Facial dermatitis is prevalent in spring

  With the arrival of spring, the sun is shining and all the flowers are blooming. Dermatology clinics are full, especially with many “red face” patients, most of whom are women. Some patients have symptoms of facial erythema, papules, scales, accompanied by itching and tightness, or even burning pain, and they are afraid of the arrival of spring.  The skin on the face is more sensitive than other parts of the body due to enhanced sun exposure, elevated temperatures, cosmetics, dust, pollen and other factors that stimulate the face, resulting in easy redness and itching, which affects the image. Preferred areas are the eyelids, cheeks, or the entire face, neck, or V-shaped area of the chest, which are prone to recurring attacks.  So how to prevent and treat it?  1, appropriate outdoor activities, step by step, to increase tolerance to ultraviolet light; neither completely do not go out, but also to avoid sudden and prolonged strong sun exposure.  2, do not use cosmetics containing more water photosensitive substances, such as impure petroleum jelly, poor quality aromatic skin care products, etc.  3, some foods or drugs can improve the skin’s sensitivity to ultraviolet light, such as chard, amaranth, capers, lettuce, horsetail, rape, spinach, figs and other foods, drugs such as sulfonamides, tetracycline, chloramphenicol, chlorpromazine, iproniazid, fenadine, quinidine, carbamazepine, etc. also need to pay attention to.  4, reduce the number of times to use cleanser cosmetics, especially pay attention not to switch to new cosmetics and skin care products, but also need to pay attention not to dye and perm hair.  5.After the symptoms appear, you should wash your face with cold water, avoid exertion and staying up late, suspend face wash and cosmetics, do not scratch, avoid sunlight, and reduce staying in hot and stuffy environments such as air-conditioned houses.  6, do not use drugs on their own, especially products containing hormones, but not standardized use of drugs, but easy to drug resistance, should be timely to the regular hospital.  If the effect of conventional treatment is not good, our department can achieve better results with the following special treatment in addition to traditional Chinese medicine: cold compress and cold spray treatment: not only can improve the symptoms, but also help skin repair.  Bloodletting therapy: It can regulate the qi and blood and speed up the fading of local erythema.  Acupoint injection: it can improve immunity and reduce the chance of recurrence.