Yu gɛt rɔf rɔf spat dɛn na yu skin? I kin bi wan sik we dɛn kɔl Actinic Keratosis!

Yu dɔn ɛva notis smɔl smɔl, rɔf, skel spat dɛn na yu skin, mɔ na say dɛn we di san de shayn? Sɔntɛnde, yu nɔ go pe atɛnshɔn to dɛn bɛtɛ. Bɔt sɔm pan dɛn spat ya kin bi wan sik we dɛn kɔl Actinic Keratosis . I impɔtant fɔ no bɔt dis. So lɛ wi tɔk bɔt am smɔl tide, nɔto so?

Wetin na Actinic Keratosis?

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, actinic keratosis , we dɛn kin kɔl bak solar keratosis, na wan kayn sik we de mek yu skin gɛt rɔf ɛn skel pat. Bɔku tɛm, dɛn kin gɛt dɛn tin ya bikɔs pɔsin de na di san fɔ lɔng lɔng tɛm.

Di impɔtant tin na dat, dis `(Actinic Keratosis)` na prɛkansa . Dis min se if dɛn nɔ trit dɛn spat ya fayn, sɔm pan dɛn kin tɔn to `(Squamous Cell Carcinoma)`, we na wan kayn kansa na di skin . Nɔ wɔri, nɔto ɔl `(Actinic Keratosis)` go tɔn to kansa. Bɔt i impɔtant fɔ tek tɛm wit dɛn bikɔs dɛn kin gɛt prɔblɛm. Infakt, dis na di sik we kin apin to pɔsin we gɛt kansa pas ɔlman na di skin . Bɔku bɔku pipul dɛn ɔlsay na di wɔl gɛt dis sik.

Udat dɛn kin gɛt dis sik mɔ?

Nɔbɔdi nɔ want fɔ dil wit dɛn tin ya. Bɔt sɔm pipul dɛn kin gɛt ``Actinic Keratosis''. Si if yu de insay dis kategori:

• Pipul wae nɔr de protɛkt dɛn skin frɔm di san: Dis na di men rizin. Pipul dɛn we de na di san ɔltɛm we nɔ gɛt sanglas, hat, ɛn tin fɔ protɛkt dɛnsɛf frɔm di san, kin gɛt mɔ prɔblɛm.
• Pipul wae gɛt fayn fayn skin, brawn ɔr rɛd ia: Pipul wae gɛt blu ɔr grɛn yay bak kin gɛt bɔrku risk. Dis na bikɔs dɛn skin nɔ gɛt bɛtɛ melanin, we na di kɔlɔ we de protɛkt am frɔm di san.
• Pipul wae gɛt histri wae gɛt san bɔrku bɔrku ɔr bad bad wan: If yu dɔn bɔn yu san frɔm we yu smɔl, dat kin bi bak wan tin.
• Pipul wae gɛt wik imyun sistɛm : Dis sik kin apin mɔ we di imyun sistɛm wik bikɔs ɔf sɔm sik dɛm (e.g., HIV ), ɔr tritmɛnt dɛm lɛk imyunotɛrapi fɔ kansa, ɔ mɛrɛsin wae dɛn tek afta dɛn dɔn transplant dɛn ɔgan.
• Pipul dɛn we dɔn pas 40 ia: Dɛn tin ya kin apin as wi de ol bikɔs ɔf di ia dɛn we wi dɔn gɛda na di san. Bɔt yɔŋ pipul dɛn bak kin gɛt dɛn, mɔ if dɛn de spɛn bɔku tɛm na di san.

Wetin mek aktinik keratosis kin apin?

Di men tin we kin mek dis apin na di ɔltra vayolɛt (UV) rayt we de na di san.Yɛs, na di sem san layt de gi wi ɔl vaytamɛn D, bɔt if wi bɔku, dat kin mek wi gɛt prɔblɛm. UV rayt nɔ jɔs kɔmɔt na di san, i kin kɔmɔt bak frɔm atifishal layt divays lɛk tanning bed we sɔm pipul dɛn kin yuz fɔ mek dɛn skin luk fayn.

dis `UV` rayt kin pwεl di sεl dεm we de na di tכp layεr na wi skin, we dεn kכl `Keratinocytes`. We dis damej de kɔntinyu as tɛm de go, dɛn sɛl dɛn de kin bigin fɔ gro di rayt we. Na da tɛm de dɛn `Actinic Keratosis` spat ya de apia. Jɔs lɛk aw plant kin rɔtin we dɛn wata am tumɔs, wi skin kin pwɛl bak we i de pan `UV` rayt tumɔs.

