What are the treatments for vulvar leukoplakia?

Women’s private parts, which are their second treasure, are now diseased. This is undoubtedly a bolt from the blue and a great trouble for both the patients and their families. There are many treatments for vulvar leukoplakia, and the treatment method must be determined based on the patient's condition. Generally, the chance of curing vulvar leukoplakia is high, so friends who have vulvar leukoplakia should not be too desperate. Let’s take a look at the treatments for vulvar leukoplakia.

1. Pay attention to keeping the vulva clean and dry. Do not use irritating drugs or soaps to clean the vulva. Avoid wearing non-breathable synthetic underwear and do not eat spicy or allergenic foods. For those with severe itching symptoms leading to insomnia, sedatives, sleeping pills and anti-allergic drugs can be added.

2. Commonly used drugs for vulvar lichen sclerosus include pyruvic acid ointment, compound vitamin A ointment and progesterone ointment. Alternatively, glucocorticoid ointments or immunotherapy may be used. Drugs can improve symptoms but cannot cure the disease, and long-term use is required. Lichen sclerosus in young girls may heal on its own by puberty, and pyruvate ointment is generally not used for treatment to avoid virilization. 1% hydrocortisone ointment or 0.3% progesterone ointment can be applied, which can relieve most symptoms, but long-term follow-up is required.

Vulvar squamous epithelial hyperplasia can be treated with topical corticosteroids to control pruritus. Treatment is effective for most patients, but long-term medication is required.

3. Suitable for patients who are ineffective with drug treatment or whose condition is serious. Microwave therapy, carbon dioxide laser and helium-neon laser, Bohm light, high-frequency electric knife, local electrocautery therapy and liquid nitrogen local cryotherapy, etc.

4. Surgical treatment is only suitable for patients with severe conditions and those who have failed to respond to repeated medication or physical therapy. Surgery is required when vulvar squamous hyperplasia is suspected to be malignant.

5. Chinese medicine believes that insufficient essence and blood, deficiency of the Ren meridian, and withering of the genitals are the main causes of nutritional disorders of the vulva. The method of fumigation and washing with Chinese medicine can eliminate spots and relieve itching in a short time while repairing the damaged tissue of the affected area, thereby achieving the purpose of treating both the symptoms and the root cause of vulvar leukoplakia.

6. Do not use irritating drugs to clean the vulva, do not scratch it with your hands, do not eat spicy food, wear loose clothes, and do not wear non-breathable synthetic fiber underwear. The most important thing is to adjust the diet appropriately while treating vulvar leukoplakia, which is very helpful for the disease. Also, do some physical exercise regularly to better overcome the disease and enhance your own resistance.

Some women who suffer from vulvar leukoplakia feel very ashamed and dare not tell their family and friends for fear that others will look down on them. They feel very tormented and depressed inside. In fact, if you are sick, you should maintain a relaxed and optimistic attitude to receive treatment, tell your family, face it together with your family, actively cooperate with the treatment, understand the treatment methods of vulvar leukoplakia, and recover soon.