Misunderstandings in the treatment of vulvar leukoplakia

Vulvar leukoplakia refers to localized or diffuse white patches that appear on the skin of women's genitals. They can spread to the inner sides of the lower limbs, perineum and anus, but rarely invade the urethral opening and vestibule. Patients often experience severe and unbearable itching in the vulva, which is often paroxysmal, especially at night. It not only affects the patient's mood, work and daily communication, but also affects the couple's life. At the same time, about 10% of patients may develop cancer, so early treatment is very important. In daily life, people have some misunderstandings about the treatment methods of vulvar leukoplakia, mainly including:

1. Surgical resection is effective

Because some vulvar leukoplakia can turn into cancer and develop into vulvar cancer, some people advocate surgical resection. However, surgical resection will cause trauma, affect the patient's postoperative sexual life, and has a high recurrence rate.

2. Laser and electrotherapy can treat vulvar leukoplakia

Vulvar leukoplakia, also known as vulvar dystrophy, is a disease of tissue degeneration and pigmentation changes caused by local nerve and vascular nutrition disorders of the vulva. There is local malnutrition itself, and laser and electrotherapy treatment will aggravate local nutrient depletion and make atrophy more serious. Therefore, the effect of laser and electrotherapy treatment for vulvar leukoplakia is not reliable.

3. Traditional topical plasters have obvious therapeutic effects

The use of such drugs has certain effects in the short term, but they only treat the symptoms and not the root cause. Once the drugs are stopped, the disease may recur and the patient's pain will be aggravated.