As a rule, the local preparation Yam is used in veterinary medicine for the treatment of tick-borne lesions in animals. It is also used in the treatment of dermatitis, eczema and necrobacteriosis. Ointment Yam from demodicosis for a person is prescribed extremely rarely due to some side effects of the drug and an aggressive effect on the skin.
Treatment of demodectic ointment Yam
The medicament in question is a fungicidally acaricidal mixture of the following components:
- sulfur;
- Birch tar;
- zinc oxide;
- lanolin;
- turpentine turpentine;
- lysol;
- salicylic acid;
- petrolatum.
The combination of these substances allows you to achieve the following effects from the use of ointment:
- bactericidal;
- astringent;
- drying;
- antitoxic;
- fungicidal;
- keratoplastic;
- anti-inflammatory;
- insecticidal;
- ectoparasitic;
- locally irritating;
- keratolytic.
As you know, ticks Demodex are very susceptible to the action of sulfur and tar, which affect them fatal. Due to the presence of these ingredients, the ointment of Yam against demodecosis is so effective.
It should be noted that the use of the drug provides a decrease in the intensity of inflammatory processes on the skin, accelerates the excretion of pus and resolves large pimples, promotes the rejection of the dead epithelium and the formation of new cells. Thus, the treatment described by the means helps not only to get rid of adult ticks and prevent their reproduction, but also to gradually improve the skin condition.
Instructions for the use of ointment Yam
It is important to remember that you can not prescribe yourself a given drug, it should be done by a dermatologist. Moreover, it is impossible to recover from demodicosis only with the help of ointment Yam. Even long courses of its use (without additional medicines) will help only for a short time to get rid of rashes. There will be a so-called imaginary recovery, after which a new generation of ticks will appear, and skin problems will return.
Instructions for the use of ointment Yam from demodicosis for humans:
- Thoroughly clean the affected area with a soft foam or gel for washing. Special antiseptic liquids are suitable.
- Gently mix the ointment with a cotton swab. When storing its components, I tend to delaminate.
- Apply the drug very thinly on the area with acne and acne, capturing the areas surrounding the healthy skin.
- Leave the ointment exactly for 5 minutes (first use).
- Wet cotton wool with vegetable oil and wipe the treated areas.
- Another tampon moistened with oil, remove the medicine from the face.
- Wash with warm water until the remnants of the ointment and oil are completely removed.
- When the skin dries, moisten it with non-medicated cream or cosmetic glycerin.
- Repeat the procedure in the evening.
Each next day of treatment should increase the exposure time of the ointment by 5 minutes, until it reaches 15 minutes. If the skin reacts badly, begins to peel, crack, blush, you need to either reduce the period of exposure to the drug, or completely abandon it.
The entire course of therapy is 1.5-2 months.
It is worth noting that the ointment of Yam is not prescribed for hypersensitivity and allergies to any of its components, as well as hypertrichosis .
Side effects:
- irritation;
- chemical skin burn;
- cracking and peeling.
To enhance the therapeutic effect during treatment, it is important to adhere to a diet (exclude sweet, fatty, salty, confine flour), personal hygiene rules, and refuse to use makeup.