What is the professional treatment of vitiligo?

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As a difficult skin disease, vitiligo has long been regarded as an "incurable disease" by many people. However, with the development of science and technology, the intractable bottleneck of vitiligo has been broken. What are the professional treatment methods for vitiligo? Here are a few ways.

What is the professional treatment of vitiligo?

First: corticosteroids: this kind of treatment can be used orally or externally, or intramuscularly, which has certain curative effect on vitiligo, but the exact mechanism is not clear, and it is speculated that it may be related to the pathogenesis of autoimmunity. If patients choose this kind of treatment, they should pay attention to follow the doctor's advice. They should not take medicine or inject by themselves, so as to avoid other adverse consequences. This is the treatment of vitiligo.

Second: photochemical therapy: patients in the selection of specific drug treatment, according to the doctor's advice with long wave ultraviolet or sunlight to treat vitiligo. The mechanism of this treatment is still clear. It is speculated that it may promote the replication of melanocyte DNA, increase the number of melanocytes, or inhibit the abnormal autoimmune reaction in patients, but many patients are not suitable for this treatment.

Third: drug treatment: what is the treatment of vitiligo, drug treatment is the use of specific drugs, with the role of ultraviolet light, the reduction of melanin oxidation to melanin. However, the curative effect of this treatment varies from person to person, which is closely related to the patient's age, lesion location, severity and skin type. Usually, the course of disease in children is short and the effect of facial and neck lesions is better. In addition, patients after taking medicine will have certain side effects, such as nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite and so on.

matters needing attention

1. Mental factors: first of all, don't be anxious and nervous. Although it's very unfortunate to get this disease, we should also let it go. We can't worry and worry all day. This also affects the recovery of the disease. We must be optimistic to accept the reality, active treatment. 2. Environment: pay special attention to the living environment should be dry, fresh, not wet. At ordinary times, we should also avoid rain, wind and cold. 3. Infection: trauma, frostbite, scald may lead to the occurrence or development of vitiligo, we must pay attention to. 4. Diet: do not eat pepper, as well as fruits with vitamin C, such as oranges, grapes, hawthorn, kiwifruit, etc. Usually eat more foods containing tyrosine and minerals, such as meat, animal liver, eggs, milk, vegetables, beans, peanuts, black sesame, walnuts, etc.