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Izimpawu zokwelula yizigxobo ezincane, ezinqamuzayo ezivela esikhunwini sakho lapho sikhuphuka ngokushesha. Zivame kakhulu futhi zithinta cishe wonke umuntu ngesinye isikhathi ekuphileni kwabo, ikakhulukazi phakathi kwesikhathi sokukhula, ukukhulelwa, noma ukuguquka kwesisindo.
Lezi zimpawu zenzeka lapho isikhumba sakho singakwazi ukugcina ukuguquka komzimba okusheshayo. Cabanga ngesikhumba sakho njengobhande lwerabha oluqediwe kakhulu ngokushesha kakhulu. Nakuba zingase zikhathaze lapho zivela okokuqala, izimpawu zokwelula azinamona futhi yingxenye evamile yendlela imizimba yethu eziqondanisa ngayo ukuguquka.
Izimpawu zokwelula yizibazi ezakhiwa ephakathi kwesikhumba sakho okuthiwa yi-dermis. Uma leli cala liqhekeka ngenxa yokwelula okusheshayo, umzimba wakho uyilungisa nge-scar tissue ebukeka ehlukile kunesikhumba sakho esivamile.
Izimpawu zokwelula ezintsha zivame ukubonakala zibomvu, ziphuzi, noma zimhlophe ngoba imithambo yegazi ibonakala ngaphesheya kwesikhumba esihlukumezekile. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, ziyaphela zibe mhlophe noma siliva njengoba imithambo yegazi incipha futhi amanoni angaphansi abonakala esikhundleni salokho.
Uzowathola ngokuvamile ezindaweni lapho isikhumba sikhuphuka khona kakhulu. Isisu sakho, amabele, izihlombe, imilenze, nezingalo eziphezulu yizindawo ezivamile, nakuba zingase zivele noma kuphi lapho umzimba wakho ukhule khona noma uguquke ngokushesha.
Izimpawu eziningi zokwelula ziqala njengemigqa ephezulu, ebanzi kancane esikhunwini sakho. Ungase uzibone ngesikhathi sezinguquko zomzimba ezisheshayo njengokukhulelwa noma ukukhula kwentsha.
Nanku ongakubona njengoba izimpawu zokwelula zithuthuka:
Ukukhahlela kuvame ukuyeka uma izimpawu zivutha futhi ziguqule umbala. Nakuba ukungakhululeki komzimba kuyasheshisa, umthelela wobuhlungu ungase uhlale isikhathi eside kwabanye abantu.
Izimpawu zokwelula ngokuvamile zihlelwa ngokweminyaka yazo nokuvela kwazo. Ukuqonda lezi zinhlobo kungakusiza ukwazi ukuthi yini okulindelekile njengoba zakho zithuthuka futhi ziguquka ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Izimpawu zokwelula ezintsha, ebizwa ngokuthi yi-striae rubra, zibonakala zibomvu noma ziphuzi. Ziyakha futhi zingase zibe nomuzwa wokufudumeza, ukukhahlela, noma ukuphakama kancane. Lezi zimpawu ezintsha ziphendula kangcono ekwelapheni ngoba ukugeleza kwegazi kusasebenza kule ndawo.
Izimpawu zokwelula ezivuthiwe, ezibizwa ngokuthi yi-striae alba, ziye zaphela zibe mhlophe noma siliva. Zivame ukuba ziqondile futhi zinegazi elincane, okwenza kube nzima ukuzilwa kodwa futhi kusho ukuthi azisabangeli ukungakhululeki.
Abanye abantu baye bafumana izimpawu zokwelula ezimnyama kunombala wesikhumba sabo, ikakhulukazi labo abanesikhumba esimnyama. Lezi zimpawu zingase zivele zibomvu noma zimnyama ekuqaleni kodwa zisazilandela iphethini efanayo yokuqeda ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Izimpawu zokwelula zenzeka lapho isikhumba sakho sikhuphuka ngokushesha kunokuba sikwazi ukukhula amangqamuzana amasha. Ukwakha okusekelayo kwesikhumba sakho kuyaqhekeka, futhi umzimba wakho udala i-scar tissue ukuze ugcwalise igebe.
Izici eziningi zivame ukubangela lokhu kukhuphuka okusheshayo:
Ama-hormone nawo adlala indima ebalulekile, ikakhulukazi i-cortisol. Uma amazinga e-cortisol aphezulu, isikhumba sakho siyaphuka futhi sibe lula ukuqhekeka lapho sikhuphuka.
Ngokungavamile, izimo ezithile ezingavamile zingenza izimpawu zokwelula zibe lula. I-Cushing's syndrome ibangela ukukhiqizwa okukhulu kwe-cortisol, kuyilapho i-Marfan syndrome ithinta amandla e-connective tissue kulo lonke umzimba wakho.
