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Yini i-Eflornithine: Ukusetshenziswa, Umthamo, Imiphumela Eceleni nokuningi

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I-Eflornithine iyikhilimu elinconywayo elinciphisa ukukhula kwezinwele ezingafuneki ebusweni kwabesifazane. Isebenza ngokuvimba i-enzyme edingwa ama-follicles ezinwele ukuze akhiqize izinwele, ikunikeza indlela enobumnene yokuphatha izinwele zobuso ngaphandle kwezindlela zokususa ezinzima.

Lo muthi unikeza ithemba kwabesifazane abazizwa benamahloni ngezinto ezingaphezu kwezinwele zobuso. Nakuba ngeke isuse izinwele ezikhona ngokuphelele, ingenza inqubo yakho yamanje yokususa izinwele isebenze kahle futhi ikusize uzizwe uqiniseka ngesikhumba sakho.

Yini i-Eflornithine?

I-Eflornithine iyikhilimu elithuthukiswe ngqo ukunciphisa izinga lokukhula kwezinwele ezingafuneki ebusweni kwabesifazane. Lo muthi uqukethe i-13.9% ye-eflornithine hydrochloride njengesithako esisebenzayo, okwenza kube yindlela yokwelapha enobumnene kodwa esebenzayo.

Ekuqaleni yathuthukiswa njengomuthi olwa namapharasayithi, abacwaningi bathola ukuthi i-eflornithine nayo ithinta ukukhula kwezinwele. Ikhilimu lisetshenziswa ngokuqondile esikhumbeni lapho ufuna ukunciphisa ukukhula kwezinwele, okwenza kube ukwelashwa okuqondiwe okusebenza ngqo lapho okudinga khona kakhulu.

Ngokuvamile uzobona lo muthi unqunyelwe ngaphansi kwegama lomkhiqizo elithi Vaniqa. Kubalulekile ukwazi ukuthi i-eflornithine akuyona umkhiqizo wokususa izinwele - esikhundleni salokho, iyisithiyo sokukhula kwezinwele esisebenza kanye nezindlela zakho ezivamile zokususa izinwele.

Yini i-Eflornithine Esetshenziselwa Yona?

I-Eflornithine iphatha i-hirsutism, okuyigama lezokwelapha lokukhula kwezinwele ezingafuneki ebusweni kwabesifazane. Lesi simo singathinta isilevu sakho, umlomo ongenhla, umhlathi, nezinye izindawo zobuso bakho lapho ungathanda khona ukungabi nazo izinwele ezibonakalayo.

Abesifazane abaningi bathuthukisa izinwele ezingaphezu kobuso ngenxa yezinguquko zamahomoni, izakhi zofuzo, noma izimo zezokwelapha ezinjenge-polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Umthelela ongokomzwelo wezinwele ezingafuneki ebusweni ungaba mkhulu, uthinte ukuzethemba kwakho kanye nomsebenzi wansuku zonke njengoba uchitha isikhathi nemali ekususeni izinwele njalo.

Udktela wakho angase ancome i-eflornithine uma ubhekene nezinwele zobuso eziqhubekayo ezikhula ngokushesha ngemva kokugunda, ukukhipha, noma ukukhishwa ngama-wax. Umuthi ungaba usizo ikakhulu uma unesikhumba esibucayi esisabela kabi ezindleleni zokukhipha izinwele ezivamile.

Isebenza Kanjani I-Eflornithine?

I-Eflornithine isebenza ngokuvimba i-enzyme ebizwa ngokuthi i-ornithine decarboxylase, okuyinto ama-follicles ezinwele ayidingayo ukuze akhiqize izinwele. Uma le enzyme ivinjelwe, ama-follicles ezinwele zakho anciphisa inqubo yawo yokukhiqiza izinwele, okuholela ezinweleni ezincane, ezikhula kancane.

Lo muthi uthathwa njengenketho yokwelapha enamandla aphakathi nendawo. Inamandla kunama-inhibitors okukhula kwezinwele angathengwa ngaphandle kwemvume kodwa ithambile kunezinye izindlela zokwelapha zamahomoni ezinqunywe ngudokotela. Ungacabanga ngayo njengokusebenza ezingeni leselula ukuze iguqule kancane kancane indlela ama-follicles ezinwele zakho aziphatha ngayo.

Imiphumela ayisheshayo - ngokuvamile kuthatha amasonto angu-4 kuya kwangu-8 okusetshenziswa njalo ukuze uqaphele umehluko. Izinwele zakho ezikhona ngeke zinyamalale, kodwa ukukhula kwezinwele ezintsha kuzohamba kancane futhi kungenzeka kungabonakali ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.

Kufanele Ngiyithathe Kanjani I-Eflornithine?

Sebenzisa ukhilimu we-eflornithine kabili ngosuku, cishe ngamahora angu-8 ahlukene, esikhumbeni esihlanzekile, esomile. Uzodinga ukuyisebenzisa ngemva kwesimiso sakho esivamile sokukhipha izinwele, hhayi ngaphambi, njengoba ukhilimu udinga ukuthintana ngqo nesikhumba sakho ukuze usebenze ngempumelelo.

Qala ngokuwasha indawo yokwelapha ngensipho namanzi athambile, bese uyomisa ngokuphelele. Faka ungqimba oluncane lukakhilimu ezindaweni ezithintekile, uwuhlikihle ngobumnene uze umuncwe. Awudingi ukusebenzisa okuningi - inani elincane lihamba ibanga elide.

Linda okungenani amahora angu-4 ngaphambi kokugeza indawo ephathwayo noma ukufaka izimonyo. Lokhu kunika umuthi isikhathi sokumuncwa kahle esikhumbeni sakho. Uma uzwa ukushisa noma ukusha lapho uqala ukukusebenzisa, lokhu kuvame ukuthuthuka njengoba isikhumba sakho sijwayela ukwelashwa.

Ungaqhubeka usebenzisa izindlela zakho ezijwayelekile zokususa izinwele ngenkathi usebenzisa i-eflornithine. Eqinisweni, inhlanganisela ivame ukusebenza kangcono kunanoma iyiphi indlela yodwa, njengoba ukhilimu wenza imizamo yakho yokususa izinwele iphumelele futhi ihlale isikhathi eside.

Kufanele Ngiyithathe Isikhathi Esingakanani I-Eflornithine?

Abesifazane abaningi badinga ukusebenzisa i-eflornithine ngokuqhubekayo ukuze bagcine izinzuzo zayo. Ngokuvamile uzoqala ukubona imiphumela ngemva kwamasonto angu-4 kuya kwangu-8 okusetshenziswa njalo kabili ngosuku, ngenzuzo enkulu ngokuvamile evela ngemva kwezinyanga eziyisi-6 zokusetshenziswa njalo.

Uma uyeka ukusebenzisa ukhilimu, ukukhula kwezinwele zakho kuzobuyela kancane kancane endleleni yazo yangaphambili phakathi kwamasonto angu-8. Lokhu kujwayelekile futhi kulindelekile - umuthi awushintshi unomphela ama-follicles akho ezinwele, umane uwalambisa okwesikhashana ngenkathi uwusebenzisa.

Udokotela wakho uzokusiza ukuthi unqume ukuthi uzoluqhubeka isikhathi esingakanani ukwelashwa ngokusekelwe ekuphenduleni kwakho ngakunye kanye nemigomo. Abanye besifazane bayayisebenzisa isikhathi eside njengengxenye yomsebenzi wabo ojwayelekile wokunakekela isikhumba, kanti abanye bangase bayisebenzise isikhathi esifushane ukuze balawule kangcono ukukhula kwezinwele zabo.

Yiziphi Izimo Ezingezinhle Ze-Eflornithine?

Abesifazane abaningi bayayibekezelela kahle i-eflornithine, kodwa njenganoma imuphi umuthi, ingabangela ezinye izimo ezingezinhle. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi izimo ezingezinhle ezingathi sína azivamile, futhi iningi lezimo zesikhumba zithambile futhi zesikhashana.

Nawa amanye amaphutha avamile ongase uwahlangabezane nawo njengoba isikhumba sakho sizivumela ekwelashweni:

  • Ukusha okuncane noma ukuzwa ubuhlungu uma kuqala ukusetshenziswa
  • Ukubomvu kwesikhumba okwesikhashana noma ukucasuka
  • Isikhumba esomile noma esineqweqwe endaweni elashwayo
  • Ukuluma okuncane noma ukuzwa ukugweda
  • Ushintsho olwesikhashana emibaleni yesikhumba (ngokuvamile ukukhanya)

Lezi zimo ngokuvamile zithuthuka phakathi namasonto ambalwa okuqala okusetshenziswa njengoba isikhumba sakho sijwayela umuthi. Uma ukucasuka kuqhubeka noma kuba kubi kakhulu, udokotela wakho angase ancome ukunciphisa imvamisa yokusetshenziswa noma asikisela izindlela zokunciphisa ukungakhululeki.

Imiphumela engavamile kodwa ebucayi ihlanganisa ukusabela okukhulu komzimba, nakuba lokhu kungavamile kakhulu. Xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha uma uhlangabezana nokuvuvukala okukhulu, ubunzima bokuphefumula, noma ukuqubuka okubanzi ngemva kokusebenzisa ukhilimu.

Ubani Ongafanele Athathe I-Eflornithine?

I-Eflornithine ayifanele wonke umuntu, futhi amaqembu athile abantu kufanele agweme lo muthi. Udokotela wakho uzobukeza umlando wakho wezokwelapha ukuze aqiniseke ukuthi kuphephile kuwe ngaphambi kokukuchazela.

Akufanele usebenzise i-eflornithine uma unokungezwani kwanoma yiziphi izithako zayo noma uma ngaphansi kweminyaka engu-12 ubudala. Umuthi awukaze utadishwe kabanzi ezinganeni, ngakho idatha yokuphepha yabasebenzisi abancane ilinganiselwe.

Abesifazane abakhulelwe nabancelisayo kufanele baxoxe ngezingozi nezinzuzo nodokotela wabo ngaphambi kokusebenzisa i-eflornithine. Ngenkathi izifundo zikhomba ukuthi cishe iphephile ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa, ucwaningo olulinganiselwe lisho ukuthi udokotela wakho angase ancome ukulinda kuze kube ngemva kokukhulelwa nokuncelisa ngaphambi kokuqala ukwelashwa.

Abantu abanezimo ezithile zesikhumba, njenge-eczema esebenzayo noma amanxeba avulekile endaweni yokwelapha, bangase badinge ukulinda kuze kube yilapho isikhumba sabo selulama ngaphambi kokuqala i-eflornithine. Udokotela wakho angakweluleka ngesikhathi esingcono kakhulu sesimo sakho esithile.

Amagama Omkhiqizo we-Eflornithine

I-Vaniqa igama lomkhiqizo elaziwa kakhulu le-eflornithine cream. Lo muthi oqokiwe ukhiqizwa yi-Almirall futhi utholakala kabanzi emathini amaningi ngemvume efanele evela kudokotela wakho.

Ezinye izifunda zingase zibe namagama omkhiqizo ahlukene noma izinguqulo ezivamile ze-eflornithine cream. Isithako esisebenzayo kanye nokugxila kuhlala kufana kungakhathaliseki igama lomkhiqizo, ngakho ungalindela ukusebenza okufanayo kunoma iyiphi inguqulo ekhiqizwe kahle.

Lapho uthatha umuthi wakho, qiniseka ukuthi uthola amandla afanele (13.9% eflornithine hydrochloride) futhi ulandele imiyalelo ethile enikezwe ngomkhiqizo wakho othile womuthi.

Ezinye Izindlela Zokwelapha I-Eflornithine

Uma i-eflornithine ingakulungele, ezinye izindlela eziningi zingasiza ekuphatheni izinwele ezingafuneki ebusweni. Udokotela wakho angakusiza ukuthi uhlole lezi ezinye izindlela ngokusekelwe ezidingweni zakho ezithile nomlando wakho wezokwelapha.

Ukwelashwa ngamahomoni njengamaphilisi okulawula inzalo noma i-spironolactone kungabhekana nembangela eyinhloko yokukhula kwezinwele ngokweqile, ikakhulukazi uma kuhlobene nezimo ezinjenge-PCOS. Le mithi isebenza ngendlela ehlukile kune-eflornithine ngokulinganisa amahomoni akhuthaza ukukhula kwezinwele.

Ukususwa kwezinwele nge-laser kunikeza isixazululo esihlala njalo, nakuba kudinga izikhathi eziningi futhi kusebenza kahle ezinweleni ezimnyama. I-Electrolysis enye inketho ehlala njalo engasebenza kuyo yonke imibala yezinwele kodwa idinga isikhathi esiningi nezikhathi zokuqeda.

Izindlela zokususwa kwezinwele zendabuko njengokufaka intambo, ukukhama, noma okokhilimu wokukhipha izinwele zihlala ziyizinketho ezisebenzayo, ikakhulukazi uma zihlanganiswe nezinye izindlela zokwelapha. Abanye besifazane bathola impumelelo ngama-retinoid kadokotela, angasiza ukwenza izinwele zibe zincane futhi zibe lula ukuzisusa.

Ingabe i-Eflornithine Ingcono Kune-Laser Hair Removal?

I-Eflornithine nokususwa kwezinwele nge-laser kusebenza ngezindlela eziphelele ezihlukene, ngakho-ke ukukhetha okuthi "kungcono" kuncike emigomweni yakho ethile, isabelomali, nendlela yokuphila. Akukho ngisho nenketho eyodwa engcono ngokujwayelekile - ngamunye unamathuba ahlukile kanye nemikhawulo.

I-Eflornithine inikeza lula ukwelashwa ekhaya ngemiphumela enqamulelayo, yesikhashana. Ungaqala futhi umise ukwelashwa njengoba kudingeka, futhi kusebenza kuyo yonke imibala yezinwele nezinhlobo zesikhumba. Kodwa-ke, udinga ukuyisebenzisa ngokuqhubekayo ukuze ugcine imiphumela, futhi imane nje yehlise ukukhula kwezinwele kunokuzisusa unomphela.

Ukususwa kwezinwele nge-laser kunikeza imiphumela ehlala njalo futhi kunganciphisa kakhulu ukukhula kwezinwele ngemva kokuqeda uchungechunge lokwelashwa. Kodwa-ke, idinga izikhathi eziningi zobuchwepheshe, isebenza kahle ezinweleni ezimnyama, futhi ingaba yibiza ngaphambili.

Abesifazane abaningi bathola ukuthi ukuhlanganisa zombili izindlela zokwelapha kusebenza kahle kakhulu. Ungasebenzisa i-eflornithine ngenkathi wenza izikhathi ze-laser ukuze unciphise ukukhula kwezinwele phakathi kwama-aphoyintimenti, noma usebenzise ukhilimu ukuze ugcine imiphumela ngemuva kokuqeda ukwelashwa nge-laser.

Imibuzo Evame Ukubuzwa Mayelana ne-Eflornithine

Ingabe i-Eflornithine Iphephile Ku-PCOS?

