treatment fot keratosis pilaris

traylor · Newbie Joined: 07 Jan 2005 Posts: 23

All my puberty time I have so ugly skin on my upper arms. This makes me crazy, because I hate to show it, so I always buy my shirts with goal to cover it. Firstly, I was thinking it will pass, but with few years, I saw that is my condition. One day my friend told me that is keratosis pilaris. I would like to know if I could believe in her diagnosis, and if there is any treatment for keratosis pilaris.

opry · Silver Member Joined: 12 Jul 2002 Posts: 309

Keratosis pilaris is a skin condition commonly seen on the upper arms and thighs. The skin has appeared as small pimples that have a dry, sandpaper feeling. They are usually white but sometimes rather red, which might bother you. Keratosis pilaris is skin problem, but usually it does not itch or hurt. Treatment of keratosis pilaris is not necessary, and unfortunately often has disappointing results, that is why many people just leave it. With persistence, though, most people can get very satisfactory improvement. Initial treatment should be intensive moisturizing; you can try a cream such as Acid mantle, Vaseline or Complex 15 after bathing. I could recommend you to re-apply the cream again several times daily. If this does not help, change to a medicated cream containing urea or alpha-hydroxy acids. If you want, some more aggressive home treatment, you have to check if your skin can tolerate it. The plugged pores are able to remove, by taking long, hot soaking tub baths and then rubbing the areas with a coarse washcloth.

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to be totally honest, i suffer from a very severe case of keratosis polaris and there is nothing you can do. they told me i would out grow it, and i'm not 18 and it's still progressively getting worse. it started when i was 12. creams just make your skin less dry, it's unlikely it'll ever go away, no matter how many creams you try... and trust me, i've tried!

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I work in a skin salon, and I have keratosis polaris, and what I have experienced my condition gets worse in the summer when it is humid and creams don't help me, they infact make my condition flare up .. glycolic, glycolic, glycolic...... what clears up the condition for me is regular glycolic peels on the backs of my arms, glycolic gels and glycolic cleansers. It is a big regimine but worth the result.

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I've have this for abotu 10 years now and every where i went i've been told that it will never go away, but one day i went to one doctor about acne and before leaving his room i turned around and asked him about my arms and if there was anything ( ofcourse i expected him to say no just like everyone else ) but then to my surprise he said YES there is something so he gave me a lotion i used it for 5 days and my skin felt as smooth as babys! Now i had it on my arms and now my arms are very smooth and with a tiny tan you can't see anything at all and can't feel it the lotion that he gave me is called "DIFLORASONE DIACETATE " i have the.05% so about once a month if i feel something i apply it for 4/5 days and its all gone again! LOVE It and don't know why nobody posting this i read so many post about it and no where i've seen this cream! Rolling Eyes

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HELP! My legs have extreme keratosis polaris! They also itch very, very bad! vaseline, fragrant free soaps and lotions, apricot scrub, hydrocortisone ....etc. DOESN'T HELP AT ALL ! I am 34 yrs. old and it seems to get worse with age for me. A dermatologist prescribed DIFFERIN CREAM to me a few years back...no relief from that either. I have no medical insurance and can't afford the expensive visits or prescriptions. ANY home remedies out ther?

treatment fot keratosis pilaris

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