Suggest Treatment For Dry Skin

Posted on Tue, 20 Jan 2015

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Question : i am suffering with dryness of skin or rather you can term it as scaly skin, it gets severe during deep winters and subsides majorly during summers. according to doctors it is ichythosis and suggests to use moisture on the whole body with an intake of anti oxidant. suggest if there is any other way out.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Rahul Kumar (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Lack of essential fatty acids

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for the query.
Icthyosis develops due to lack of essential fatty acids in skin.
you can take omega 3 fatty acid capsules daily for a month also keep applying the moisturiser.
this will give you relief.
Let me know if you have any other doubts.
Thank you

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar