Dry and flaky skin on the body can be caused by age-related factors, vitamin deficiencies, eczema and psoriasis. Patients can be treated by applying skin rejuvenation lotion and taking oral medication and topical medication as prescribed by the doctor.
1. Age factor: With age, the sweat and sebaceous glands of the skin gradually show progressive atrophy, resulting in dry and flaky skin. You can apply skin rejuvenating lotion after bathing to improve the dry skin condition.
2. Lack of vitamins: partiality, picky eating and other conditions will lead to the body lack of vitamin E, resulting in dry skin flaking. You can take vitamin E orally as prescribed by the doctor to relieve the treatment.
3. Eczema: If you suffer from eczema, especially chronic eczema, which leads to damage to the skin barrier, causing erythema, papules, desquamation, mossy lesions, there will be dry skin flaking phenomenon. It can be treated with oral medication such as cetirizine hydrochloride tablets and loratadine citrate tablets as prescribed by the doctor, and at the same time applying ointments such as mometasone furoate cream and fluticasone propionate ointment.
4. Psoriasis: If you are suffering from psoriasis, there may be red plaques with clear boundaries and a lot of silvery-white scales on them, and the skin is dry. You can take oral methotrexate, avitamin A and other drugs for relief, while applying mometasone furoate ointment, hydrocortisone butyrate ointment and other drugs for treatment.
When patients have dry skin flakes, they should go to the hospital in time to improve the relevant examination, under the guidance of the doctor to carry out reasonable treatment, to avoid blind use of drugs to cause adverse consequences. Drugs should be used in accordance with medical advice.