Psoriasis — severe pathology, despite the fact that it is not dangerous for life. With psoriasis called systemic chronic diseases, noticeable skin and nails. It causes redness, itching and the formation of the peeling plaques, manifested at any age and hard to treat. Why appear psoriasis, what is the complication risk and, most importantly, how to treat it?
What do we know about psoriasis and its treatment
Psoriasis — this is simultaneously one of the most study, and one of the most mysterious diseases. Experts for many years trying to figure out the reasons for its occurrence, but when you of science there is no clear answer to the question, why are people sick with psoriasis.
Psoriasis — the disease is not contagious, because they cause, that is not the fungi or bacteria, and the response of the innate immune system of the body. With psoriasis the skin cells start to divide with a huge speed — if the normal life cycle of cells takes about 30 days, then with psoriasis — just 3-5.
The main symptoms of psoriasis: redness, peeling, the formation of inflamed sections, so-called plaques, itching. In some cases, arise a blister, or a small rash. Sometimes psoriasis almost does not manifest itself, and the ever — escalating virtually no apparent reason. Most often, psoriasis appears on the joints of the hands and feet, along the line of hair growth, and also there, where a garment fitting too tightly or the friction; even if the inflammation can occur in other places.
Statistics
Psoriasis — a fairly common disease, they suffer about 3% of the total population of the globe.
There are several types of psoriasis. The most common — vulgar, or uneven, his diagnosed in 80% of patients with psoriasis. Teardrop (small rash), pustular (blisters), Palmar-plantar and exudative types (weeping rash) occur much less frequently.
The majority of patients for the first time it detects signs of psoriasis at age 15-25 years. Often the impetus to its formation (and subsequently — to the aggravation) serves the emotional turmoil. Scientists associate this phenomenon with the release of stress hormones — adrenaline and cortisol.
Psoriasis is considered a chronic disease, therefore cure it cannot be. However, modern medicine has ways to limit his speeches to a minimum and reduce the frequency of relapses.
Please note
Unfortunately, scabies can be transmitted by inheritance. In families where one parent is ill with psoriasis, the probability of the birth of a child with the same disease is 25%. If both parents are familiar with this disease on your own skin, the risk of developing psoriasis in children increases up to 60%.
How to treat scabies: modern approaches to therapy
Mode for the treatment of psoriasis depends on the severity of the disease. In mild cases (if beaten less than 3% of the area of the body) prescribe medications for topical use — ointments and creams. Also recommend to rethink the life style and especially diet. In more complex cases, prescribe physiotherapy. Medications for oral, including those which have a certain toxicity as well as hormonal means — it is extreme measures, which are used only if other methods of treatment of psoriasis is not help.
Effective methods and ways of conservative treatment of psoriasis
There are several destinations in the struggle with psoriasis, and for treatment to be successful, it is better to use a comprehensive approach.
Drug therapy
To fight psoriasis "from the inside" often prescribe vitamin a derivatives (retinoids) and medications that the activity of the immune system. For outdoor therapy of manifestations of psoriasis use ointments and creams, eliminating the inflammation and itch, contributes to the flaking of dead skin cells and how to protect damaged skin veils from bacteria and fungi. This is important because during illness with psoriasis often complicates the entry of a secondary infection, which reduces the overall efficiency of therapy and slows down the process of skin renewal.
In the most severe cases, are often relapses in the course of psoriasis, prescribe a local hormonal agents (ointments and creams) — the so-called TGKS (topical corticosteroids). With them it is necessary to be careful — TGKS have a number of side effects and contraindications. If applied of their own initiative, and not about the strict regime and the recommendations of the doctor, may also worsen during the disease. TGKS, as usual, not recommended for use longer than 5 days and applied on extensive areas of the skin, and also on sensitive areas (face, neck, skin folds), because these tools can have a systemic effect on the body, cause a syndrome of cancellation and lead to thinning skin and loss of its protective properties, this means that the risk of repeated relapses.
Doctors often complain that with the disease could be done faster and easier, if patients do self-medicate with the help of these effective drugs to cure because of psoriasis after the uncontrolled use of hormonal remedies it is significantly harder.
Science already has taken a big step forward in the search for effective but safe remedies for the treatment of the skin with psoriasis and other diseases. For example, include drugs on the basis of this active substance, as the active zinc (pyrithione zinc). Zinc is a organic and natural remedy for the skin — because of its concentration in the healthy human skin is around 20% of the total content in the body and lack of this precious metal is accompanied by various interventions of the skin and impaired wound healing.
Medicinal products with active zinc, apart from the means of oxide of zinc, have a number of specific properties (anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial, anti-fungal), help to soothe itchy skin, promote the formation of ceramides (lipids), which leads to the restoration of its barrier function. Unlike the ointments of zinc oxide, creams with pyrithione zinc nevysušují the skin. In addition, they activate the so-called apoptosis (a natural designation for programmed death) pathologically altered skin cells and cells of inflammation, and this suppresses excessive proliferation of the epithelium, thereby reducing the flaking and education of psoriatic plaques.
