So owia a wode bɛto wo ho so no ma wo honam ani nyin? Momma yensua photoaging ho ade.

So woahyɛ no nsow sɛ wo honam ani reyɛ nwi ne nsensanee ntɛmntɛm sen sɛnea ɛsɛ sɛ ɛyɛ? Ebia woresusuw sɛ, "Oo, so eyi rekɔ so wɔ me so ara kwa?" Nokwarem no, ade titiriw nti a ɛte saa ne sɛ, yɛde yɛn ho to owia hann mu bere tenten a yennim. Ɛnnɛ, yɛbɛka saa honam ani onyin a owia hann de ba yi ho asɛm, a ɛyɛ tebea a wɔfrɛ no ``Photoaging'' wɔ aduruyɛ mu.

Dɛn ne ``Photoaging``? Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a...

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, `(Photoaging)` yɛ wo honam ani nyin ntɛm. Nea ɛde eyi ba titiriw ne bere tenten a wɔde wɔn ho hyɛ ultraviolet mframa a epira a efi owia mu, a ɛne `(Ultraviolet A - UVA)` ne `(Ultraviolet B - UVB)` mframa. Ɛnyɛ owia nko na ɛbɛtumi asɛe saa ɔsɛeɛ yi, na mmom ɛnam mframa a ɛyɛ ultraviolet a wɔde ayɛ a wɔde di dwuma nso, sɛ nhwɛsoɔ no `(tanning beds)` anaa `(owia akanea)`. Ɛnyɛ sɛ mframa a ano yɛ den yi a wode wo ho bɛhyɛ mu no ma wo honam ani nyin ntɛmntɛm nko, na mmom ɛma honam ani kokoram ho asiane no nso yɛ kɛse.

Saa tebea a wɔfrɛ no `(Photoaging)` yi, wɔsan frɛ no `(owia a ɛsɛe ade)`, `(owia a ɛsɛe)`, `(dermatoheliosis)` ne `(photodamage). Ɛwom sɛ edin pii wɔ hɔ de, nanso asɛm no yɛ ade koro.

Nsonsonoe bɛn na ɛda ``photoaging'' ne honam ani onyin a ɛfata ntam?

Eyi yɛ asɛmmisa a ɛho hia paa. Hwɛ, yɛn honam ani nyin fi awosu mu. Yɛfrɛ no ``chronological skin aging.'' Ɛno kyerɛ sɛ wo honam ani sesa gyina wo mfe ne awosu mu nkɛntɛnso so. Yɛrentumi nsiw eyi ano.

Nanso, `(Photoaging)` yɛ biribi soronko. Ɛnam mframa a ano yɛ den a ɛma obi nya ultraviolet wɔ n’asetra nyinaa mu, titiriw fi owia mu no so na ɛba. Saa `(Photoaging)` yi sɛe `(DNA)` a ɛwɔ wo honam ani nkwammoaa mu, na ebetumi mpo ama woanya kokoram. Adeɛ a ɛyɛ papa ne sɛ, sɛ yɛhwɛ yie a, saa `(Photoaging)` tebea yi bɛtumi atew kɛseɛ.

So wobetumi asan asɛe nea owia sɛe honam ani no?

Nokware no ni. Sɛ UV mframa sɛe DNA a ɛwɔ wo honam ani nkwammoaa mu no pɛ a, wuntumi nsan saa ɔsɛe no koraa. Nanso ɛno nkyerɛ sɛ wuntumi nsakra sɛnea wo honam ani hwɛbea te. Wubetumi ayɛ nsɛnkyerɛnne a ɛkyerɛ sɛ owia asɛe no no yare, atew so, na akodu baabi no, asiesie. Ayaresa betumi aboa ma mfe a obi adi mu nsensanee ne ne kɔla a ɛsakra no ayera, atew nwi ne nsensanee nketenkete so, ama honam ani yɛ mmerɛw, na akanyan honam ani honam ani ne collagen foforo. Eyi nyinaa bɛma wo honam ani hwɛbea, ne nne, ne ne su atu mpɔn.

