Chicken skin refers to keratosis pilaris, there is no best treatment, according to the patient’s specific situation to choose the appropriate treatment, including general treatment, topical medication, oral medication, laser treatment and so on.
1. General treatment: Keratosis pilaris does not affect the health of the body, generally do not need special treatment, you can improve the symptoms through a number of methods, such as using lukewarm water to take a bath, do not over-wash, choose a mild bath products, indoor use of humidifiers and so on.
2. Topical medications: mainly retinoic acid drugs, such as retinoic acid cream, tazarotene gel, etc., you can also use urea cream, salicylic acid ointment, cod liver oil, etc., and at the same time, you can apply Vaseline locally to alleviate the dryness of the skin, and in case of heavy inflammatory reaction of the skin lesions, you can use intermediate-acting glucocorticosteroids such as triamcinolone acetonide cream and mometasone furoate cream.
3. Oral medication: Vitamin A, Vitamin E and small doses of acitretin can also improve the symptoms of keratosis pilaris.
4. Laser treatment: If the above treatments do not improve the symptoms, laser treatment can be used to relieve the symptoms.
All of the above medications should be used under the guidance of a doctor to avoid self-medication. It is recommended that patients consult a doctor in a timely manner and standardize their treatment under the guidance of a doctor.