Ziare.com talked to Viviana Iordache, dermatologist, Medicum coordinator, who explained that pigmentation disorders, as these problems are called, are of two types: hypo and hyperpigmentation.
Hypopigmentarile means skin discoloration. Hundreds of dermatological conditions are hidden in this simple sentence, from the non-dangerous ones, such as pityriasis versicolor, anetodermias or white stretch marks, to the pathological, serious ones, such as morphs or metastasis phase of malignant melanomas.
Hyperpigmentarile means staining or excessive coloring of the skin. And here we are talking about a few thousand pages from the books of dermatologists. We can refer to sun spots – melasma – or pregnancy mask, to simple freckles and even actinic keratoses, pigmented basal cell epithelium or the killer lentigo malignant.
Sometimes these pigment changes are just a matter of appearance, so you don’t have to do anything special. sometimes can signal serious conditions, which can be associated with internal diseases.
For example, vitiligo, eczematides, even melasma or stretch marks that appear “suddenly” can send us to further analysis.
All can be single or multiple, isolated or extended. Some “move”, others disappear spontaneously or change their shape, but not a few become chronic.
What to do
1. Dermatological consultation is mandatory, because sometimes, which is rare, the price of not seeing a doctor can be life itself.
The excuses that “I don’t have money” or “I don’t have time” are not justified if you have a family doctor, who can send you for free. Such excuses do not “hold” if you have time to dye your hair or epilate!
If you are healthy and have no other questions, the visit can take 15 minutes.
Obviously, discolored scars, stretch marks or simple freckles do not need a consultation, but if something else changes in skin color, go to the doctor!
2. The dermatologist may consider other investigations necessary: simple or computerized dermatoscopy, laboratory tests or interdisciplinary consultations – endocrinology, allergology, immunology, gynecology, etc.
3. Prevention of aggravation or multiplication of lesions: do not expose yourself to UV (sun, solarium, etc.), do not do dermatological treatments in non-specialized places or, worse, non-medical.
Laser treatments on the skin are done at least with the approval of the dermatologist, if not in his office. Sometimes what seems expensive is really expensive, and what seems cheap in the end is much more expensive. And I’m not just talking about money.
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