Whole body skin peeling dry with flakes may be due to environmental dryness, dry skin syndrome, ichthyosis and other factors, can be treated by general treatment, medication (such as urea) and other ways of treatment.
1. Environmental dryness: less precipitation, prolonged use of air conditioning, heating and other facilities may lead to a reduction of moisture in the environment, lower humidity, resulting in dry skin flaking symptoms, usually do a good job of skin cleansing, apply body lotion moisturize the skin in a timely manner; you can also use humidifiers to increase the humidity of the air.
2. Dry skin syndrome: this disease will lead to dry and rough skin, with different degrees of scales. Patients should avoid frequent or prolonged bathing, and use emollients in time after bathing; urea, glycerin and other moisturizers and polysulfonic acid mucopolysaccharide cream can be used to protect and moisturize the skin.
3. Ichthyosis: this disease will lead to dry and flaky skin. You can use urea cream treasure moisturizing; the use of adapalene gel and other vitamin A acid drugs to soften the keratin to reduce scales; sexual chain ichthyosis can be used 10% cholesterol cream and other drug therapy. When the disease is severe, oral isotretinoin can be taken to relieve; secondary infection can be treated with erythromycin.
There may be other reasons for dry skin flakes all over the body, so it is recommended that the patient go to the hospital if necessary to clarify the cause and follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment. The medication should be used under the guidance of a doctor, do not self-medicate.