Ɛhe na ɔsɛe a ``photoaging'' de ba no da adi kɛse?

Mpɛn pii no, ɔsɛe a ``photoaging`` de ba no da adi pefee wɔ yɛn nipadua no mmeae a ɛda adi kɛse no. Ɛyɛ:

• W’anim
• Kɔn
• Nsa akyi
• Nsa ne nan
• Koko a ɛwɔ soro

Hena na ɔwɔ asiane kɛse sɛ owia yi bɛsɛe honam ani?

Nokwarem no, obiara betumi anya owia asɛe. Nanso, wowɔ asiane kɛse mu sɛ:

• WoanyaSɛ wowɔ honam ani hwɛbea a ɛyɛ fitaa yiye a.
• Sɛ woanya honam ani kokoram pɛn, anaasɛ obi a ɔwɔ w’abusua mu anya honam ani kokoram, titiriw honam ani kokoram a emu yɛ den te sɛ melanoma.
• Sɛ wowɔ awo agyiraehyɛde pii wɔ wo nipadua so a.
• Sɛ wowɔ nsensanee na wo honam ani yɛ kɔkɔɔ na ɛhyew bere a worebɔ owia no, nanso wo ho nyɛ wo tan a.
• Sɛ w’ani yɛ bruu anaa ahabammono, anaasɛ wo ti nhwi yɛ bruu, kɔkɔɔ anaa bruu a ɛyɛ hann a.
• Sɛ wote anaa wokɔ akwamma wɔ beae a ɛkorɔn sen po kɛse (UV mframa no mu yɛ den kɛse wɔ mmeae a ɛkorɔn).
• Sɛ wode wo bere dodow no ara tra dan mu wɔ dapɛn no mu a, ɛnde mpofirim ara wubehu sɛ owia a ano yɛ den no bɛbɔ wo ho wɔ dapɛn awiei.
• Sɛ woadi bere pii wɔ abɔnten anaa mmeae a wɔyɛ honam ani hwɛbea fi wo mmofraase, titiriw bere a na woyɛ abofra no a.

Fa no sɛ, wɔ yɛn man yi mu no, okuafo bi a ɔyɛ adwuma wɔ afuw mu fi anɔpa kosi anwummere, anaa ɔpofoni bi a ɔkɔ po so. Owia dodow ahe na wonya? Saa ara na mmofra nkumaa bi wɔ owia mu da mũ nyinaa bɔ kriket na wodi agoru. Wɔn nyinaa da asiane mu.

So nnipa a wɔn honam ani yɛ tuntum nso wɔ asiane mu?

Nnipa a wɔn honam ani hwɛbea yɛ pɛ no nya UV mframa. Obiara wɔ asiane mu sɛ ne honam ani bɛsɛe esiane saa a ɔde ne ho hyɛ mu yi nti. Nanso, nnipa a wɔn honam ani yɛ tuntum no wɔ bruu pigment ``Melanin`` pii wɔ wɔn honam ani, enti wɔn honam ani nhyew ntɛmntɛm saa. Saa ``Melanin`` aduru yi ma ahobammɔ bi fi UV mframa a epira no bi ho.

Sɛ mpo wo honam ani yɛ tuntum anaa tuntum, na wo honam ani nhyew ntɛm a, ebetumi asɛe, na ɛde ɛyaw aba na mpo atutu.

Ɛwom sɛ abusuabɔ bi da owia a wɔde wɔn ho hyɛ mu ne honam ani kokoram ho asiane a ɛwɔ nnipa a wɔn honam ani yɛ fitaa mu ntam de, nanso abusuabɔ biara nni owia a wɔde wɔn ho hyɛ mu ne honam ani kokoram a ɛwɔ nnipa a wɔn honam ani yɛ tuntum mu no ntam. Nanso, sɛ honam ani kokoram ba nnipa a wɔn honam ani yɛ tuntum mu a, ɛda adi sɛ ɛba wɔn nsateaa ne wɔn nan ase, na mpɛn pii no yare no kɔ akyiri bere a wɔahu no. Nhwehwɛmu foforo ho hia wɔ eyi ho.

