Many mature women in the clinic will ask the doctor very plaintively:
Doctor, I usually pay great attention to skin care, why do you still have chloasma?
There will also be such:
The doctor in the outpatient department gave me oral medicine and ointment for external use, but he just didn’t tell me how he got this disease…
There are more straightforward questions:
Doctor, can chloasma be cured?
Frankly speaking, chloasma is characterized by [diagnosis is not difficult, treatment is especially difficult]…
Chloasma is an acquired pigmented skin disease with high incidence rate, which can be improved after clinical treatment for a period of time, but the recurrence rate is especially high.
Chloasma has typical chloasma rash. Clinically, the type of chloasma can be determined by assisting Wu’s lamp.
Because chloasma is affected by many factors and the etiology of chloasma is complex, each patient may not be exactly the same. Therefore, it is very important to analyze the etiology of patients for a clear treatment plan and therapeutic effect.
In academia, we believe that the etiology of chloasma has four classic components, but it is hard to say who is the eldest of these four factors. In addition, in the vast majority of cases, it is generally the participation of multiple factors, which finally induces chloasma.
Come on, listen to Dr. Yuan about these [four demons] ~
One is ultraviolet rays
Patients found that after excessive sun exposure, the color spots on their faces would worsen, and there was obvious [summer is heavier than winter].
Yes! Therefore, sun protection is much more important to chloasma patients than the general population.
It is really called [there are ten million skin care items, the first one is sun protection, sun protection is not in place, only two lines of tears].
The second is hormone level
Especially sex hormone levels.
In the past, many patients or doctors thought this cause was very important.
Since the development of medicine, some large sample surveys have told us that the proportion of chloasma caused by pregnancy factors is even less than 20%, the proportion of chloasma after menopause is only 6%, and the influence of oral contraceptives or hormone replacement therapy on chloasma is not particularly great.
In addition, the incidence rate of male chloasma is also gradually increasing. In this case, it seems that the pathogenic effect of hormones is not necessarily how big it is.
The third is genetic factors
Chloasma is affected by genetic factors, and the prevalence rate of first-degree relatives is as high as 97%.
It is true to say so. However, we can find that even a pair of twins with chloasma, the severity of chloasma is not exactly the same… Therefore, whether chloasma is heavy or not, the individual himself still plays a great decisive role!
Fourth, systemic diseases
Doctors generally need to have a comprehensive understanding of the patient’s digestive system, endocrine system, gynecological diseases or mental and emotional conditions. This actually requires careful communication with the patient during the first face-to-face examination.
Because, if there are other systemic diseases, it may play a very important role in the occurrence and progress of chloasma.
Therefore, if there are these problems, then Dr Yuan reminds you that you must find doctors in the corresponding departments to treat and control the disease. Once the system disease improves and is treated, chloasma will also be relieved.
Come on, then let Dr. Yuan summarize the relevant precautions for chloasma, which is very important for the long-term treatment and prognosis of the disease.
Tips for Chloasma Treatment
1. Once chloasma is diagnosed, please treat it as soon as possible so as to [stop loss] as soon as possible and avoid further development and aggravation.
2. The combination of physical covering and sunscreen application can truly prevent the influence of light exposure on chloasma.
3. Check other system diseases to avoid aggravated chloasma induced by internal causes;
4. Don’t expect too much for the treatment of chloasma. Short-term treatment may not be effective and must be adhered to.
5. Drug therapy is the first choice and can be treated according to relevant guidelines.
6. Photoelectric therapy such as laser is an important second-line scheme, which requires experienced doctors to customize your body.