In fact, all these red, blue and purple "stars" and "mesh" - none other than the expanded capillaries inside the skin. They can appear not only on the face - the wings of the nose, cheeks, chin - but also on the legs, the body (the so-called telangiectasia). And women are susceptible to couperose - "stars" on the female body more than men. A possessor of light sensitive skin - more than swarty. But, no matter how it is, all these "stars" are not needed by anyone.
So who are their "lights"? How to avoid couperose and what to do if it has already appeared? We will talk about this and many other things today.
Why are these unaesthetic "stars" and "mesh" on the face and body?
Because of the violation of blood circulation in the vessels. Although the nature of couperose is not fully understood until the end. Only motivating factors are known. The first is heredity. If your parents suffer from couperose, then, most likely, it will appear and you. Although genes are by no means the only reason. Provoke kuperoz and telangiectasia can and venous insufficiency, problems with the gastrointestinal tract, hormonal failure in the body, smoking, stress, prolonged stress on the legs, pregnancy, childbirth. And also deep skin peeling, excessive infatuation with hot baths, baths, beach, solarium, high heels, chocolate, coffee ...
But after all it is believed that the bath is a source of health?
And there is. And yet, all who are predisposed to couperose - "starlets" on the female body, it is better to refuse from her visit. A sharp change in temperature damages the walls of the vessels, increases their permeability and dilates the small vessels on the face and body.
And how can you determine if a person has a tendency to couperose?
First, look at your father and mother. Genetics is a serious thing! Secondly, pay attention to your skin. If she is too sensitive, blushes and gets irritated for any reason, if the most harmless cosmetics cause burning, spicy dishes - tingling, and a glass of champagne - red spots on the cheeks, then you are at risk.
Is it dangerous for your health? In themselves, the vascular "stars" are not a disease or even a symptom, but a condition of the vessels. But you can not ignore it. After all, blood vessels permeate our whole body. The length of only the thinnest of them, capillaries, is 100 thousand kilometers! And if there was a problem with the vessels that are in the upper layers of the skin, it means that this is already a signal that the invisible vessels - the brain, heart, liver - also suffer.
In addition, couperose is a noticeable cosmetic defect. It is, of course, possible to disguise it. But the trouble is that because of the stagnation of the blood flow the skin does not get enough fluid and eventually withers. She does not even get oxygen, nutrients. As a result, it loses a healthy color, becomes dull and lifeless - in short, it grows old.
How to deal with couperose?
The most radical way is to destroy and remove the dilated capillaries. There are several methods for this. With sclerotherapy, a sclerosant is injected into diseased vessels, which "seals" them, and eventually they completely disappear. But if the vessels are small, getting into them is difficult. Therefore, sclerotherapy is mainly used to treat veins on the legs. The procedure itself is uncomfortable and painful, like any injection, and after that you have to wear compression underwear.
Electrocoagulation is very popular in beauty salons. In the expanded vessel, a thin needle is introduced, an electric current is passed through it, and the vessel is destroyed. True, with extensive couperose - "stars" on the female body, this procedure takes a long time. In addition, she is also very painful and after her on the face for a long time there are red traces. Therefore, this method is used only in small areas.
Until recently, laser coagulation was considered the most effective and safe method of treating couperose. The beam of a special vascular laser is guided into the dilated vessel. From this wall of the vessel are soldered, and it gradually dissolves. After the laser, the treated area turns red, as with a burn, and then swells a little. But after a few days everything passes. This procedure should only be performed in a clinic or salon with an impeccable reputation.
Treatment of couperose with light pulses is one of the newest methods. Under the influence of light energy, the vessel coagulates and disappears. It is believed that the effectiveness of this procedure is similar to a laser, but it is even safer than it.
Which of these methods suits the patient depends on his age, lifestyle, size of affected areas and the degree of couperose. But all these methods save not from the cause, but from the investigation. Nobody will give a guarantee that after the dilated vessels are removed, they will not appear again, already in other places.
And you can cure kuperoz with gels, creams or some kind of pills?
Completely - no, you can only make it less visible and prevent the emergence of new "stars." There are two ways for this: internal and external. If your skin is prone to couperose - "starlets" on the female body, then twice a year you need to take vitamins P, C and K (they are the main fighters with couperose) and the course of ascorutin. This will help reduce the fragility and permeability of the vascular walls, increase the density of healthy vessels and narrow the dilated ones.