Wetin na di sayn dɛm fɔ dis? Aw yu no am?

Bɔrku tɛm, di fɔs sayn fɔ Actinic Keratosis na wan rɔf, rayz bɔmp ɔ spat na di skin. I kin fil lɛk se i rɔf, lɛk sand pepa we yu tɔch am. Dɛn tin ya kin gɛt difrɛn kɔlɔ dɛn:

• Grey kɔlɔ
• Pink kɔlɔ
• Rɛd kɔlɔ
• Di sem skin kɔlɔ lɛk yu yon, bɔt i rɔf.
• Sɔntɛnde, sɔntin lɛk yɔlɔ ɔ brawn skel kin de na dɛn say dɛn ya.

Dɛn tin ya kin gɛt sayz frɔm sɔm milimita to lɛk tu sɛntimita . Dɛn kin si dɛn mɔ na say dɛn we di san kin de bɔku tɛm, lɛk na yu fes, yu yes, yu ed, yu nɛk, yu bak na yu an, ɛn yu fɔrɛst .

Ɔda sayn dɛn kin de bak:

• Blɔd we de kɔmɔt na di say we i de (espɛshali frɔm di vagina) .
• Bɔn, tingling, ɔ it na di say we yu de
• Dray ɛn flaky lip (dɛn kin kɔl am bak `Actinic Cheilitis`)
• Sɔntɛnde yu kin si wan skin we de gro (wan `cutaneous horn`) we de kɔmɔt ɔp lɛk animal in ɔn .
• Di kɔlɔ we di lip dɛn kin chenj
• Pen ɔ sɔri-at na da say de

Impɔtant: If yu notis nyu spat, lump, di kɔlɔ we dɔn chenj, ɔ ɛni chenj na wan spat we dɔn de (lɛk we i big, we gɛt kɔlɔ, ɔ we de blɔd) na yu skin, nɔ ignore am. Si dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm.

Aw dɔktɔ go no fɔ tru if dis de?

If yu gɛt ɛni dawt bɔt wan mol lɛk dis, yu kin go to yu famili dɔktɔ ɔ dɔktɔ we de mɛn yu skin .

Bɔku tɛm, dɔktɔ kin du:

1. Fɔ chɛk di skin gud gud wan: Luk di skin na yu wan ol bɔdi, mɔ di say dɛn we di san de shayn.

2. Yuz magnifying lens: Sɔntɛnde dɛn kin yuz magnifying glass fɔ si di spat klia wan.

3. Skin Biopsy: DɔktɔIf ɛni dawt de bɔt di mol, ɔ if i luk lɛk se i nɔ kɔmɔn, dɛn kin tek wan smɔl pat pan di skin ɛn sɛn am na lɛb fɔ mek dɛn luk am ɔnda maykroskɔp. Dis na tin we rili simpul. I involv fɔ mek yu nɔ fil fayn smɔl. Dis na wetin de mek dɛn ebul fɔ no di sik kɔrɛkt wan .

Wetin na di tritmɛnt dɛm fɔ dis?

Di gud nyus na dat, tritmɛnt dɛn de fɔ Actinic Keratosis! Yu dɔktɔ go disayd di tritmɛnt bay di nɔmba fɔ di spat dɛn we yu gɛt, aw dɛn tan, ɛn usay dɛn de.

Bɔku men we dɛn de fɔ trit pɔsin:

Di tritmɛnt dɛn we dɛn kin du na di dɔktɔ in ɔfis:

