Vitiligo, or call thisdisease"Pes", is a chronic pathology manifested depigmented spots of a round-oval shape with clear boundaries, often - multiple, sometimes merging. Spots are prone to peripheral growth. Subjective sensations are absent in the patient. In addition to the skin, hair, the retina of the eye and even the meninges can be affected.
Let's talk about the causes, principles of treatment of vitiligo in the home and how to treat and cure folk remedies.
The disease appears most often at a young age. Women are more often ill. The centers of vitiligo can be observed on any areas of the skin, but more often on the skin of the face and upper half of the trunk.
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Vitiligo: photo
Just in the limited areas of the skin, the production of pigment - melanin, responsible for the color of the skin and hair - stops. In these places appear milky white spots. And the development of the disease and its main symptom and sign - the loss of pigment can occur very quickly, for several hours or gradually, slowly, for several months.
Sometimes the process is so extensive that there are almost no pigmented areas on the skin.
The course of the disease is long, the prognosis is not always favorable.
Causes
About 5% of people in the world are ill with this disease. The exact cause of the disease is still unknown to medical science. But there are some considerations. The development of vitiligo is often associated with a deficiency of zinc and copper in the body, the possible result of exposure to heavy metals and other toxic substances, infectious diseases, trauma, neuroses, depressive disorders, a violation of the hormonal balance (diabetes, thyroid pathology). But nevertheless, the leading role belongs to heredity.
Modern medicine found that the production of enzymes DOPA oxidase and tyrosinase associated with the formation of melanin was disrupted in patients with vitiligo.
Treatment of vitiligo
Unfortunately, there is no precise effective method of treatment guaranteeing cure for vitiligo. Approximately one in five patients can not achieve persistent improvement with the help of medications. But, it is noticed that in 7% of patients there is a spontaneous cure.
The treatment of vitiligo is aimed at curbing the progression of the disease, reducing its cosmetic manifestations and restoring the production of melanin.
It is believed that vitiligo can not be cured by a single drug or method - an integrated approach is needed.
Therefore, the treatment of vitiligo includes several directions:
- local treatment (ointments, creams and lotions)
- general treatment with systemic drugs
- physiotherapy
- treatment of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract and other pathologies that provoke vitiligo
- reception of vitamin preparations (A, E, B1, B2, C, PP, D), the intake of minerals, especially copper and zinc
- elimination of provoking factors (friction, contamination)
Ointments and cream for the treatment of vitiligo
Corticosteroids
Preparations: Prednisolone, Betamethasone, Diprospan.
How they affect: hormonal therapy reduces the immune attack and promotes the recovery of the pigment.
How to use: funds are applied to the depigmented zones with a thin layer 1-3 times a day for 3 months. It is not recommended to use corticosteroids around the eyes.
Calcineurin Inhibitors
Preparations: Protopik, Elidel.
How they work: suppress the attack of the immune system on melanocytes. Reduce the signs of inflammation and allergies.
How to apply: Apply a thin layer on the affected skin 1-2 times a day. The ointments are gently rubbed until completely absorbed. Duration of treatment is no more than 6 weeks.
Photosensitizing agents
Preparations: Melaginin, Melaginin Plus, Psoralen.
What they do: increase the absorption of the skin by ultraviolet rays, restore skin pigmentation.
How to treat: drugs are applied to the disease centers and gently rubbed 1-3 times a day. After application, it is advisable to expose the skin to radiation of low power (solar or UV lamp). The course of treatment is 3 months.
Simplified treatment regimen
Vitiligo is one of the diseases that can hardly be treated.
Inside: Beroksan (0,002 g) - a preparation from the fruits of parsnip inoculum.
Locally: lubrication of the foci with a 1-2% solution of Ammifurin, followed by (after 30 minutes) irradiation with ultraviolet rays in erythematous doses.
How to treat and cure folk remedies
Traditional medicine advises such home remedies in order to treat and cure vitiligo disease.
Bergamot. The oil obtained from this plant is used to lubricate discolored blemishes, which are then irradiated with a quartz lamp or sunlight.
Anise. Anise oil is used in the treatment of vitiligo. The procedure is the same as with the use of bergamot oil.
Parsnipis the basis of the drugEupigmine. It is applied locally. Use gruel in the formpoulticeon depigmented sites.
Juice from the roots of parsnipose is smeared with affected skin 2-3 times a day.
These days it is necessary to be as much as possible in the sun.
Prepare ointment from the flowers of parsnip: dry the flowers of the plant, mash and mix with the interior lard (2 tablespoons of flowers per 100 lats). Drain the mixture over low heat. Strain. Spread a thin layer on the affected areas twice a day.
Bedrenice. It is used for vitiligo in the form of a gruel, brewed from the roots of this plant. Lubricate 2 times a day for a long time. After each lubrication - solar or quartz procedures.
Tincturearaliaandvalerian, taken evenly, take 2 times a day before meals.
Bathsconiferous-valerian. The course of treatment is 15 procedures.
Children and adolescents in the treatment of vitiligo are prescribedmicroclysterswith infusion of tansy flowers and herb wormwood 30 ml each. The course of treatment - 15 procedures. Enema appoint in a day, in the evening.
Cookcollection:
- leaves of nettle;
- sage leaves;
- herb of oregano;
- St. John's wort;
- the grass of the sequence is tripartite;
- flowers of calendula;
- chamomile flowers.
Total take 20 grams, mix, chop. 1 tablespoon of the mixture pour a glass of boiling water, insist 1 hour, strain. Take one third of the glass 3 times a day for 2 months.
Prevention
Prevention of the disease is relevant for people who have a hereditary predisposition to pathology. From preventive measures, you can specify:
A balanced full-fledged diet rich in vitamins, zinc and copper. Nutritionists recommend eating regularly:
- dairy
- sea fish, squid and shrimp
- Liver, rabbit meat and chicken
- buckwheat and legumes
- bran, seeds, nuts
- citrus fruits, apples, figs
- parsley, spinach, celery.
Phytotherapeutic agents help to normalize the activity of melanocytes. Among them:
- tincture of mountain arnica
- broth of hips
- decoction of nettle leaves.
Avoid prolonged exposure to the sun and in the solarium. Before going outside use sunscreen.
Avoid rubbing the skin with clothing, ornaments, washcloth, chair back, sports equipment.
Do not allow skin to come into contact with reactive substances.
If possible, avoid stressful situations, hypothermia, infectious diseases and other factors that reduce immunity.
Use hypoallergenic cosmetics for sensitive skin.
People suffering from vitiligo, these tips will help prevent the worsening of the disease.
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Source: O.G.G.G. N. Official and traditional medicine. The most detailed encyclopedia. - Moscow: Publishing house Eksmo, 2012.