So akwahosan ho nsɛm afoforo wɔ hɔ a ɛma asiane a ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ honam ani bɛsɛe no yɛ kɛse?

Yiw, akwahosan ho nsɛm ne nnuru bi betumi ama asiane a ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ owia bɛsɛe wo no ayɛ kɛse. Nhwɛsoɔ:

• Nyarewa bi a nipadua no tumi ko tia nyarewa, te sɛ Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), .
• Sɛ wowɔ nyarewa a ɛma wo nipadua mu tumi a ɛko tia nyarewa no yɛ mmerɛw, sɛ nhwɛso no, HIV yare mmoawa.
• Sɛ wɔayɛ wo akwaa foforo a.
• Sɛ worenom nnuru a esiw nipadua no mu tumi a ɛko tia nyarewa ano, te sɛ corticosteroids, biologics, monoclonal antibodies, ne calcineurin inhibitors a. Wɔde saa nnuru yi sa tebea horow bi, a nea ɛka ho ne ntini mu yare, ayamtu, ntini mu yare, psoriasis, dwensɔtwaa mu yare a ɛyɛ hyew, ne kokoram.
• Sɛ worenom nnuru bi a, ebetumi ama wo honam ani ayɛ mmerɛw wɔ owia ho. Sɛ nhwɛso no, nnuru pii wɔ hɔ te sɛ tetracycline ne fluoroquinolone nnuru a ekum ɔyare mmoawa, nnuru a ekum adwenemhaw a ɛwɔ tricyclic, Griseofulvin® a ekum fungal, nnuru a wɔde siw awo ano, nnuru a ɛtew srade so, ne afoforo pii. Ɛho hia sɛ wubisa wo duruyɛfo anaa nnuruyɛfo sɛ ebia nnuru biara a worenom betumi ama wo honam ani ayɛ mmerɛw kɛse wɔ owia ho anaa.

Dɛn ne `(Photoaging)` ho sɛnkyerɛnne? Wobɛyɛ dɛn ahu no ntɛm?

``(Photoaging)`` ho sɛnkyerɛnne taa fi ase wɔ mfe 15-20 ntam. Saa sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow yi ne:

• Mogya ntini nketenkete a ɛte sɛ akɔre ntaban a ɛda adi wɔ hwene, afono, ne kɔn mu. Wɔsan frɛ eyi sɛ ``telangiectasia''.
• Honam ani a ɛyɛ den a ɛso tew wɔ mmeae a owia bɔ no.
• Nwi ne nsensanee nketenkete pue na ɛkɔ akyiri wɔ aniwa ne ano no ho.
• Dadwen nhama a ɛwɔ moma so no da adi daa.
• Nneɛma kɔkɔɔ, a ɛyɛ mmerɛw, ɛyɛ nsensanee wɔ honam ani (actinic keratosis). Eyinom yɛ tebea a edi kokoram anim.
• Nsonsonoe a ɛte sɛ akuru a ɛda adi wɔ anofafa no so (actinic cheilitis).
• Nsakrae a ɛba honam ani kɔla mu. Sɛ nhwɛso no, melasma, nsensanee, owia lentigines, ne mfe a obi adi ho nsensanee.
• Nsonsonoe fitaa (idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis) wɔ nsa, nan, ne nsa akyi.
• Honam ani hwɛbea a ɛnyɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ anaasɛ honam ani a ɛyɛ mmerɛw.
• Wora a ɛyɛ mmerɛw.