• Kεmikכ l pil: Dis na lεk mεdikal-grεd fes mask. Yu dɔktɔ kin put spɛshal kemikal pan yu blemish. Dis de wok bay we i de pwɛl di layt we de na do pas ɔl na di skin sɛl dɛn. Di say kin rɛd ɛn i kin at fɔ sɔm dez. Bɔt as di skin de wɛl, nyu skin we gɛt wɛlbɔdi de kɔmɔt.
• Krayotɛrapi: Yu kin yuz dis we if yu gɛt wan ɔ tu smɔl smɔl mol. Di dɔktɔ kin yuz sɔntin we rili kol lɛk naytrɔjen we de mek i friz fɔ mek di mol friz. Insay sɔm dez, di mol go blista, dray, ɛn fɔdɔm.
• Excision: Insay dis prosidur, di dɔktɔ kin fɔs numb di eria usay di mol de. Dɔn, dɛn kin skrap di mol, ɔ kɔt am, ɛn put wan ɔ tu stich dɛn na di say. Di wund kin wɛl insay tu to tri wiks.
• Fɔtodaynamik tɛrapi (PDT): If yu gɛt bɔku spat, ɔ if dɛn kin kɔntinyu fɔ kam bak pan ɔl we dɛn dɔn trit yu, yu dɔktɔ kin tɛl yu fɔ gi yu dis tritmɛnt. insay dis tritmεnt, dεn de put spεshal krim (wan ``photosensitizing agent``) pan di spat dεm, εn afta fכ awa, dεn de fכs spεshal layt (``blu layt`` כ ``rεd layt``) pan dεm. Dis kin pwɛl di sɛl dɛn we bin de bifo di kansa. Yu fɔ avɔyd di san ɔltogɛda fɔ sɔm dez afta dis tritmɛnt.

Tritmɛnt na os:

Sɔntɛnde, if yu gɛt bɔku spat, ɔ if di spat dɛn so smɔl dat i nɔ kin izi fɔ si, yu dɔktɔ kin gi yu krim ɔ jel we yu kin yuz fɔ yu bɔdi fɔ yuz na os. Dɛn tin ya nid fɔ de ɛvride fɔ sɔm mɔnt (maybe te to 4 mɔnt).

Na sɔm ɛgzampul dɛn ya:

• `Diclofenac skin gel ( Voltaren ® gel)` – Impɔtant: Pan ɔl we `Voltaren®` jel de naw ova di kɔwnta, yu nɔ fɔ yuz am fɔ yusɛf pas dɔktɔ dɔn spɛshal wan rɛkɔmɛnd am fɔ `(Actinic Keratosis)`.
• ``Fluorouracil, ɔ 5-FU skin krim (Fluorac®)''.
• ``Imiquimod skin krim (Aldara® ɔ Zyclara®)''.
• ``Ingenol mebutat tכpikכl jel (Picato®)''.

Sɔm pipul dɛn kin gɛt rɛd, bɔn, ɔ rɔtin na dɛn skin we dɛn de put dɛn krim ya. Bɔt dat na pat pan di tritmɛnt. If yu gɛt ɛnitin we nɔ izi fɔ yu, tɛl yu dɔktɔ .

Aw lɔng e kin tek fɔ wɛl afta dɛn dɔn trit am? A go ebul fɔ kam bak?

Di tɛm fɔ wɛl go difrɛn difrɛn wan bay di nɔmba fɔ di Actinic Keratosis spat dɛm we yu gɛt, dɛn saiz, ɛn di tritmɛnt we yu gɛt. כltu, di spat dεm go kכlכsכl kכmplit wan bay lεk 3 mכnt afta dεn trit am.

Afta di spat dɛn dɔn lɔs, i rili impɔtant fɔ go to dɔktɔ fɔ chɛk-ap wan ɔ tu tɛm insay di ia . If yu gɛt wik imyun sistɛm, yu kin nid fɔ go to dɔktɔ we de mɛn yu skin 4 ɔ 5 tɛm insay di ia.

Yes, Actinic Keratosis kin kam bak, mɔ if yu nɔ kɔntinyu fɔ protɛkt yu skin frɔm di san. So, i impɔtant fɔ protɛkt yu skin frɔm di san we yu de trit yu ɛn afta yu dɔn trit yu.

Di tin we impɔtant pas ɔl! Aw fɔ avɔyd Actinic Keratosis?

Dis na di bɛst pat pan dis stori. bכku tin dεm de we wi kin du fכ mek dεn nכ gεt divεlכpmεnt fכ `(Actinic Keratosis)`. di men tin na fכ ridyus di εksposhכn we nכ nid fכ de wit `UV` rayt.

