RevMD Sexual Wellness Podcast Lichen Sclerous- The gynecological skin condition that is more common than you'd think!
RevitalyzeMD’s Skin specialist Meredith, NP Farideh, and Medical Aesthetician join Dr. Durst in the studio to discuss Lichen Sclerosus.
It is a progressive gynecological skin condition. This can also happen in uncircumcised men. Pre-puberty or Post-Menopause patients deal with this LS.
2020 National Journal of Women’s Health says it is very rare but it happens 1/70 women and is more common than we realize. Symptoms and Diagnosis happen between 5-15 years. Tenderness, itching, burning, bruising, sours, bleeding, tearing, and irritation, Pain, wrinkles, white spots, and inflammation are some of the symptoms with Lichen Sclerosus.
It is very important for you to “interview” your primary care doctor on treatment plans as a part of doing your research.
The earlier treatment most traditional doctors use is a topical steroid cream which has adverse side effects such as thinning.
Dr. Durst and Farideh are going to do a deeper dive into this to show dietary effects on this form of inflammation along with other root causes.
Regenerating is the only way to help with the type of serious skin condition. PRP and laser treatments are two treatments to get regeneration of an area at a cellular level.
O-shot with PRP (platelet-rich plasma) is one of the popular treatments RevitalyzeMD does to treat Lichen Sclerosus. Dr. Durst takes a deeper dive into how PRP treats this condition and what happens during this procedure. Numbing and blocks are done before. The injection may cause a little swelling after. Growth factors and stem cells communicate and repair to grow new vaginal cells. This treatment does not have an adverse effect or downtime.
Lasers are another option that RMD loves to use at treatment. It uses heat to tell the tissue it is injured and signals to the body that it needs repair.
There are a lot of forums for patients that have used PRP or non-ablative lasers as treatment which is a great thing to read and discuss their experience with it.
Comment any questions and/or experiences with LS.
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