Do the vitiligo in the elderly still need to be treated, can it be cured?

When a person reaches a certain age, the functions of the body will gradually weaken, so it is very easy to suffer from various diseases. If you don't pay attention to the daily protection work in your life, it is easy to suffer from vitiligo. Vitiligo is a very harmful disease, so what should the elderly do if they have white spots on their bodies?

It is recommended that all elderly patients do the following in their daily lives.

1. Positive**.

If the elderly have white spots on their bodies, they should seek medical attention as soon as they are found**, so as to effectively prevent the spread of white spots and damage their own health. If you can seek medical attention as soon as vitiligo occurs, you can effectively control the condition, which is very beneficial to vitiligo.

2. Symptomatic**.

There are many reasons for inducing senile vitiligo, and the methods used will be different according to different reasons, so all elderly patients should go to the hospital for examination immediately after the appearance of vitiligo on the body, and take symptomatic measures for different **, so as to carry out comprehensive and effective **.

3. Rational use of drugs.

The elderly have white spots on the body need to pay attention to reasonable and correct medication, during the disease, it is necessary to follow the doctor's instructions to use drugs reasonably, and avoid indiscriminate use of drugs or listen to home remedies and use specific drugs, so as not to adversely affect the condition.

4. Do a good job of nursing.

In addition to achieving a scientific and healthy diet, you should also correct bad habits in time, which is very beneficial to improving the quality of vitiligo.

Whether or not an older person with vitiligo (vitiligo) is needed** depends on the individual and the severity of the symptoms. Generally speaking, if the patient's symptoms are not too obvious or mild, and do not affect their life, they can not **.

However, if the patient's white patches are large or the symptoms are more obvious, such as affecting the patient's appearance and self-confidence, affecting daily life, etc., it is necessary.

The methods of vitiligo include grinding and rolling drugs, phototherapy, surgery, etc. Drugs can be oral drugs, external drugs, etc., phototherapy can use ultraviolet irradiation, etc., and surgery** can use methods such as blind skin grafting. The choice of treatment should be based on the patient's symptoms and physical condition.

If vitiligo is not made, it can lead to worsening of symptoms, spread to a larger area, and even cause complications such as uneven pigmentation. Therefore, it is recommended that the elderly should seek medical attention in time if they find that they have vitiligo, understand their condition, and receive appropriate **.

Age-related vitiligo is a disease caused by age, aging, and melanin decrease, with multiple round white spots scattered throughout the body as the main manifestation. It is more common in middle-aged and elderly people over 45 years old.

Senile vitiligo does not affect the health of the patient, nor does it affect the function of other systems in the body, and is a normal aging phenomenon, so it is generally not needed.

Senile leukoplakia, common in elderly patients over 50 years old, manifested as a round depigmented leukoplakia from the tip of a needle to the size of a miliary grain, with little difference in the size of the spots, smooth and slippery surface, slightly concave, and more likely to occur on the trunk and limbs, without discomfort such as itching and pain. The rash is multiple, and some patients will also be accompanied by other ** diseases such as age spots, and the number of white spots will gradually increase with age.

But this kind of white patches is a normal physiological phenomenon, so there is no need to deliberate**.

Vitiligo is a general term for diseases with vitiligo as the main feature in medicine, and the more common diseases that cause vitiligo are vitiligo, tinea versicolor, simple pityriasis, etc., and the method should be decided according to **.

1. Jujube stool vitiligo flushing.

Patients can take drugs**, topical corticosteroids, calcineurin inhibitors or vitamin D3 derivatives, etc., which can prevent the spread of vitiligo and control the progression of the disease; For patients whose disease is stable, transplantation, autologous culture melanocyte transplantation and other methods can also be selected, which can restore the color as much as possible.

2. Tinea versicolor.

Tinea versicolor is caused by Malassezia infection, patients can follow the doctor's instructions to use antifungal drugs, such as clotrimazole, miconazole, etc., and after the disease is stabilized, ultraviolet irradiation can be done**, which can improve the hypopigmentation spots or depigmented spots caused by pityriasis versicolor.

3. Pityriasis alba.

Pityriasis albicans is a chronic disease in which lesions resolve spontaneously and generally do not need to be done**.

If you are already very old, the opportunities will not be too good, and the mutual will not be too obvious.