Na di tin dɛn we yu kin du wit am:

• Put sanskrin ɛvride: Nɔ skip fɔ put sanskrin, ivin we klawd de ɔ insay di kol sizin. Pik wan sanskrin we gɛt at le SPF 30 (Sun Protection Factor) ɔ pas dat, ɛn we gɛt brayt spɛktrum (dat na wan we de protɛkt frɔm ɔl tu di UVA ɛn UVB rayt dɛn). Put am 15-30 minit bifo yu go na do, ɛn put am bak ɛvri tu awa if yu de swet, swim, ɔ swim.
• Nɔ mek di san in layt we strɔng pas ɔl: UV rayt kin strɔng pas ɔl bitwin 10 oklɔk mɔnin ɛn 2 oklɔk na nɛt (na sɔm say dɛn, 4 oklɔk aftanun). Nɔ mek yu nɔ de na di san insay dɛn awa ya as yu ebul.
• Nɔ yuz atifishal san layt: Nɔ yuz tin dɛn lɛk `(Tanning salons)`, `(san lamp)`, `(tanning beds)`. Dɛn kin pul bad bad `UV` rayt bak.
• Wear klos we de protɛkt yu frɔm di san: Wear klos we gɛt lɔng sliv, lɔng pant, hat we gɛt wayd brim, ɛn sanglas we de protɛkt yu frɔm UV as yu ebul.

Yu tink se wi fɔ fred dis tin we de apin?

Actinic Keratosis na wan sik wae yu fɔ tink bɔt, bɔt nɔto tin fɔ wɔri bɔt . Bɔku tɛm, dɛn spat ya kin wɛl ɔl if dɛn trit dɛn fayn. Na lɛk 90% pan di pipul dɛm wae gɛt Actinic Keratosis nɔr kin gɛt kansa na dɛn skin.

Bɔt, mɛmba se, bɔku pan di kansa dɛn na di skin kin bigin as Actinic Keratosis. Na dat mek wi nɔ fɔ tek dis kɔndishɔn layt. Di kwik we dɛn no am ɛn trit am, na di mɔ i nɔ go gɛt kansa.

Ustɛm i bɛtɛ fɔ go to dɔktɔ?

If yu notis ɛni wan pan dɛn sayn ya na yu skin, mek shɔ se yu go to dɔktɔ:

• If wan spat na di skin de blɔd, blista, bɔn, ɔ it .
• If yu si sɔntin we de gro na di skin we de kɔmɔt na do lɛk animal ɔn .
• If nyu, rayz, rɛd, ɔ skel pat dɛn apia ɔ if di wan dɛn we dɔn de chenj.

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, if yu notis nyu tin, chenj, ɔ sɔntin we yu de tink bɔt na yu skin, nɔ ignore am.

Wetin na di impɔtant kwɛstyɔn dɛn we wi fɔ aks di dɔktɔ?

We yu go to dɔktɔ, nɔ fɔgɛt fɔ aks dɛn kwɛstyɔn ya:

• “Dɔkta, wetin mek a gɛt dis `(Actinic Keratosis)`?”
• “Wetin na di bɛst tritmɛnt opshɔn fɔ mi?”
• “Us risk ɔ sayd ɛfɛkt dɛn tritmɛnt ya kin mek?”
• “Us kɔmplikɛshɔn dɛn a fɔ wach fɔ?”
• "Wetin a fɔ du afta tritmɛnt, ɛn aw a fɔ tek kia ɔf misɛf?"
• "Wetin a fɔ du fɔ mek sɔntin lɛk dis nɔ apin igen?"

Fɔ dɔn, tin dɛn we wi fɔ mɛmba

Okay, so, `(Actinic Keratosis)` na wan sik we de na di skin we nid fɔ gɛt tritmɛnt ɛn kia kwik kwik wan . Bɔku tɛm, dɛn kin mɛn dɛn tin ya wit ɔpreshɔn ɔ kɔsmɛtik. Di tin we impɔtant pas ɔl na fɔ protɛkt yu skin frɔm di san ɛn `UV` rayt . Dɔn yu kin ridyus di risk fɔ dis sik bad bad wan.

If yu tink se yu gɛt Actinic Keratosis, duya go to dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm fɔ advays . Di kwik we yu go fɛn tritmɛnt, na di mɔ yu go gɛt kansa na yu skin. Tek kia ɔf yu skin, bikɔs na yu valyu pas ɔl!