The article discusses questions about what drugs are from skin inflammation and their application.
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With skin inflammation, almost any person may face, regardless of gender, age and social position. Redness, papula, blisters and bubbles with unpleasant «Add-ons» in the form of burning and itching — All this can be as manifestations of various skin diseases (allergic and atopic dermatitis, urticaria) and the consequence of more «landed» reasons (irritation by those or other chemicals, insect bites, sunburns).
What to do if you encountered a similar situation? Of course, the most correct decision will not be self-treatment, but to contact a dermatologist, however, it is obvious that such a decision does not have to taste, especially if this inflammation has no signs of a serious disease.
Today, pharmacy shelves are replete with the most different outdoor means, allowing to successfully solve such a problem. These include various softening and moisturizing creams, non-immune (for example, gel phenyatil) and hormonal drugs, as well as antihistamines for receiving inside in the form of tablets and syrups.
Softening creams (they are considered cosmetics, and not drugs) in the event that inflammation on the skin is the manifestation of only irritation (dermatologists call it a simple irritable contact dermatitis). Simplest examples — irritation from soap, salt, solvent and t. D. Also softening creams will be useful in sunburn.
With more serious problems with one softening cosmetics, it is not possible to do real drugs here. The most effective anti-inflammatory means for outdoor use are considered to be various creams and ointments containing glucocorticosteroid hormones.
Glucocorticosteroids — These are hormones produced by human adrenal cortex. They have a powerful anti-inflammatory action and in connection with this for more than half a century widely used in medicine as systemically (tablets and injections for serious conditions) and locally (cream and ointment). This is out of doubt, the strongest anti-inflammatory agent, which can be without a recipe (at least some of them) buy in a pharmacy — No non-refineral anti-inflammatory drug compares with them according to strength and speed of action. However, the Word itself «hormone» causes fear. To. associated with possible side effects from their use.
What to do, use hormonal external means, or not? It is obvious that with strong inflammation (and it does not matter whether it is a manifestation of a skin allergic reaction or simply unbearable with a malicious bite of malicious insect) It's hard to do without them. At the same time, as you know, the fear of the eyes are great — Side Effects are easy to avoid, if you follow a few simple rules.
- Glucocorticosteroids are drugs «Ambulance», They do not need to smear a long time. Usually they allow to eliminate inflammation in a matter of days, and sometimes hours. If you have been using an outer hormonal drug for three days, and the improvement is not observed, do not risk and consult a doctor — Perhaps your manifestations on the skin are something at all about what you think.
- Special caution must be observed when using these drugs in the field of persons, folds and genital organs. The skin in these places is very thin and the risk of side effects above, so the hormonal drugs should be resorted only as a last resort. In addition, these delicate zones are not suitable for use ointment — We need lighter forms (cream, lotion).
In no case should not be applied to the eyelids and the skin around the eyes — These drugs can increase intraocular pressure, which is fraught with serious complications.- Also, they should not be used if there are signs of skin infection (yellow crusts, pus and T appeared. D.) — They can make it easier for its distribution. In this case, antibacterial agents, antiseptics or combined drugs, which contain and glucocorticosteroid hormone, and antibiotics with antifungal agents for the treatment of infection (for example, PIMAFUCT cream). But, of course, the most prudent will be in the event of signs of infection to consult from a specialist.
- Finally, preference should be given to contemporary preparations with an improved safety-safety ratio (for example, Lockoid) — they are not inferior on the efficiency of old fluorinated drugs, but much safer. Saving funds from the purchase of an early generation preparation (preparations of betamethazone (acrider, white-breeding), fluoocyolone acetonide (Sinaflan, Flutsinar)) will not exceed the scales, if your security is on another.
- It is also important and selection of drug form drug. For example, the LockOd preparation, being a modern non-adhesive steroid is produced in the whole four — In addition to traditional ointments and creams, there are unique forms, lipocrem and a kret. The first combines the properties of the cream and ointment and eliminates the dryness of the skin, concomitant chronic inflammation, the second one, the name of which can be deciphered as «Cream Lotion», is a liquid form that is convenient to apply in acute inflammation, as well as in the above-mentioned delicate zones.
Popular thanks to social advertising expression says: «You don't need to be afraid, you need to know». Glucocorticosteroids for outdoor use are very effective tools that it is recommended to have in a first-aid kit to any person, and compliance with several simple rules, which is mentioned above, allows you to apply them without fear of unwanted consequences.