Yebo, i-eflornithine ngokuvamile iphephile futhi iyasebenza kubantu besifazane abane-PCOS ababa nokukhula kwezinwele ebusweni okungafuneki. Eqinisweni, odokotela abaningi bezikhumba bayincoma ngqo ngoba i-PCOS-related hirsutism ngoba iqondisa lesi simo ngokuqondile ngaphandle kokuphazamisa ukwelashwa kwe-PCOS okungokwe-hormonal.

Uma une-PCOS, ungasebenzisa eminye imithi efana ne-metformin noma amaphilisi okulawula inzalo. I-Eflornithine ingasetshenziswa kanye nalezi zindlela zokwelapha futhi ingasebenza kangcono uma ihlanganiswe nokuphathwa kwe-hormonal kwezimpawu zakho ze-PCOS.

Ngingenzani Uma Ngisebenzisa I-Eflornithine Eningi Ngengozi?

Uma ngengozi ufaka ukhilimu we-eflornithine omningi, ungesabi. Geza ngobumnene okweqile ngensipho ethambile namanzi abandayo, bese womisa isikhumba sakho. Ungase uzwe ukucasuka okuncane kunokujwayelekile, kodwa lokhu kufanele kulungiswe ngosuku olulodwa noma ezimbili.

Ukusebenzisa ukhilimu omningi kunokunconywayo ngeke kuwenze usebenze ngokushesha noma kangcono - kuzomane kwandise ingozi yakho yokucasuka kwesikhumba. Namathela ekufakweni kwesendlalelo esincane udokotela wakho akuncomile ukuze uthole imiphumela engcono kakhulu ngemiphumela emincane.

Ngingenzani Uma Ngedlula Umthamo We-Eflornithine?

Uma udlula umthamo we-eflornithine, uyifake ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle uma sekuyisikhathi esiseduze sokufaka kwakho okulandelayo okuhleliwe. Kuleso simo, weqa umthamo odlulisiwe bese uqhubeka neshejuli yakho ejwayelekile.

Ungafaki ukhilimu owengeziwe ukuze ulungise umthamo odlulisiwe, ngoba lokhu kungandisa ukucasuka ngaphandle kokuthuthukisa ukusebenza kahle. Ukuqina kubaluleke kakhulu kunokuphelela, ngakho-ke buyela emsebenzini wakho ojwayelekile ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka.

Ngingayeka nini ukuthatha i-Eflornithine?

Ungayeka ukusebenzisa i-eflornithine nganoma yisiphi isikhathi, kodwa khumbula ukuthi izinzuzo zizonyamalala kancane kancane cishe ngamasonto angu-8. Abesifazane abaningi bakhetha ukuqhubeka beyisebenzisa isikhathi eside ngoba banelisekile ngemiphumela futhi bafuna ukuyigcina.

Abanye besifazane basebenzisa i-eflornithine ngezikhathi ezithile, njengasezikhathini lapho befuna ukunciphisa inqubo yabo yokususa izinwele noma ngaphambi kwemicimbi ekhethekile. Xoxa ngezinhloso zakho nodokotela wakho ukuze unqume indlela engcono kakhulu yesimo sakho.

Ngingayisebenzisa i-Eflornithine neminye imikhiqizo yokunakekela isikhumba?

Yebo, ngokuvamile unga-eflornithine neminye imikhiqizo eminingi yokunakekela isikhumba, kodwa isikhathi nokukhethwa komkhiqizo kubalulekile. Linda okungenani amahora angu-4 ngemva kokusebenzisa i-eflornithine ngaphambi kokusebenzisa ezinye izindlela zokwelapha zendawo endaweni efanayo.

Gwema ukusebenzisa ama-exfoliants aqinile, ama-retinoids, noma imikhiqizo equkethe utshwala endaweni ephathwayo ngenkathi usebenzisa i-eflornithine, ngoba lokhu kungandisa ukucasuka. Ama-moisturizers athambile kanye ne-sunscreen ngokuvamile kulungile ukuwasebenzisa, kodwa zisebenzise ngemva kokuba i-eflornithine isithatheke ngokugcwele.

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