Second: from time to time you need to undergo a course of treatment with the so-called venotonic (they improve the venous circulation and strengthen the walls of the vessels). A typical representative of venotonicks is escin, an extract from horse chestnut. It is a part of many medications, including gels and ointments for the treatment of dilated vessels on the legs.
For the face, professional cosmetic care is recommended. It uses high technology, and all means are so perfectly balanced that they can not be replaced by any "grandmother" means. Many salons offer special anti-kuperoznye programs based on the action of venotonics: the same horse chestnut, hawthorn extract, arnica, grape seeds ... But vitamin C, contrary to advertising assurances, when applied to the skin does not strengthen the walls of the vessels (this action it renders only with ingestion), but simply whitens the skin.
The ideal option is to undergo a course of treatment for couperose in the salon, and then maintain the effect with the help of pharmacy or professional remedies that the cosmetologist will choose for you.
And yet do not cherish illusions: not even the most effective cosmetic program and not even the most good tool will not relieve couperose once and for all. But to reduce its manifestation and serve as the prevention of new "stars" on the face and body can be quite. And I strongly recommend using this.
In order not to enhance manifestations of couperose , you need to follow several rules:
1. Wash with water at room temperature. No contrasting souls!
2. Make up remove only not requiring washing or very soft dermatological mousses, gels, emulsions. Penka and soap destroy the lipid film, and the skin loses moisture intensively, which is unacceptable with couperose.
3. When choosing a tonic, pay attention to the composition: it should not contain alcohol. Alcohol irritates and dries the skin, and this exacerbates couperose.
4. Refuse scrubs with abrasive particles - they irritate the skin, increase blood flow and "light" new "stars" on the face. Instead, use soft gommages. And apply them with your fingers - brushes, brushes and sponges injure sensitive skin.
5. Try to choose means from the anti-suicide lines: masks, creams, serums with clay, jojoba, gingko biloba, witch hazel, azulene, blueberry eject, grapefruit, green tea. Vitamins C, K, E, as well as essential fatty acids (linoleic, linolenic) are also welcome - they preserve the lipid mantle of the skin and prevent loss of moisture.
6. 1-2 times a week, do anti-couperose masks.
7. Masking "stars" with decorative cosmetics, use the bases for make-up of green shades. By the way, in many medical cosmetic lines there are tonal creams with panthenol, allantoin and green pigment - they take care of couperose skin, and help to make the necessary make-up. But the powder should not be used - it emphasizes the dryness of the skin.
8. Discard all thermal procedures - sauna, solarium, paraffin therapy, vaporization. Steaming the skin is not for you.
9. In the salons do not rigid mechanical, and chemical cleaning of the face - enzyme peelings cleanse the skin gently and gently.
10. Be careful with stiff massages. Better replace them with lymph drainage ultrasound - they are very useful for couperose skin. Like the course of mesotherapy with venotonic drugs.
Or maybe there is some special "anti-couperose" diet?
Alas, this does not exist. But if you want to make kuperoz less pronounced, often eat sauerkraut - it is rich in vitamins C and K, which are indispensable for couperose. Include in the daily diet of vitamin P (rutin). It strengthens the walls of the vessels, improves their tone. The record holder for the maintenance routine - blueberries, a lot of it also in cranberries, raspberries, cranberries, lemons (especially in the peel). More often use vitamin РР (nicotinic acid). It is much in meat, liver, kidneys, eggs, milk, wholemeal bread, buckwheat, mushrooms.
The rest of the recommendations are banal: try to refuse fried, smoked, sharp, very hot dishes and alcohol - all this disrupts the work of the liver, pancreas, stomach and causes vasodilation and a rush of blood to the face. It would be good to include in the list of unwanted products chocolate and coffee. But if you can not do without them, limit yourself to a slice of dark chocolate and a cup of high quality coffee.
In summer, during the holidays, care for sensitive skin should be strengthened?
The main thing, it must be well moistened - in over-dried skin, couperose is activated. To do this, actively use light emulsions, thermal water. If you go to hot countries, take with you the funds with an SPF factor of at least 50 and use them every 2 hours. For the middle band, the SPF-30 is suitable.