Chicken skin is keratosis pilaris, if the symptoms are not obvious can be without treatment, if the symptoms are serious, you can choose medication, physical therapy and so on.
1. Drug therapy: can be used externally Vitamin A acid drugs, such as adapalene gel, tazarotene lactic acid, etc., can regulate the proliferation of skin keratinocytes. It can also be used externally with fruit acid or salicylic acid for chemical exfoliation treatment, to correct the abnormal follicular epithelial keratinization and promote the shedding of keratin plugs at the mouth of the hair follicle. If necessary, oral retinoids such as isotretinoin capsules can be taken.
It should be noted that retinoids can have teratogenic effects and are strictly prohibited for use during pregnancy and gestation.
2. Physical therapy: the most common physical therapy is laser therapy, such as Nd:YAG laser: semiconductor laser, etc., through the laser’s thermal selective properties, dissolve the plugged hair follicle mouth of the keratinous embolism, so as to alleviate the symptoms of perifollicular keratosis.
Symptoms of perifollicular keratosis pilaris are recommended to go to the hospital in time, under the guidance of the doctor for professional treatment.