stains
Introduction
Introduction to color spots A stain is a spot that is different from the surrounding color. The pigmentation is a common brown or melanin-prone, debilitating skin disease caused by the increase of melanin in the skin. It is often found on the cheeks and forehead. It is aggravated after sun exposure. It is more common in women, and pregnancy, long-term oral administration. The contraceptive disorder is related to the menstrual disorder, which belongs to the black spot and liver spot of Chinese medicine. basic knowledge The proportion of illness: 1% Susceptible people: no special people Mode of infection: non-infectious Complications: melanin plaque - gastrointestinal polyposis syndrome
Cause
Color spot cause
Endocrine causes (35%):
Endocrine disorders are also an important cause of pigmentation in women. Changes in the levels of sex hormones in menstruation and pregnancy can affect melanin production. In addition, endocrine instability usually causes emotional instability, which indirectly causes pigmentation.
Lifestyle habits (25%):
Bad habits such as stress, partial eclipse, and lack of sleep can also increase melanin. Therefore, people with unstable sleep time, the skin's metabolic rate is not good, will affect the production of melanin particles.
Genetic cause (15%):
Autosomal inheritance is the main cause of freckles. Starting from children around 5 years old, women are mostly, heavy in spring and summer, light in autumn and winter. Light brown to yellowish brown needle tip to rice grain size, symmetrically distributed on the face.
Ultraviolet radiation (20%):
Ultraviolet radiation in daylight is an important cause of pigmentation, which is why sun protection is needed in summer. When the skin is exposed to excessive sunlight, the epidermis produces more melanin particles, which absorb ultraviolet light and protect the body from harm. It is the truth that everyone will turn black after sun exposure. Moreover, the irradiation of ultraviolet rays causes chloasma, and the color of common freckles is deepened.
Prevention
Spot prevention
1. Long spots are related to diseases. If you have a disease, you should go to treatment, especially gynecological diseases. If you find breast hyperplasia, dysmenorrhea, irregular menstruation, etc., you should go to see a doctor.
2. Sleep and diet are very important to the skin, especially sleep, even if you close your eyes for 10 minutes, only in the absence of oxygen, no water, the skin will shine. At the same time, drink plenty of water, drink more soup, eat more fruits, of course, the high-quality protein in eggs and lean meat is also helpful for the smooth and delicate skin.
3. In summer, sugar should be properly added, because the liver, kidney, spleen and other organs need sugar, and these healthy women have dark hair and ruddy complexion.
4. Sunscreen, because wrinkles and spots are mostly caused by photoaging. Therefore, from the beginning of the youth should be sunscreen, hats, umbrellas, sunscreen skin care products are a good helper for sunscreen. It is worth reminding that it is not necessary to use sunscreen with high sun protection factor (SPF) for a long time in the sun. Generally, SPF15 is enough. Sunscreen products with SPF30 or higher should be washed after 2-3 hours because it is too high. The indexed product also has a stimulating effect on the skin.
5. Maintain a good mood, a happy spirit, and avoid anger and anger.
6. Maintain a balanced diet and pay attention to the balanced intake of various vitamins.
7. Patients with pigmentation related to taking drugs should stop taking the relevant drugs.
8. Improve microcirculation, regulate endocrine, activate cell viability, promote metabolism, enhance nutrient absorption, dredge meridians, balance yin and yang, and reconcile qi and blood.
9. Oral Chinese medicine conditioning. In the Tang Dynasty, the long-lived elderly Sun Sizhen elaborated on the efficacy of Angelica anti-aging, anti-plaque, beauty and skin-care in his book "Qian Jin Yi Fang", and called it "women's face medicine". Modern medical experts have also done a lot of research on the cosmetic efficacy of Angelica. The results show that the aqueous solution of Angelica sinensis inhibits the activity of tyrosinase, which can delay the appearance of aging signs. Promotes skin metabolism, leaving skin tender and shiny. Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to call Angelica "the blood of the holy medicine" and "anti-aging and beauty treasures".
Complication
Plaque complication Complications melanin plaque - gastrointestinal polyposis syndrome pigmented nevus
1, hair color spots: liver dysfunction.
2, forehead stain: more common in adrenal cortex hormones and abnormal ovarian secretion.
3, upper eyelid pigmentation: pregnancy and flow of people too many times, the body's hormone levels are not balanced.
4, lower eyelid pigmentation: more common in uterine disorders, excessive abortion or long-term use of contraceptives.
5, around the eye spots: more common in uterine disorders, excessive abortion and endocrine disorders caused by emotional instability.
6, the cheeks of the spot: more common in liver dysfunction, ultraviolet radiation, frequent insomnia, menopausal senile plaques and adrenal insufficiency.
7, long spots on the face: is a sign before the onset of mastitis.
Symptom
Symptoms of Symptoms Common Symptoms Light Brown Spotted Pigmented Spot Pigment Abnormalities
Sunscreen is very important. The pigmentation is good for facial browning, dark brownish brown pigmentation. Western medicine thinks it is a variation of photosensitive dermatitis or phototoxic dermatitis. Many cases have contact with chemical products and inferior cosmetics. Supplies such as actor's oil or some ingredients in household cosmetics can also cause stains, often worsened after sun exposure, in addition to malnutrition and other factors may also lead to the disease, most patients with increased copper ion content, may It is a marker of enhanced tyrosinase activity.
Spot: A spot is a spot with a different color around it. The pigmentation includes freckles, dark spots, chloasma and senile plaques, and is a pigmented skin disease.
Freckles: Autosomal dominant hereditary skin disease, which occurs frequently in young children and is more common in exposed areas such as face, neck and back of adolescents. It is a light brown or dark brown spot, which is scattered in a symmetrical distribution and has a genetic tendency. The spring and summer are aggravated, and the autumn and winter are shallow.
Chloasma: is a congenital localized hyperpigmentation disease, the most common skin disease in a female population, especially in the second and second half to five and a half months of pregnancy, also known as butterfly spots, pregnancy spots, Liver spots, etc., these are the same disease, named according to the shape, age characteristics and so on.
Examine
Check of stains
Perform a skin examination. Sunscreen is very important. The pigmentation is good for facial browning, dark brownish brown pigmentation. Western medicine thinks it is a variation of photosensitive dermatitis or phototoxic dermatitis. Many cases have contact with chemical products and inferior cosmetics. Supplies such as actor's oil or some ingredients in household cosmetics can also cause stains, often worsened after sun exposure, in addition to malnutrition and other factors may also lead to the disease, most patients with increased copper ion content, may It is a marker of enhanced tyrosinase activity.
Diagnosis
Color spot diagnosis
Diagnostic points
1 pigmentation: occurs in adults, both men and women can be onset, beginning with erythema or pale brown spots, gradually expanding into dark brown diffuse patches, sometimes with mild itching, symmetric distribution, good for the face, excellent before The amount, cheeks, ears, neck and light are more common, but also in the chest, hands, forearms, and the skin lesions develop slowly, which is caused by pigmentation.
2 stain tissue pathology: yellow cells and free melanin were found in epidermal tissue cells and dermal tissue cells.
3 Color spots: The color spots are spots with different colors around them. The pigmentation includes freckles, dark spots, chloasma and senile plaques, and is a pigmented skin disease.