Sɛ wowɔ saa sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow yi mu biako anaa nea ɛboro saa a, mma wo ho nnyɛ wo hu. Nanso, ɛyɛ papa sɛ wobɛkɔ honam ani yare ho oduruyɛfo nkyɛn akɔhwehwɛ afotu.

Dɛn ne nneɛma a ɛde `(Photoaging)` ba?

Sɛnea yɛadi kan aka no, ultraviolet (UV) mframa titiriw na ɛde eyi ba. Saa mframa yi sɛe DNA a ɛwɔ wo honam ani nkwammoaa mu no. Eyi ne nea ɛde photoaging ne honam ani kokoram ba. UV mframa ahorow abien na ɛwɔ hɔ:

1. UVA mframa: Saa UV mframa yi fi wo honam ani fã a ɛwɔ akyi paa (epidermis) kɔ baabi a emu dɔ sen biara (dermis). Epidermis ne nea ɛma wo honam ani yɛ mmerɛw na ɛyɛ mmerantebere. Dermis no ne baabi a wohu protein ahorow a wɔfrɛ no collagen ne elastin. Eyinom ne nea ɛma wo honam ani yɛ den na ɛyɛ den. UVA mframa no ne honam ani hwɛbea a ɛsɛe bere tenten te sɛ nwi a ɛyɛ nwininwini no wɔ abusuabɔ titiriw. Ebia wɔboa ma honam ani kokoram ahorow bi nso ba. UVA mframa kanyan ma wɔyɛ melanin. Melanin yɛ aduru bi a ɛwɔ honam ani a ɛtwetwe mframa a ano yɛ den na ɛbɔ honam ani ho ban.

2. UVB mframa: Saa UV mframa yi hyɛn honam ani fã a ɛwɔ akyi paa, honam ani honam ani hwɛbea no mu. Wɔma photoaging na nkwammoaa a ebetumi abɛyɛ kokoram, a wɔfrɛ no actinic keratosis, nyin. UVB mframa titiriw na ɛde owia hyew ba. Wɔn nso na wɔde honam ani kokoram pii ba.

Dɛn ne nsɛnnennen a ebetumi aba wɔ `(Photoaging)` mu?

Sɛ wobu ani gu ``(Photoaging)`` tebea no so a, nsɛnnennen bi betumi aba:

• Asiane a ɛkɔ soro sɛ obenya honam ani kokoram a emu yɛ den te sɛ melanoma.
• Nkɔanim a ɛba wɔ nsensanee dodow a ebetumi abɛyɛ kokoram, te sɛ ``Actinic keratosis``.
• Wora tebea ``( Rosacea ) `` no reyɛ kɛse.
• Seborrheic keratosis (a ɛnyɛ kokoram, nsensanee a ɛyɛ den a ɛba bere a obi nyin), actinic lentigines (owia nsensanee), actinic elastosis (honam ani ntini a ɛyera esiane owia a ɛbɔ nti), ne telangiectasia (mogya ntini a ɛte sɛ akɔre ntaban).

Sɛ wokɔ honam ani yare ho oduruyɛfo nkyɛn a, dɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ wohwɛ kwan?

Sɛ wokɔ honam ani yare ho oduruyɛfo nkyɛn a, ɔbɛyɛ wo nipadua mu nhwehwɛmu a edi mũ. Wɔbɛhwehwɛ wo nipadua no mmeae a owia bɔ no nyinaa mu – w’anim, wo kɔn, w’aso, w’ati, wo moma so, w’akyi, wo nsa, wo nan, ne wo nan – yiye. Ebia wɔde ahwehwɛ a ɛma nneɛma kɛse bedi dwuma de ahwɛ nsakrae nketenkete mpo yiye. Sɛ baabi anaa akuru bi a ɛyɛ adwenem naayɛ wɔ hɔ a, oduruyɛfo no betumi afa ne fã ketewaa bi akɔyɛ nhwehwɛmu (biopsy).

Dɛn ne ayaresa ahorow a wɔde sa `(Photoaging)`?

