How to treat vulvar leukoplakia in the early stage?

Vulvar leukoplakia is a common disease of the vulva area in women. Such diseases usually have symptoms after they are contracted, mainly whitening of the skin in the vulva area. In severe cases, there will be vulvar itching or ulceration. Therefore, vulvar leukoplakia should be treated as soon as possible after it occurs, mainly in the early stages. Let's learn how to treat vulvar leukoplakia in the early stages.

1. Treatment

1. Traditional topical ointment

It may be effective in the short term, but it only treats the symptoms and not the root cause. Once you stop taking the medicine, the disease will recur, causing dependence on the medicine, and it is difficult to get a fundamental treatment. This is a common treatment for vulvar leukoplakia, but to cure the disease this method requires more consideration of its pros and cons.

2. Laser, electric heating

This is a common treatment for vulvar leukoplakia. The therapeutic effect is unreliable and it is easy to aggravate atrophy because the disease is caused by various factors that cause obstruction of the nutritional pathway of the vulva and local lack of nutrients, while electrotherapy and laser treatment aggravate the loss of nutrients, thereby aggravating the atrophy of the fissure.

3. Surgical resection

Vulvar leukoplakia is a precancerous lesion that may develop into vulvar cancer, so surgical excision is recommended for treatment. The disadvantages of this treatment method for vulvar leukoplakia are that it causes trauma, sexual life is greatly affected after surgery, and the recurrence rate is high, over 80%. How to prevent and treat early vulvar leukoplakia?

2. Prevention

1. Daily Clothing

The care of vulvar leukoplakia has made requirements on the patient's daily dress. It is recommended that patients wear pure cotton underwear instead of chemical fiber underwear, which can keep the affected area dry, breathable, and cool, and avoid worsening of the disease. In addition, patients should keep their underwear clean, change and dry them regularly, and should not wear tight clothes such as jeans. Loose clothes should be the main choice.

2. Diet adjustment

How to care for early vulvar leukoplakia? One point that must be mentioned is the adjustment of the patient's dietary structure. During the treatment of the disease, stay away from spicy and irritating foods, and eat more foods rich in trace elements such as iron, copper, and manganese, such as walnuts, mushrooms, green vegetables, fungus, lean meat, pig blood, and sea cucumbers and other seafood. Patients who are addicted to smoking and drinking should give up smoking and drinking and make every effort to recover their bodies.

3. Combine work and rest

Combining work and rest is also one of the important nursing measures for the disease, so patients should participate in physical exercise appropriately to increase their physical fitness and improve the body's immunity against diseases. However, they should not overwork themselves while exercising and ensure adequate sleep. This nursing measure is the most easily overlooked by patients, so family members are needed to remind and help them maintain an optimistic mood and build confidence in overcoming the disease.

Through the above introduction, everyone knows how to treat vulvar leukoplakia in the early stage. There are many reasons for this disease. It is not only related to nutrition, but also to improper daily care. Therefore, women should not wash the vulva too frequently in normal times. It is enough to wash it 2 to 3 times a week.