How does the skin react to a lack of thyroid hormones?

Any cosmetic procedures are always preceded by a detailed history taking and examination of the patient.

On examination, signs of a malfunction of the thyroid gland can be revealed, which a person does not even know about, since a lack of hormones does not show specific symptoms for a long time, but it affects the condition of the skin and hair.

Ignoring the signs of possible hypothyroidism, as noted by estet-portal, leads to the fact that the prescribed procedures do not bring the expected results or even end in complications.

Why different organs suffer from lack of thyroid hormones

The thyroid gland occupies an important place in the human endocrine system, because the hormones it produces to one degree or another affect the functioning of all systems and organs. Without them, metabolic processes are impossible, vitamins are not synthesized, some other hormones do not function.

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If, for some reason, thyroid hormones are not produced in sufficient quantities, this manifests itself:

•    in violation of the work of the heart muscle;

•    in the rate of oxygen uptake and maintenance of respiratory activity;

•    in the deterioration of gastrointestinal motility;

•    in violation of the production of structural proteins.

Lack of thyroid hormones (hypothyroidism) – widespread condition. The greater the deficiency, the stronger the clinical manifestations, since the work of most systems and organs is disrupted.

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What does the skin look like when there is a lack of thyroid hormones

A typical sign of hypothyroidism, by which a cosmetologist can immediately assume hormonal disorders in a patient – it is puffiness, puffiness of the face. Hyaluronic acid in patients with hypothyroidism accumulates excessively in the dermal matrix and other tissues. As we remember, hyaluronic acid has a very high ability to attract water molecules to itself. In the case of a violation of the synthesis of hormones, this property of the acid causes the development of edema of the subcutaneous tissues.

Thickened, swollen skin is characteristic of those suffering from hypothyroidism. Puffiness is especially noticeable in the periorbital zone, on the back of the hands.

Swollen tissues are soft to the touch, no indentation is formed when pressed with a finger. Another feature of the skin with hormonal deficiency – she is cold to the touch and pale. This is due to spasm of blood vessels. In addition, anemia often occurs against the background of hypothyroidism.

It happens that the skin in severe forms of the disease acquires a yellowish tint. It is explained by hyperkeratosis characteristic of hypothyroidism. It is easy to differentiate it from hepatitis by the absence of yellow coloration of the sclera.

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Non-specific but important sign of disease – increased dryness of the skin and its roughness to the touch. It is explained by the fact that with hypothyroidism, the sebaceous and sweat glands are inactive.

What additional signs of a lack of hormones should be remembered

Hypothyroidism disrupts the coordinated work of many organs, so the lack of hormones is manifested by a number of symptoms:

•    dryness, brittle hair, hair loss – both on the head and on the body;

•    thinning of the eyebrows in their lateral part;

•    depigmentation of individual areas, similar in manifestations to vitiligo.

All of these signs are non-specific and occur in a variety of conditions. But in combination with each other, they give reason to the doctor to be wary during the examination and to assume abnormalities in the functioning of the thyroid gland, and then recommend the patient to consult an endocrinologist.

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It must be remembered that the signs of hypothyroidism grow very slowly and gradually, they appear weakly, so many people do not realize that they are not doing well with the thyroid gland. The attentive attitude of a cosmetologist to the manifestations of the disease often makes it possible to diagnose it at an early stage of development.