Ɛwom sɛ wontumi nsakra owia a ɛsɛe ade (mfonini a ɛsɛe) no koraa de, nanso ayaresa ahorow pii wɔ hɔ a ebetumi aboa ma wo honam ani ayɛ aberante. Nanso, ansa na wubefi ayaresa biara ase no, ɛsɛ sɛ wo ne wo duruyɛfo kasa fa nsunsuanso bɔne a ebetumi afi mu aba no ho. Ayaresa ahorow a ebia wobetumi anya no bi ne:

• Retinoids, Retinols: Eyinom yɛ nnuru ahorow a wɔde yɛ nnuru. Wɔyɛ kɛse ma mfonini a ɛma obi nyin ho sɛnkyerɛnne a edi kan no yare. Saa nnuru yi boa ma woyi honam ani nkwammoaa a awuwu fi hɔ na ɛma nkwammoaa foforo ba honam ani ntɛmntɛm. Wɔsan nso kanyan collagen a ɛboa ma honam ani yɛ den no yɛ. Retinoids yɛ papa ma nsensanee nketenkete, mfe a obi adi, honam ani ntini a ɛyɛ mmerɛw, ne ntini a ɛyɛ kɛse no so tew.
• Vitamin C ne nneɛma afoforo a ɛko tia ɔyare mmoawa: Eyinom brɛ nnuru a epira a wɔfrɛ no free radicals a ɛsɛe honam ani no ase. Nnuru a ɛko tia ɔyare mmoawa betumi aboa ma wɔasiw honam ani onyin so, atew UV a ɛsɛe ade so, na ama collagen no asɛe brɛoo.
• `(Alpha hydroxy acid)` (AHA): Eyi nso yɛ ``exfoliant`` a eyi honam ani nkwammoaa a awuwu fi hɔ. Ɛno kyerɛ sɛ ɛma honam ani nkwammoaa yɛ foforo ntɛmntɛm.
• Nneɛma a ɛma honam ani yɛ hare: Nnuru a ɛma honam ani yɛ hare te sɛ hydroquinone betumi atew nsensanee a ɛyɛ bruu, owia ho nsensanee, ne honam ani hwɛbea a ɛnteɛ so.
• `(Laser honam ani hwɛbea a ɛsan ba)`:Laser yi honam ani fã a ɛwɔ soro a asɛe no fi hɔ na ɛma collagen a wɔyɛ no yɛ kɛse. Eyi ma honam ani hwɛbea no yɛ mmerɛw na ɛma ne nne yɛ pɛ. Ɛsa honam ani hwɛbea a ɛnteɛ, mfe a obi adi, honam ani a owia asɛe no, ne nsensanee nketenkete. Fractional resurfacing de laser di dwuma de kanyan ntini foforo nyin denam laser hann a wɔde kɔ honam ani fã a emu dɔ no so. Pulsed dye laser betumi atew nsensanee nketenkete ne kɔkɔɔ so.
• Nnuru a wɔde yiyi honam ani: Wɔ eyi mu no, wɔde nnuru bi te sɛ trichloroacetic acid anaa glycolic acid gu honam ani. Saa aduru yi yi honam ani fã a ɛwɔ akyi no fi hɔ, na ɛma honam ani hwɛbea foforo da adi. Ɛsa nsensanee a ɛyɛ bruu, actinic keratosis, ne nsensanee nketenkete. Ɛma honam ani hwɛbea ne sɛnea ɛyɛ fɛ nso tu mpɔn.
• Photodynamic therapy (PDT): Wɔ saa ayaresa yi mu no, wɔde aduru bi gu wo honam ani na wɔde kanea soronko (fluorescent light) a ɛyɛ bruu anaa kɔkɔɔ di dwuma de ma aduru no yɛ adwuma. Photodynamic therapy kunkum nkwammoaa a ebetumi abɛyɛ kokoram, nanso ɛnpira nkwammoaa a wɔwɔ apɔwmuden. Wɔ ayaresa no akyi no, ebia wo honam ani te sɛ nea wɔahyew, na ebetumi agye dapɛn biako anaa abien ansa na ayɛ yiye.
• Cryotherapy: Eyi de nitrogen a ɛyɛ nsu di dwuma de ma mfe a obi adi a ɛnyɛ kokoram ne actinic keratosis no yɛ nwini. Mmeae a wɔayɛ ho adwuma no bɛyɛ tumm na ahwe ase wɔ nna kakraa bi akyi.
• Dermabrasion: Saa adeyɛ yi yi honam ani denam "sraping" a ɛkɔ so no so, na ɛda honam ani a ɛyɛ torotoro na ɛyɛ foforo a ɛwɔ ase no adi. Eyi ho wɔ mfaso ma nneɛma te sɛ nwi ne mfe a obi adi ho nsensanee.
• Nneɛma a wɔde hyɛ honam ani: Wɔde nnuru a wɔde hyɛ honam ani te sɛ OnabotulinumtoxinA - Botox®, Hyaluronic acid (e.g. Belotero®, JUVÉDERM®, Restylane®, Voluma®), Calcium hydroxyapatite - Radiesse® ne Poly-L-lactic acid - Sculptra® di dwuma de sa nsensanee nketenkete na wɔsan de ne kɛse ba honam ani a ayɛ mmerɛw no so.
• `(Facelift)`, `(neck lift)`, `(brow lift)` anaa plastic oprehyɛn afoforo: Wɔyɛ saa oprehyɛn ahorow yi bere a nwi a emu dɔ, honam ani a ɛyɛ mmerɛw, ne honam ani ahoɔden a ɛyera kɛse no.