Izimpawu eziningi zokwelula azidingi ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngoba azinamona futhi ziyaphela ngokwemvelo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Noma kunjalo, kunezimo ezithile lapho ukukhuluma nodokotela wakho kuqondakala khona.
Kufanele ucabangele ukubona umhlinzeki wezempilo uma izimpawu zakho zokwelula zivele ngokuzumayo ngaphandle kwesizathu esicacile njengokukhulelwa noma ukuguquka kwesisindo. Lokhu kungase kubonise isimo se-hormone esingaphansi esidinga ukunakekelwa.
Futhi xhumana uma izimpawu zokwelula zihlanganisa izindawo ezinkulu zomzimba wakho, zivele kanye nezinye izimpawu njengokukhuluphuka kalula noma ubuthakathaka bemisipha, noma uma zibangela ukucindezeleka okukhulu okukuthinta impilo yakho yansuku zonke.
Udokotela wakho angakusiza ukuba uqede izimo ezinjenge-Cushing's syndrome noma ukhulume ngezinketho zokwelapha uma izimpawu zikukhathaza kakhulu.
Abanye abantu bavame ukwakha izimpawu zokwelula ngenxa yezici ezingaphandle kokulawula kwabo. Ukuqonda ingozi yakho kungakusiza ukuba ubeke ithemba elifanele mayelana nokuvimbela.
Izici ezinkulu zengozi zihlanganisa:
Ubuzwe bakho bungase futhi buthinte ingozi yakho. Abantu abanesikhumba esimnyama bangase babe lula ukwakha izimpawu zokwelula, nakuba bavame ukuqeda ngokuphumelelayo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Ngokungavamile, izimo ezinjenge-Ehlers-Danlos syndrome noma i-Marfan syndrome zingase zikhulise kakhulu ingozi yezimpawu zokwelula ngenxa yemiphumela yazo esikhunwini nasekwakheni kwe-connective tissue.
Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi izimpawu zokwelula azivamile ukubangela izinhlanganisela ezinkulu. Yiyona inkxalabo yokuhlobisa kunokuba yinkinga yezokwelapha.
Izinkinga eziyinhloko ongahlangabezana nazo ziyizinkinga zengqondo noma zengqondo. Abanye abantu bazizwa benesithukuthezi ngokubonakala kwabo, okungase kuthonye ukuzethemba noma ubulili. Lokhu kuyaqondakala futhi kuyiqiniso.
Ngokungavamile kakhulu, izimpawu zokwelula ezintsha zingase ziqale ukutheleleka uma uzigqolozele kakhulu noma uma amabhaktheriya angene ngesikhumba esihlukumezekile. Izimpawu zihlanganisa ukwanda kobomvu, ukufudumeza, i-pus, noma ukwanda kokuvuvukala.
Ezimeni ezingavamile kakhulu, izimpawu zokwelula eziningi zingase zibonise isimo esingaphansi njenge-Cushing's syndrome engase ibe nezinye izingozi zezempilo uma ingalashwa.
Nakuba ungakwazi ukuvimbela ngokuphelele izimpawu zokwelula, ikakhulukazi uma uthambekele kuzo ngokwemfuyo, amasu amanye angasiza ukunciphisa ingozi yakho noma ububi.
Ukugcina isikhumba sakho sihlanzekile kusiza ukugcina ukuguquguquka kwaso. Faka umthambisi omuhle nsuku zonke, ugxile ezindaweni ezithambekele ekweluleni. Nakuba akukho kremu engagunyaza ukuvimbela, isikhumba esinomswakama siphatha ukwelula kangcono kunesikhumba esomile.
Ukuguquka kwesisindo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi kunika isikhumba sakho isikhathi esiningi sokuqondana. Uma uzama ukuzuza noma ulahlekelwe isisindo, zama ukufinyelela ku-1-2 ama-pounds ngesonto uma kungenzeka.
Ukugcina umzimba unomswakama kusiza impilo yesikhumba ngaphakathi. Ukuphakelwa kwamanzi amaningi kusiza ukugcina ukuguquguquka kwesikhumba nempilo yonke.
Ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa, ukumunca isisu ngobumnene ngomthambisi kungasiza, nakuba imfuyo idlala indima enkulu ekutheni uzokwakha izimpawu zokwelula.
Ukuxilonga izimpawu zokwelula kuvame ukuba kulula ngoba zinobukhulu obuhlukile. Udokotela wakho angazibona ngokuvamile nje ngokubuka isikhumba sakho.
