Cholesterol and beauty or diagnose cardiovascular pathology Bashny.Net

Very often, the therapists treated patients with complaints of the appearance of flat yellow growths in the upper and lower eyelids, and sometimes the forehead. Typically, these symptoms begin to excite people in the age of 40-50 years. What is it?
Xanthomas and xanthelasmas — just so it will sound diagnosis.
Of the variety of ksant and how to identify them

Clinically, there are five varieties ksanta:

• Flat xanthomas , usually represented by solitary or multiple yellow, flat papules, round shape. Occur in older people and are in the folds of the skin.
• Diffuse, flat xanthomas — are manifested clearly limited the centers and have a yellow-red hyperpigmentation.
• Intertriginosny flat xanthomas — this form is genetically determined in homozygous familial tendency hanged cholesterol.
• Palmar xanthomas — the title is obvious their localization on the body. They are often experienced by people suffering from family dysbetalipoproteinemia.
• Flat eruptive xanthomas occur in case of violation of lipid metabolism (General or local).

Xanthelasmas clinically manifest as raised yellow plaques in the thickness of the upper and lower eyelids.

Indeed, in appearance, a beautician can confidently say that in patients with xanthomas and xanthelasma increased cholesterol levels.
Patients can be seen indirect signs of high cholesterol. In men often it will be increasing the number of gray hair. The deposition of cholesterol in the capillaries of the hair follicles leads to atherosclerosis capillaries. This leads to poor nutrition of hair and, respectively, their thinning and pigmentation disorders.
Treatment ksant and xanthelasma


Danger and xanthoma xanthelasma the body are not in malignant tumors is not born never. Rather, they are a cosmetic flaw. However, you have to treat them very carefully because their presence points us to the violation of lipid metabolism in the body that can be the beginning of a serious pathology.
First and foremost, it is necessary to consult a cardiologist and the appointment of the analyses for the study of lipid metabolism of the body.
Next, you will need the appointment of a diet with severe restrictions animal fats, smoked meats and alcohol.
And third, large xanthomas, which are a cosmetic imperfection, are shown to be removed. Removal method selects the doctor-cosmetologist. This can be cryotherapy or electrocoagulation.

Elena Stoyanova
project Manager AESTHETIC MEDICINE
the candidate of medical Sciences
lecturer of the section "Injection methods", Department of dermatology kmapo
chief physician Sandler Studio

Source: estet-portal.com