What is facial dry seborrheic dermatitis?

If we simply talk about seborrheic dermatitis, many friends are very familiar with this disease. It not only causes itchy symptoms on the skin, but also causes various skin problems. The appearance of facial dry seborrheic dermatitis makes many patients worry about it, especially young people who are not yet married. If you suffer from facial dry seborrheic dermatitis, it will have a great impact on your life and psychology. So what exactly is facial dry seborrheic dermatitis?

Dry seborrheic dermatitis is a relatively common type of skin inflammation. Currently, many people suffer from dry seborrheic dermatitis. The secretion of sebum by the sebaceous glands of the skin is a normal physiological phenomenon. However, if the sebaceous glands are overactive and sebum is excreted excessively, accumulating on the skin and causing chronic skin inflammation at the accumulation site, this is called seborrheic dermatitis. This disease is a secondary inflammation of the skin caused by seborrhea. Mental factors, eating habits, vitamin B deficiency, alcoholism, etc. may have a certain impact on the occurrence and development of this disease.

It is believed that the occurrence of dry seborrheic dermatitis is related to insufficient kidney yin, excessive movement of yang fire, or upward rushing of blood heat from the lungs and stomach, which prevents the flow of heat and toxicity, leading to local metabolic and blood microcirculation disorders, and secondary symptoms of rash, papules or plaques, and greasy scales. It is common in areas with more sebaceous glands, such as the head, face, behind the ears, armpits, etc., but it can also spread throughout the body. The initial rash of dry seborrheic dermatitis is red papules or plaques that merge with each other and are covered with greasy scales or yellow crusts.

Patients need to pay attention to daily care in order to recover faster. So what should you pay attention to when you suffer from facial dry seborrheic dermatitis?

It is worth noting that people with dry seborrheic dermatitis should eat foods rich in vitamins, especially foods rich in vitamin A, such as pork liver, carrots, egg yolks, etc., to correct abnormal sebum keratinization of hair follicles and prevent blockage of hair follicles. In addition to the above, patients with dry seborrheic dermatitis should also eat more foods rich in vitamin C and B1, such as fresh vegetables and fruits. Increasing the intake of appropriate amounts of whole grains, fresh vegetables, fruits and other foods can be of great benefit to seborrheic dermatitis.

After knowing what facial dry seborrheic dermatitis is, it is recommended that patients must pay attention to active treatment, and be careful not to use hormone drugs when taking medications to avoid leaving any sequelae after the facial dry seborrheic dermatitis is cured. Pay attention to taking medications according to the doctor's instructions to ensure that facial dry seborrheic dermatitis can recover as soon as possible.