Phakathi kokuhlolwa, umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzohlola umbala, ukwakheka, nendawo yezimpawu. Bayobuza futhi mayelana nokuthi zivele nini nanoma yiziphi izimpawu ezihlobene ozibonile.
Uma izimpawu zakho zokwelula zivele ngokuzumayo noma zibonakala zingavamile, udokotela wakho angase anikeze izivivinyo zegazi ukuze ahlole amazinga e-hormone. Lokhu kusiza ukuqeda izimo ezinjenge-Cushing's syndrome noma izifo ze-thyroid.
Ezimeni ezingavamile lapho ukuxilonga kungacaci, ukuxilongwa kwesikhumba kungase kudingeke. Noma kunjalo, lokhu akuvamile ngoba izimpawu zokwelula zinobukhulu obuhlukile.
Izindlela eziningi zokwelapha izimpawu zokwelula ziya khona, nakuba kubalulekile ukuba nethemba elifanele. Akukho ukwelapha okungasusa ngokuphelele izimpawu zokwelula ezivuthiwe, kodwa izinketho eziningi zingathuthukisa ukubonakala kwazo.
Ngezimpawu ezintsha, ezibomvu zokwelula, izindlela zokwelapha zivame ukusebenza kangcono ngoba kusase khona ukugeleza kwegazi kule ndawo. I-dermatologist yakho ingase ikucele ukuba uthole:
Ngezimpawu ezindala, ezimhlophe zokwelula, izinketho zokwelapha zimi kancane kodwa zingase zisinikeze ukuthuthuka okuthile. Ukulungiswa kwe-laser ne-microneedling kubonisa ithemba eliningi ngezimpawu ezivuthiwe.
Ngokungavamile, izinketho zokucutshungulwa njenge-tummy tucks zingasusa izimpawu zokwelula ezindaweni ezithile, kodwa lokhu ngokuvamile kucabangelwa kuphela izimpawu eziningi ezibangela ukucindezeleka okukhulu.
Nakuba izindlela zokwelapha ekhaya zingawenzi izimpawu zokwelula ziqede, zingasiza ekuthuthukiseni ukwakheka kwesikhumba futhi zingase zunciphisa ukubonakala kwezimpawu ezintsha.
Ukufaka umthambisi njalo yisinyathelo sakho sokuqala esihle kakhulu. Bheka imikhiqizo enama-hyaluronic acid, i-vitamin E, noma i-cocoa butter. Yifake ngenkathi isikhumba sakho sisanomswakama ngemuva kokugeza ukuze uvale umswakama.
Ukukhipha isikhumba ngobumnene ngebhulashi elithambile noma i-scrub ebanzi kungasiza ekuqedeni amangqamuzana esikhumba esifile futhi kuthuthukise ukwakheka. Ungagqolozeli kakhulu, ngoba lokhu kungase kuqalekise isikhumba esibuthakathaka ezimpawu zokwelula.
Abanye abantu bathola ukuthi i-bio-oil noma imikhiqizo enama-centella asiatica ingasiza ngezimpawu ezintsha zokwelula, nakuba ubufakazi besayensi bufinyelelekile.
Khumbula ukuthi ukuzeka kade kuyisihluthulelo. Noma yikuphi ukuthuthuka okuvela ezindleleni zokwelapha ekhaya kudinga izinyanga zokusebenzisa njalo ukuze kube nomthelela.
Uma unquma ukubona udokotela ngezimpawu zakho zokwelula, ukulungiselela kusengaphambili kuzokusiza uthole okuningi ekuhambeni kwakho.
Bhala phansi lapho uqale ukubona khona izimpawu nanoma yiziphi izinguquko ozibonile. Qaphela uma zivele ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa, ukuguquka kwesisindo, noma ukusetshenziswa kwemithi.
Letha uhlu lwemithi yonke nezinhlanganisela ozithathayo. Faka noma yiziphi izindlela zokwelapha ozizamele kakade nokuthi isikhumba sakho siphendule kanjani.
Cabanga ngezinhloso zakho zokwelapha. Ingabe ufuna ukuqinisekiswa kwezokwelapha, ukuthuthukiswa kokuhlobisa, noma kokubili? Ukucaca ngethemba lakho kusiza udokotela wakho ukuba ancome indlela engcono kakhulu.
Ungangabazi ukubuza ngezindleko zokwelapha nezikhathi ezifanele. Izindlela eziningi zokwelapha izimpawu zokwelula azimbozwe yinshurensi ngoba zibhekwa njengokuhlobisa.
