Atrophy is a change in the skin that occurs due to a decrease in the volume of all its components, especially elasticity. This ailment is most often developed in women. It occurs when the epidermis stretches against obesity or pregnancy, after severe infection or central nervous system disorders.
Symptoms of skin atrophy
There are several main symptoms of this ailment:
- the affected areas of the skin begin to gather in folds, which themselves do not straighten;
- there is dryness in some places on the body;
- the epidermis acquires a reddish or pearly hue;
- a vascular network appears.
The disease is divided into several types. So, atrophy happens:
- Limited - the skin strips change.
- Diffuse - manifests itself in old age.
- Primary - for example, atrophy of the skin of the face.
- Secondary - develops after severe diseases. Such, for example, like lupus erythematosus , leprosy and others.
It should be emphasized that this disease is irreversible for the skin, if you do not take into account the treatment through surgical intervention.
The surest way to prevent the disease (with secondary atrophy) is to cure its underlying cause. Many experts believe that the treatment of skin atrophy as a whole is ineffective.
The main causes of the pathology
Physicians identify several main causes contributing to the development of atrophy:
- generalized thinning, which manifests itself in old age or with rheumatic diseases. Atrophy of the skin can also develop after the application of hormonal ointments (glucocorticoids);
- poikilodermia;
- chronic acrodermatitis;
- anemedermia primary or secondary, which manifests itself after inflammatory diseases;
- atrophic nevus.
For the treatment of vitamins, and in some cases - antibiotics.