Greasy seborrhea: symptoms, treatment

Seborrhea is a skin disease caused by a violation of the secretory function of the sebaceous glands and changes in the chemical composition of sebum. The disease occurs due to hormonal failure in the body, which usually happens in adolescents during their puberty. In addition, seborrhea can develop in newborns.

The changes occurring in the composition of the sebaceous secretion of the skin suppress its bactericidal properties, thereby creating conditions favorable for the multiplication of a diverse microflora in the pores of the sebaceous glands. There, with pleasure live and thrive acne bacteria and staphylococci, causing acute inflammation.
Seborrhea is of two types:

  • Oily;
  • Dry.

Oily seborrhea: symptoms, treatment - it is about this disease and its prevention will be discussed.
Oily seborrhea, like any infectious disease, can have complications. Such complications include:

  • Acne( acne) - clogging of the excretory tract with clots of fat and skin particles. There is an infection with bacteria, which also provoke an inflammatory purulent process in the depth of the epidermis.
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  • Seborrheic eczema and seborrheic dermatitis - inflammation of the skin surface. It develops as a result of irritation caused by decomposition of sebum.

Greater seborrhea: symptoms

Oily seborrhea has a localization mainly on the face and scalp. Most often it affects the forehead, chin, wings of the nose. Sites affected by this disease have the form of oiled with oil. The hair covering of the head is oily and shiny, since the hair is completely saturated with the secreted sebum within two days after washing. The skin on the head begins to itch. After a while, if you do not take measures, hair begins to fall out, which turns from a subtle phenomenon into a strong one and threatens with complete or partial baldness.

Greasy seborrhea: treatment of

If you have symptoms of oily seborrhea, you should immediately consult specialists:

  • Androloga - for men;
  • The gynecologist is for women;
  • Neurologist;
  • Endocrinologist;
  • Dermatologist - absolutely for everyone before starting any treatment.

To normalize the function of the autonomic nervous system, the patient is prescribed drugs containing calcium, belloid, bellaspon, tranquilizers, bromcampor. Together with this, treatment is performed that normalizes the digestive function and gastrointestinal disorders. To this end, prescribe: vigeratin, cholenzim, panzinormforte, lipobolit and other similar drugs.
In parallel, a variety of chronic infections such as sinusitis, tonsillitis, etc. are treated.
It is important to adhere to a strict diet during the treatment that will limit the amount of carbohydrates consumed, foods containing cholesterol, table salt and completely eliminate the gross fats from the diet. The most preferable is vegetarian food, which includes a large number of all kinds of fruits, vegetables and vegetable oil.
Carrying out vitamin therapy with the prescription:

  • of the Vitamin A group either internally or intramuscularly. This drug is prescribed at a dosage of 100,000 IU per day - internally every day, intramuscularly every other day. The course usually lasts two to three months.
  • Vitamins B, C, D, E and preparations of iron, sulfur, phosphorus, arsenic, etc.

The severe form of oily seborrhea is treated with either female sex hormones or their synthetic substitutes. Such treatment is carried out exclusively under the supervision of an endocrinologist.
As a topical treatment, the proper skin care is recommended first.

  1. In oily seborrhea, skin care begins with wiping with aqueous solutions of sodium, sodium tetraborate, thiosulphate, sodium bicarbonate - 1-2%.It is also possible to wipe the affected area with a cleaned sulfur of 3-5%.It dries and disinfects the skin. When wiping, wadded disks need to be changed often enough.
  2. As the acute manifestations gradually subside, they begin to wipe the affected areas with alcoholic tinctures of lily of the valley, valerian, hawthorn, and also resorcinol, tannin, boric or salicylic acid.
  3. At the moment when there is an increased salping, you should wash your face with soap as often as possible.
  4. Obtaining a more pronounced result in women can be achieved with external means containing a female hormone estrogen. This type of drugs should be started two days after the end of another menstruation, you should stop taking it about a week before the next one, so that the treatment does not lead to a cycle failure. Men with external estrogens can be used for a long period of time for 1.5-2 months.
  5. You can temporarily improve the situation on the skin, rubbing naftalannuyu paste with alcohol. It is also possible to produce rubbing of sulcene-containing preparations.

There is a so-called mixed form of seborrhea, then the above drugs are taken and applied together with drugs that treat dry seborrhea.
In addition to diet and drug treatment, seborrhea can help change the climate. Favorably act on the body daily physical education, hydrogen sulfide irrigation, steam baths. All this contributes to the normalization of the skin.
Widely used in the treatment of oily seborrhea physiotherapy procedures. Such as:

  • currents of D'Arsonval;
  • UFO.

The prognosis given by doctors with oily seborrhea is overwhelmingly favorable, which allows for treatment in an optimistic mood.
As prevention, you can recommend:

  • Continually and carefully care for the skin, which is considered problematic. Use only those cosmetics that are appropriate for your skin type.
  • Admission of multivitamin complexes - centers, alphabet, duovit, vitrum.
  • The reception of brewer's yeast as a source of vitamins, minerals and amino acids. Receive two teaspoonfuls three times a day during meals.