![Scleroderma: The Skin Disease]()
Scleroderma means the thickening and the chronic hardening of your skin. It is though a rare condition, but can affect various tissues and organs of your body, like the skin, kidneys, arteries, heart, lungs, gastrointestinal tract, joints and the heart. Usually, the occurrence of scleroderma is seen in people in the age group of 40 to 60.
This skin disease is also seen to be more in women than in men. It is also observed that in scleroderma, the skin undergoes certain color changes. The fingers and the face especially become quite shiny, thick, and tight and wax like. Also, the severity of scleroderma symptoms also varies from person to person.
Are There Any Medical Treatments For Scleroderma?
So far, no medical treatments have been found to cure scleroderma effectively. It might be perhaps because the number of the symptoms and the severity differs from patient to patient. There are certainly some treatments that can act like major relievers and can immensely help in relaxing the symptoms of the disease and other related problems. Some of the drugs that are prescribed to the patients for treating scleroderma are:
- antihypertensive drugs
- These are given for treating high blood pressures, which may lead to the kidney, stokes and damage.
- vasodilator drugs
These are given for widening blood vessels through relaxing the muscle walls of these vessels.
They are given for reducing the inflammation that is caused in scleroderma.
Cosmetic treatments for scleroderma
The camouflage makeup instruction can be a very beneficial treatment for the patients who are suffering from the skin diseases scleroderma. Usually, in scleroderma, telangiectasias and abnormal pigmentation are the major characteristics. The redness and the discoloration can be easily concealed by the application of the cover creams. It is also to be remembered that cosmetic treatments should always be kept very simple to avoid complications.