Ma ɛntra w’adwenem sɛ wɔtaa bu saa ayaresa ahorow yi sɛ ɛyɛ ahosiesie na ebia insurance rentua ho ka, enti hwɛ hu sɛ wobɛyɛ eyi mu nhwehwɛmu ansa na woafi ayaresa ase.

Ɔkwan bɛn so na wosiw honam ani sɛe esiane owia nti? (Eyi ne ade a ɛho hia sen biara!)

Mpɛn pii no, ɛyɛ den sɛ wobesiw photoaging ano koraa. Nea enti a ɛte saa ne sɛ ɛyɛ ɔsɛe a wɔaboaboa ano a owia a wɔde wɔn ho hyɛ mu wɔ wɔn nkwa nna nyinaa mu de ba. Ɛyɛ den na nyansa nnim sɛ yɛbɛkwati owia no koraa. Nanso, wubetumi asiw UV mframa a wode bɛkɔ so no ano na woatew asiane a ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ wo honam ani nyin ntɛm no so. Kae sɛ, sɛ wotew nneɛma a owia sɛe no so a, ɛtew asiane a ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ wubenya honam ani kokoram no so nso.

Nneɛma a wubetumi ayɛ ni:

• Fa aduru a ɛbɔ wo ho ban fi owia ho a ɛtrɛw na nsu ntumi nkɔ mu gu so da biara.Owia aduru a ɛtrɛw bɔ wo honam ani ho ban fi UVA ne UVB mframa nyinaa ho. Fa aduru bi a ne SPF yɛ 30 anaa nea ɛboro saa di dwuma . San fa gu so nnɔnhwerew abien biara. San fa gu so ansa na woaguare anaa woateɛteɛ w’apɔw mu. Kae sɛ, wubetumi akɔ so anya UV mframa bere a woreka kar anaasɛ mpo da a mununkum wɔ hɔ. Enti, fa aduru a ɛbɔ wo honam ani hwɛbea a ɛda adi a ntade nkata so bere nyinaa.
• Sɛ worekɔ abɔnten a , hyɛ kyɛw a ano trɛw, ahwehwɛ a ɛbɔ wo ho ban wɔ UV ho, ne ntade a emu yɛ hare a nsa tenten ne pantan atenten. Sɛ wopɛ ahobammɔ kɛse a, paw ntade a wɔde ultraviolet protection factor (UPF) ahyɛ so.
• Kwati nnɔnhwerew a UV mframa ano yɛ den sen biara (mpɛn pii no efi anɔpa 10 kosi awia 4).
• Kwati akwan a wɔfa so yɛ honam ani hwɛbea ɔkwan biara so. Sɛ wopɛ sɛ wo ho yɛ tan a, fa aduru a wɔde petepete wo ho so di dwuma.

