Halit is a disease that affects the mucous and skin on the lips, and around them. It looks rather unpleasant. The main symptoms of the disease is peeling, redness, the formation of ulcers and cracks, which often bleed, soreness, the appearance of purulent crusts. Treatment of cheilitis should be comprehensive, because removing external signs of ailment will not be enough. If you do not find out the cause of the disease and do not eliminate it, it will recur again and again.
General principles of cheilitis treatment
There are so many different types of illness:
- angular;
- atopic;
- Candidiasis;
- meteorological;
- hypovitaminous;
- eczematous;
- catarrhal;
- glandular;
- exfoliative .
Once the nature of the disease is determined, you can begin treatment. External - will help eliminate all external signs of the disease, and the internal - completely remove it from the body.
Even after the termination of reception of medical preparations at cheilitis to relax it is not necessary. To the disease does not recur, the delicate skin of the lips should be carefully monitored. Regularly it is necessary to do measures to moisturize or eliminate its drying. Some time will have to be monitored in the dispensary.
Treatment of angular cheilitis
It develops most often in women aged over fifty. The cause of the appearance of the disease are streptococci or another infection. As an external treatment for angular cheilitis, special antibacterial agents are used. Very often, the disease is prescribed physiotherapy procedures:
- UV irradiation;
- phonophoresis ;
- electrophoresis.
Treatment of Candidiasis Cheilitis
With fungal cheilitis in the first place you need to take tests and confirm that the disease originated precisely because of the fungi. Antifungal agents for better efficiency take better inside. And do it preferably in combination with vitamin B2 and ascorbic.
It is necessary to conduct a full sanation of the oral cavity. Affected areas should preferably be treated with vitamin solutions. And that the disease does not return, it is recommended to adhere to a diet that restricts the intake of carbohydrates.
Treatment of atopic cheilitis
Cope with this type of disease can be, taking medications that reduce the sensitivity of the body to irritants. Treat inflammation, flaking and wounds preferably boric acid, zinc ointment, anti-inflammatory creams, glucocorticoids.