Chlorine baths are not a skin-lightening treatment
Dr. Maher Mahmoud warns against using household chlorine on skin for lightening and distinguishes the trend from limited medical uses of diluted baths.
Interviewed by Al-Dostor
In the news
Coverage featuring Dr. Maher Mahmoud in Egyptian media — expert commentary on skin, hair and sun protection. Each piece links to its original publisher.
17 articles
Articles & press
Sleeping position, morning facial puffiness, and expression lines
Clarifies that facial expression lines on the forehead and around the eyes deepen with facial muscle fatigue and should be treated under specialist medical supervision to avoid adverse results.
Quoted in El-Consolto
Health risks of permanent and temporary tattoos
Warns that "temporary tattoos" are a deceptive trend that can cause severe allergic reactions, bacterial infections from application tools, blisters, and permanent scarring, advising complete avoidance.
Quoted in El-Consolto
How to prevent facial acne breakouts
States that acne affects ages 6 to 28, causing redness, swelling, and pain, and can be controlled by using an oil-reducing cleanser regularly alongside specialist-prescribed topical antibiotic creams.
Quoted in El-Consolto
Dry skin care and preventing perioral darkening
Explains that dry skin lacks natural moisturizing factors and recommends gel cleansers and twice-daily moisturizing—especially around the mouth, where dryness and inflammation lead to perioral hyperpigmentation.
Quoted in El-Consolto
How to treat acne in 4 steps (Video)
Outlines a 4-step acne protocol for ages 12–24: skin-appropriate cleanser, topical anti-acne creams (e.g., Aknemycin), oral antibiotics (e.g., Zisrocin three times weekly for a month in severe cases), and sebaceous-gland-suppressing medication (isotretinoin) for resistant cases.
Interviewed by El-Consolto
Sidewalk cosmetics: warnings against counterfeit makeup and its health hazards
Advises checking cosmetic ingredient labels, never sharing eye makeup, never applying eye makeup in a moving car (to avoid corneal scratches), testing eyelash glue for allergies, and discarding eye cosmetics used during an eye infection.
Quoted in Al-Ahram Gate
Popping pimples in the facial "Triangle of Death" poses life-threatening risks
Warns against squeezing pimples or boils in the nasal-labial "Triangle of Death," explaining that retrograde venous drainage to the cavernous sinus can cause cavernous sinus thrombosis, meningitis, or brain abscess.
Quoted in Al-Ahram Gate