Izimpawu zokwelula yingxenye evamile kakhulu nevamile yempilo ethinta cishe wonke umuntu ngesinye isikhathi. Nakuba zingase zikhathaze lapho zivela okokuqala, azinamona empilweni yakho.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyikhumbule ukuthi izimpawu zokwelula azikucaci ukubaluleka kwakho noma ubuhle bakho. Ziyibona nje ubufakazi bokuthi umzimba wakho ukhule, uguquke, noma uqondaniswe nezimo zokuphila.
Uma izimpawu zokwelula zikukhathaza ngokuhlobisa, izinketho zokwelapha ziya khona ezingasiza ekuthuthukiseni ukubonakala kwazo. Noma kunjalo, ukufunda ukuzamukela njengengxenye yendaba yakho ehlukile kungase kube yigugu.
Gxilisa ukugcina isikhumba sakho siphilile ngokujwayelekile ngokufaka umthambisi omuhle nokuvikela ilanga. Izimpawu zakho zokwelula ziyoqhubeka ziqeda ngokwemvelo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, zibe lula ukubona njengoba izinyanga neminyaka idlula.
Izimpawu zokwelula ngokuvamile ziyaphela kakhulu ngokuhamba kwesikhathi kodwa azipheli ngokuphelele ngaphandle kokwelapha. Izimpawu ezintsha ezibomvu noma eziphuzi zivame ukuqeda zibe imigqa emincane yesiliva noma emhlophe engabonakali kakhulu. Inqubo yokuqeda ngokuvamile ithatha izinyanga eziyi-6-12, nakuba ukuthuthuka okuthile kungase kuqhubeke iminyaka emibili. Nakuba ziyaba lula, umehluko wokwakheka ngokuvamile uhlala khona ngoba izimpawu zokwelula empeleni yizibazi esikhunwini sakho.
Yebo. Amadoda avame ukwakha izimpawu zokwelula ngesikhathi sokukhula okusheshayo, ukwakha imisipha ngokushesha, noma ukuzuza isisindo. Zivame ukubonakala emahlombe, emuva, ezingalweni, nasemilenzini emadodeni aphakamisa amasondo noma ahlaselwa yinguquko yomzimba ngokushesha. Izimpawu zokwelula zamadoda zilandela iphethini efanayo njengalezo zabesifazane, ziqala zibomvu noma ziphuzi futhi ziqede zibe mhlophe ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Umehluko oyinhloko ukuthi amadoda amancane kakhulu okuthola ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa, ngokusobala, kodwa ezinye izimbangela zisebenza ngokulinganayo.
Ama-creams amaningi abiza kakhulu wezimpawu zokwelula awasebenzi kakhulu kunomthambisi ojwayelekile ekuvimbeleni noma ekwelapheni izimpawu zokwelula. Ingxenye ebalulekile ukufaka umswakama njalo kunokuba kube yizinto ezithile ezibiza kakhulu. Imikhiqizo enama-retinoids, i-hyaluronic acid, noma i-vitamin E ingase inikeze izinzuzo ezithile ngezimpawu ezintsha, kodwa lezi zinto ziyatholakala ezintweni ezingabizi kakhulu. Gcina imali yakho futhi ugxile ekufakeni umthambisi njalo nganoma iyiphi i-lotion yekhwalithi enhle kunokuchitha amakhulu emikhiqizweni ekhethekile.
Izindlela eziningi zokwelapha izimpawu zokwelula azikhuthazwa ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa noma ukuncelisa. Ama-retinoid creams, izindlela ezithile ze-laser, nama-chemical peels amanye kufanele kuvinjelwe ngalesi sikhathi. Noma kunjalo, ukufaka umswakama obumnene nokumunca kuphephile futhi kungasiza ngokunethezeka. Uma ukhulelwe futhi ukhathazekile ngezimpawu zokwelula, gxilisa ukugcina isikhumba sinomswakama futhi ukhulume ngezinketho eziphephile nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo. Odokotela abaningi be-dermatologist bancoma ukulinda kuze kube ngemuva kokuncelisa ukuze uphishekele izindlela zokwelapha ezisebenzayo.
Imfuyo idlala indima enkulu ekuthuthukiseni izimpawu zokwelula. Uma abazali bakho noma abafowenu banazo, nawe ukhona ukuba uzithole. Ukuguquguquka kwesikhumba sakho ngokwemvelo, ukukhiqizwa kwe-collagen, nokuzwela kwe-hormone konke kuthonya ingozi yakho. Abanye abantu banesikhumba esinamandla ngokwemvelo esingaphatha ukwelula kangcono. Iminyaka nawo ibalulekile ngoba isikhumba esincane ngokuvamile sibe lula. Ngisho nangezimo ezifanayo njengokukhulelwa noma ukwanda kwesisindo, abanye abantu ngeke bakhe izimpawu zokwelula ngenxa yemfuyo yabo.
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