Senile leukoplakia refers to senile vitiligo, which generally cannot be **, the disease is a manifestation of **aging, usually does not need to be carried out**, and will not affect the body. It is advisable to seek medical attention promptly and, if necessary, to cover up. You can exercise and avoid UV exposure.

Age-related vitiligo is a natural aging phenomenon, mostly seen in middle-aged and elderly Songbi people over 45 years old, usually with the gradual increase of age, the number of dopa-positive melanocytes in the local ** is reduced, and it is considered to be related to melanocyte aging, degeneration, decreased tyrosinase activity, **aging and degeneration.

Age-related leukoplakia usually appears on the trunk, limbs and other parts, as a round white spot the size of a needle to a bean grain, the white spot will gradually increase, and the white spot will be concave, and there are no scales on the surface. In addition to vitiligo, there is no deficiency cherry blossom loss and other uncomfortable symptoms, which is a normal physiological phenomenon and cannot be **, but it will not adversely affect the body.

It is recommended that patients go to the hospital in time to improve relevant examinations, such as physical examination, fungal microscopic examination, ** tissue biopsy, etc., to distinguish them from vitiligo, anemia nevus, pityriasis versicolor and other diseases. The disease does not affect health and generally does not require special treatment**. If it affects aesthetics, you can use masking**.

Usually pay attention to balanced nutrition and appropriate outdoor exercise, which can enhance resistance, but pay attention to avoid being exposed to ultraviolet rays for a long time to avoid aggravation of symptoms.

You still have to stick to it.

The following is mainly to give you a detailed introduction to how to ** white spots in the elderly?

1. Develop good living habits. After the diseased elderly vitiligo, they should develop good living habits, cultivate good living habits and create a harmonious living environment, which is helpful to the disease, of course, the disease is not contagious, so do not reject the elderly.

2. Maintain a reasonable diet. After the disease, you need to maintain a reasonable diet in your daily life, you need to pay attention to rest, and what you should do in your daily diet is to eat a rich diet, it is recommended to eat less vitamin-rich foods in your daily diet, and you should eat more foods that help the body replenish trace elements.

3. Adjust your emotions. After suffering from senile leukoplakia, it is necessary to maintain a happy mood and overcome bad emotions, and the patient's family should help the patient stabilize his mood. It also contributes to the disease**, and long-term emotional malaise is extremely detrimental to the disease**.

4. Symptomatic drugs**. There are many ways to get rid of the disease, among which the method that can be used is the drug, which needs to be carried out with internal and external drugs, and how to use the drug is related to the patient's condition and physique, and it is recommended to carry out it under the guidance of a doctor.

5. Go to a regular hospital to receive **. Age** vitiligo is a disease caused by autoimmune deficiency, after the disease must be wild to seek medical attention in time, timely ** can help patients stay away from harm.

When the elderly are in the first vitiligo, it should be in terms of diet, it is better to avoid food, and the diet is relatively light. Have a regular schedule and don't stay up late.

In addition to vitiligo, there are many diseases that can manifest as vitiligo or pale white spots, such as congenital hypopigmentation disease and acquired hypopigmentation disease.

To name a few, such as anemia nevi, apigmented nevi, albinism, tinea versicolor, post-inflammatory hypopigmentation, etc. So it's not that vitiligo is vitiligo.

The vitiligo of vitiligo has no local inflammation before the onset of the disease, and there are no symptoms, generally no pain or itching, ** there are pale white spots or porcelain white spots, and the white spots can appear white hair. Over time, the white spots will become more and more porcelain-white.

In addition, there is a normal phenomenon that is often misdiagnosed as vitiligo, that is, idiopathic punctate leukoplakia is more common in middle-aged people and above, sometimes called vitiligo, the damage is round, oval or polygonal white to pure white spots, the boundaries are mostly distinct, the diameter is centimeters, the maximum can reach a few centimeters, the number is from 1 to hundreds, etc., the limbs and trunk can be violated, the surface of the leukoplakia is smooth, some are slightly concave, scattered in the distribution, the tunnel age increases and increases, there are no conscious symptoms, the pathological section can see epidermal atrophy, epidermal melanin is significantly reduced, It is generally considered to be a concomitant symptom of aging.

It is recommended to go to the hospital for a diagnosis before making a ** plan.