Seborrhea is a fairly common disease of human skin associated with metabolic disorders in the body and a violation of the sebaceous glands of the skin. Most often, the disease appears in adolescence, when the hormonal background begins to change, which is associated with the appearance of juvenile acne and dandruff and can last a lifetime. In adults, the disease is sluggish, but constantly brings trouble, since seborrhea is manifested by the appearance of dandruff, hair loss, rapidly oily hair, and acne on the face.
There are seborrhea of the skin of the scalp and the skin of the face and neck.
In turn, seborrhea of the scalp is divided into dry and oily seborrhea. It depends on what disorders of the sebaceous glands. If the tendency to overproduction of sebum, then oily seborrhea develops, and if hypoproduction, then dry.
Fatty seborrhea of the scalp.
It is accompanied by abundant secretion of sebum on the scalp and mixed with exfoliated scales it turns into a yellowish lubricant on the surface of the skin, which is easily removed when scraped with a fingernail. In this case, the condition is accompanied by itching, sometimes very severe, which can lead to scratching and infection of the skin with the subsequent development of eczema.
Fatty seborrhea often affects men from the time of puberty to 50-60 years, in the future, the signs of the disease begin to weaken and may disappear altogether. If you leave seborrhea untreated, then over time, hair begins to fall out, and baldness appears on the top of the head.
In women, oily seborrhea is manifested mainly by frequent washing of the head, since due to the large amount of sebum, the hair is abundantly greased with fat and quickly becomes greasy and stick together. Excessive hair loss and scalp itching are also observed . Such patients are forced to wash their hair every day.
Dry seborrhea of the scalp.
More often, women are sick at a young age, over time, the manifestations intensify and reach their peak in 50-60 years. Dry seborrhea is manifested by hypofunction of the sebaceous glands, as a result of which the hair and scalp become dry and are not smeared with sebum. Hair becomes dull, brittle and falls out. A very characteristic sign for dry seborrhea is a large amount of dandruff, which looks like flakes. Dandruff streams from head to shoulders, especially when combing hair. This is also manifested by itching and discomfort. Dry seborrhea can cause other skin diseases, such as eczema, seborrheic dermatitis, etc.
Treatment of seborrhea of the scalp.
Since there is no one specific reason for the development of the disease, and it is considered polyetiological, it is logical to note that the treatment of seborrhea of the scalp, both oily and dry, should be started with treatment of the underlying disease associated with metabolic disorders in the body.
Most often these are endocrine diseases, metabolic disorders, neuropsychiatric diseases, gastrointestinal disorders, etc.
An important treatment for seborrhea of the scalp is to follow a diet and establish proper nutrition, as this can solve half of the problem, and sometimes even eliminate it.
For this, it is necessary to exclude from the diet everything fatty, fried, salty, spicy, sweet, and vice versa, to increase the consumption of fruits and vegetables, dairy products, cereals, a large amount of liquid.
Treatment of seborrhea of the scalp should be comprehensive and regular.
Vitamin therapy, water procedures, darsonvalization, physiotherapy and spa treatment with hydrogen sulfide are also carried out.