Chicken skin is also known as keratosis pilaris, the cause of which is not yet clear, but may be related to genetics, vitamin deficiency and endocrine factors.
1. Genetic factors: about 50 to 70% of patients, there will be a certain genetic predisposition, manifested as autosomal dominant inheritance, such as one parent has a mutant gene, its offspring have a 1/2 probability of developing the disease. If both parents have the mutated gene, then the chance of disease is higher.
2. Vitamin deficiency: if the patient has vitamin A, vitamin B12, vitamin C deficiency and metabolic disorders, etc., it may cause the occurrence of keratosis pilaris.
3. Endocrine factors: for the use of glucocorticoid therapy or hypothyroidism of the population, may appear perifollicular keratosis or the original condition is aggravated, suggesting that endocrine factors may be related to this disease.
The majority of this disease does not require special treatment, if you feel that the aesthetic impact, you can go to the hospital, follow the doctor’s instructions to do targeted treatment.