So akwan foforo wɔ hɔ a wɔfa so brɛ honam ani mpanyin afe so?

Yiw, nneɛma afoforo wɔ hɔ:

• Sɛ wonom sigaret a, gyae. Sigaretnom ma honam ani nyin ntɛmntɛm. Ɛma honam ani nwininwini na ɛma honam ani yɛ tuntum.
• Hwɛ yiye na woamfa w’anim yɛbea koro no ara nni dwuma mpɛn pii. Sɛ wɔde ntini koro no ara di dwuma mfe pii a, ebetumi ama nhama a ɛtra hɔ daa ayɛ honam ani.
• Di aduan pa, to nsa a wonom ano hye, teɛteɛ w’apɔw mu nna dodow no ara wɔ dapɛn no mu, na da sɛnea ɛsɛ. Aduan a nnuaba ne nhabannuru pii wom na asikre ne carbohydrates a wɔayɛ no sua nnim betumi aboa ma wɔasiw ɔsɛe a ebetumi ama honam ani anyin ntɛm no ano. Nsã ma honam ani nsu fi nipadua no mu. Apɔw-mu-teɛteɛ betumi ama mogya a ɛkɔ nipadua no mu no ayɛ kɛse, ahyɛ nipadua no mu tumi a ɛko tia nyarewa no mu den, na ama honam ani hwɛbea atu mpɔn. Dae ma wo nipadua no nya bere de siesie ne ho.
• Hohoro wo honam ani yiye. Sɛ wobɔ wo honam ani denneennen a, ebetumi asɛe no na ama onyin ntɛmntɛm.
• Hohoro wo honam ani ntɛm ara bere a wo ho fifiri awie no. Fifiri betumi asɛe wo honam ani.
• Fa moisturizer gu wo honam ani da biara da. Fa gu so wɔ simma abiɛsa akyi bere a woaguare no. Paw nnuru a ɛma nsu yɛ hyew a ceramides wom. Eyinom boa ma honam ani nsu kɔ so nya na ɛma abɔde mu akwanside bi ba na ama nsu akura mu.

So ayaresa ahorow bi wɔ hɔ a wobetumi ayɛ wɔ fie anaa nnuru bi a wobetumi atɔ wɔ nnurutɔnbea?

Ayaresa ɔhaha pii wɔ hɔ a wɔtɔn a wɔmfa nnuru nhyɛ mu (OTC) wɔ nnurutɔnbea ahorow. Nanso, ansa na wode aduru biara bedi dwuma no, ɛho hia sɛ wunya ntease titiriw wɔ nneɛma a ɛwɔ nnuru a wɔde hwɛ honam ani a ebetumi ama wo honam ani hwɛbea atu mpɔn no ho. Nneɛma a wubehu no bi ne retinoids, antioxidants, peptides, alpha hydroxy acids, emollients, ne humectants.

Ebia woakenkan afie mu nnuru a wɔde sa nwi a ɛyɛ nwi, mfe a wɔadi, anaa honam ani a ɛyɛ mmerɛw wɔ ɔkwan a ɛkɔ akyiri so nso ho asɛm.Ɛyɛ papa sɛ wubebisa wo duruyɛfo no nneɛma anaa nneɛma a ɛfata ma wo. Wɔreka nneɛma pii a wɔde yɛ aduan ho asɛm wɔ Intanɛt so, nanso ɛnyɛ ne nyinaa na ɛwɔ nyansahu mu adanse. Wo honam ani yare ho oduruyɛfo anaa oduruyɛfo foforo betumi akyerɛ wo kwan wɔ sɛnea wode nnuru yi bedi dwuma no ho.

