What to do if your legs are not smooth and have chicken skin

The condition of non-smooth legs with chicken skin is usually also known as keratosis pilaris, which can be relieved by temporary observation, topical medication and other treatments. 1. Temporary observation: Keratosis pilaris will not affect your health except for its aesthetic effect, so if you do not have any other adverse symptoms, you can observe it for a while and leave it untreated. 2. Topical medications: If you feel that the phenomenon of chicken skin on the legs affects aesthetics, you can also use retinoic acid cream, salicylic acid cream, urea cream, etc., so as to achieve the promotion of epidermal cell renewal and moisturize the skin’s role in the softening and dissolution of keratin, to improve the patient’s symptoms. 3. Other treatments: For patients who have not seen any improvement with the above treatments, the doctor may also recommend the use of chemical peels to alleviate the patient’s symptoms, but it will take more than one course of treatment to make a significant improvement. It is recommended that patients should pay more attention to the moisturizing care of the skin of the legs after the emergence of non-smooth legs, and the use of medication should be strictly in accordance with the doctor’s instructions.