in December, why the hair fall got worse three months after the fever.
Those answers go here, at the length they actually need, and each one links back to the condition page it belongs to.
Every piece carries a review date. Dermatology moves — JAK inhibitors in vitiligo were not a real option a decade ago — and an undated medical article is a liability.
Sections
What gets written about
Trichology
Hair and scalp
Hair loss questions outnumber every other category, and most of them have the same three causes.
- Shedding versus thinning
- What blood tests are worth doing
- Why a product changed nothing
Aesthetic
Skin, honestly
What aesthetic treatments do, what they cost, and where the marketing outruns the evidence.
- Peels and pigmentation
- Sunscreen, properly
- When not to have a procedure
Latest
Recent pieces
[ Post grid — populated once the editorial calendar starts. Two pieces a week, each linking up to its condition page. ]
General information, not your diagnosis
Everything written here is general. It cannot account for your history, your medication or what your skin actually looks like — and it is not a substitute for being examined.
Questions patients actually ask
About the journal
Who writes these pieces?
They are written and medically reviewed by Dr. (Lt Col) Khagendra Varada. Each piece carries the reviewer’s name and the date it was last checked.
How often is it updated?
Two pieces a week, with older pieces re-reviewed on a rolling basis. The review date on each piece tells you when it was last checked.
Can I ask for a topic?
Yes — the questions asked most often in clinic are where most of these come from. Send a suggestion by WhatsApp.
Will there be Telugu articles?
Yes. Telugu versions of the most-read condition pieces are planned, because there is real search demand and almost no reliable clinical content in the language.
Can I rely on this instead of seeing a doctor?
No. These are general explanations. A rash that looks identical in two people can be two different diseases, which is exactly why examination exists.
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