Bere bɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ mekɔ oduruyɛfo anaa honam ani yare ho ɔyaresafo nkyɛn?

Hwɛ oduruyɛfo wɔ nsɛm yi mu:

• Sɛ wokɔɔ owia mu kosii baabi a wo honam ani hyew na ɛyɛɛ akisikuru bere a na woyɛ abofra a, ɛkyerɛ sɛ woaboaboa nneɛma pii a owia asɛe no ano.
• Sɛ w’ani nnye sɛnea wo honam ani hwɛbea te ho a, sɛ wote biribi te sɛ aniwu nka a.
• Sɛ wuhu sɛ akisikuru foforo bi wɔ wo honam ani anaasɛ nsakrae bi aba wo honam ani akisikuru a ɛwɔ hɔ dedaw (biribiri, tuntum, kɔkɔɔ, anaa fitaa) mu a, eyi betumi ayɛ honam ani kokoram ho sɛnkyerɛnne.
• Sɛ mogya tu kɛkɛ wɔ wo honam ani a.

Dɛn nti na me honam ani yɛ fitaa esiane owia a asɛe nti?

Wɔfrɛ saa nsensanee fitaa yi `(idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis).` Ɛtaa fi owia a wɔde wɔn ho hyɛ mu bere tenten. Wɔtaa ba nnipa a wɔn honam ani yɛ fitaa so, nanso ebetumi aba nnipa a wɔn honam ani yɛ tuntum nso mu bere a wɔrenyin no. Wɔtaa hu wɔ nan, nsa, akyi atifi, ne anim. Mpɛn pii no, nsensanee fitaa di kan pue wɔ nan no so, titiriw wɔ nan no anim. Saa nsensanee fitaa yi fi `(melanin)` dodow a ɛso tew wɔ wo honam ani. `(idiopathic guttate hypomelanosis)` nyɛ tebea a epira. Nanso, sɛ w’ani nnye sɛnea nsensanee no te ho a, wo ne honam ani yare ho oduruyɛfo nkasa na sua nnuru a wɔde yɛ ahosiesie a ɛwɔ hɔ no ho ade.

Nea etwa to no, nneɛma a ɛsɛ sɛ wokae (Take-Home Message) .

Sɛ yɛwɔ abɔnten, yɛyɛ turo, yɛkɔ nantew, yɛhome mframa pa – eyinom nyinaa yɛ kɛse ma yɛn. Nanso, sɛ wopɛ sɛ wo honam ani yɛ den sɛnea wubetumi a, mma wo werɛ mmfi sɛ wode nnuru a ɛbɔ wo ho ban fi owia ho a SPF 30 anaa nea ɛboro saa bɛhyɛ mmeae a ɛda adi nyinaa ansa na woakɔ abɔnten – mpo wɔ da a mununkum wɔ hɔ anaasɛ wode kar bɛkɔ sotɔɔ mu ntɛmntɛm ara kwa. Kae sɛ, UV mframa, titiriw a efi owia mu no betumi ama wo honam ani ayɛ mmerɛw ntɛmntɛm.

Sɛ wo honam ani yɛ fɛ, wo honam ani kɔla a ɛsakra, anaa wo nkekae a ɛbɛsakra a, kɔ wo honam ani yare ho oduruyɛfo nkyɛn. Akwan pii wɔ hɔ a wobetumi afa so asiesie honam ani a owia asɛe no nnɛ, na sɛ wohu ntɛm a, ɛnyɛ den sɛ wɔbɛsa honam ani kokoram. Hwɛ wo honam ani yiye, ɛyɛ agyapade a ɛsom bo ma wo!

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