Why It Is Still Hard To Pin Down A Cure For Lichen Planus7957193

Medical experts have been on the lookout for the a cure for Lichen planus that definitely works, and so far, they haven't been successful at it. Therefore, within conventional medicine circles at least, Lichen planus remains in the category of conditions that have 'treatments' but no 'cures.' For purposes of discussion, we have to clearly differentiate alternative medicine from conventional medicine. You see, there are branches of alternative medicine that seem to have found a cure of Lichen planus. For instance, there's the Ayuverda system from the East and, of course, homeopathy. But as far as conventional medicine goes, the cure for Lichen planus has remained elusive. But what contributes to the elusiveness of the ultimate cure of Lichen planus? That is what we will try to figure out in this topic.

The key reason as to why a definitive Lichen planus cure remains elusive is in the fact that no single pathogen has been identified as the causative agent behind Lichen planus. You could try to look into one's physiological processes but then you'd still have a difficult time of it. With that amount of uncertainty, it becomes all that much harder to identify a very effective cure of Lichen planus.

However, just because there is no absolute cure for Lichen planus does not mean that conventional medicine is making no efforts whatsoever to finding one. Although a cure could not be found, there have been many successful attempts at finding treatments that could manage the symptoms of the disease. Treatments have been developed in conventional medicine to deal with the inflammation since Lichen planus is basically a problem that involves inflammation. Actually, getting rid of the inflammation is tantamount to a cure, at least for some people. But the fact remains that the inflammation could return at a later date. Thus, it is not really a cure. Instead of using the term 'cure', the word 'treatment' would be more applicable.

When it comes to reducing or getting rid of the inflammation, patients have the option of making use of drug-based treatments for their Lichen planus or treatments that are not drug-based. Both are not used at the same time: we typically either have patients going for the drug-based treatment or for the non-drug treatments.

You would have to treat Lichen planus just like any other inflammatory condition if you decide to go for a drug-based treatment. One such example of a drug-based treatment would be the use of the steroids line. You can choose between steroids that are applied topically or given orally. It would also appear that retinoids are very effective in Lichen planus treatments. So have specific medications like hydroxychloroquine and dapsone. They effectively get rid of the inflammation and other symptoms of Lichen planus, although they are still not considered to be cures.

Of course there are also the treatments that do not make use of drugs. One option that people could use in eliminating the inflammation would be phototherapy. Phototherapy uses Ultraviolet B or UVB narrowband to carry out the treatment. Aloe vera and other similar supplements are also very good options for the inflammation.

Now you know how conventional medicine goes about dealing with the condition known as Lichen planus. However, if you are brave enough, you might want to try some of the alternative medicine methods to cure your Lichen planus.

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