Studies have shown that the active zinc is comparable with the TGKS effect and a good safety profile, so as practically not absorbed from the surface of the skin, not irritating and damaging actions.
What would the drug even has been allocated to you, remember that writing a recipe, the doctor always takes into account the ratio of potential benefit and harm from the use of the drug — having regard to its age and gender characteristics, medical history, and so sp, So you don't need to self-medicate: medication one, you can hurt the other. In the case of psoriasis this applies primarily to the use of hormonal means. The mindless use of ointments and creams with TGKS can lead to the effect of "vicious circle" — the longer you use, the more often will tread deterioration.
To chance, at the first manifestation of the symptoms of psoriasis it is worth it to start treatment safe is not hormonal means and necessarily a doctor's visit. And in chronic and recurrent for the use of non-hormonal preparations with medicinal properties immediately after removal of the exacerbation (after the application of the TGKS) can prolong the period of remission and help the skin to fully recover.
Physiotherapy
Rehabilitation methods of treatment of psoriasis also help to eliminate the manifestations of the disease. It is known that the pathology is afraid of the sun, so in the treatment of psoriasis is widely used phototherapy — the irradiation of ultraviolet light. The course of treatment of psoriasis may also include laser therapy, ultrasound exposure, magnetic.
Food
Patients with psoriasis is very important to observe proper nutrition. Are excluded all of the foods that can cause allergies as well as food, difficult for the stomach and liver. The diet should contain higher doses of vitamins (especially vitamin A) and fiber. It is necessary to give up alcohol, smoked meats, animal fats and TRANS-fats, egg, coffee and carbonated water, a muffin.
Psychotherapy
As has been said, with the stress and emotional turmoil of psoriasis can escalate. At the same time, for many people, especially for young women, psoriasis itself is a source of experiences and lower self-esteem. The aim of psychotherapy with psoriasis — to teach people to manage their emotions, and not let the nervous overstrain. In addition, group therapy can provide the necessary psychological support and increase self-esteem.
Plasmapheresis
In plasmapheresis the doctor takes the affected portion of the blood, separates the plasma from the blood cells and returns their by injection back. Along with the blood plasma removes toxins and autoantibodies.
By the way
Psoriasis — there is no reason for low self-esteem. Many famous people spend their whole life struggling with this disease, which does not prevent them to be the idols of millions and the icons of style. Psoriasis suffer from model Cara Delevingne and Kim Kardashian, actress Cameron Diaz, Britney Spears.
Alternative approaches
There are alternative, folk, and exotic methods of treatment of psoriasis. The first includes applying oil milk thistle on the damaged areas, decoctions of althea, valerian, sage and chamomile. The exotic can be attributed to the treatment with the help of tropical fish species Garra rufa — are pyrithione skin on psoriatic plaques, without damaging healthy skin. Such an original service offer in Thailand, and in recent years this procedure appeared in some Russian spa salons.
Folk methods are considered safe, but it is not so — an allergy to grass can worsen the condition of the skin, and applying for food stamps ointments of dubious origin and possession of exotic treatments in unsanitary conditions fraught with the emergence of inflammation and the entry of a secondary infection.
How to increase the effectiveness of therapy
Correctly chosen treatment will give a positive effect. To speed up the process of recovery will allow for compliance with certain rules:
- Try not to be nervous. Skin — indicator of the state of your nervous system. Today, there are many opportunities to cope with stress without drugs: the entry to the master-classes on drawing, modeling and decoupage, sports and spa treatments.
- In a timely manner to treat infectious diseases, not hypothermia, and generally pay attention to your health — "rooted" in the body of the infection induce repeated recurrence.
- Do not forget about the spa resort treatment. Mineral water and mud of the many centers really help improve the condition with psoriasis. Of such centers around the world very many of the — treatment of psoriasis you can walk to the Dead sea in Israel, in Slovenia (Portoroz), in Italy (Abano Terme), in Bulgaria (Kyustendil).
- Do not use while bathing solid washcloths and brushes, as well as a solid soap — you will need a soft sponge and shower gel with a neutral ph. After bathing or showering, apply the cream, which will help to keep the skin moisture, such as a child's.
- Discard synthetics and choose a comfortable, spacious clothes from natural soft fibers — cotton, silk, and other.
It is often said that psoriasis is not a disease, but a consequence of lifestyle. A grain of truth in this parts of the is. If you have been diagnosed with "psoriasis", will have to seriously rethink their habits and strictly adhere to the rules. Compliance with the recommendations and early treatment will allow you to achieve an open and long-term remission — many people who suffer from psoriasis, in fact at all do not suffer, because the disease does not manifest itself. But psoriasis does not tolerate frivolity — if left untreated, or treated themselves, without participation of the doctor, the deteriorating soon become almost monthly, and get beautiful skin and good health will be very difficult.