Why It Is Still Hard To Pin Down A Cure For Lichen Planus

Medical experts have been on the lookout for the a cure for Lichen planus that definitely works, and so far, they haven't been successful at it. Although Lichen planus can be treated, its possibilities of actually having a cure are still pretty much out of reach, at least in the conventional medicine sense. Let us draw a definitive line between conventional and alternative medicine in this case. The specific reason is in the fact that some branches of alternative medicine, especially the oriental Ayuverda system of medicine and homeopathy do seem to have Lichen planus cures that actually work. However, in conventional medicine, a Lichen planus cure is still quite out of reach. But what contributes to the elusiveness of the ultimate cure of Lichen planus? That is the question we will be attempting to answer.
A definitive Lichen planus cure is hard to pin down primarily due to the fact that pinning down a single pathogen that causes it is also difficult. You could try to look into one's physiological processes but then you'd still have a difficult time of it. This lack - or absence, really - of assurance when it comes to identifying the triggers and causes are pretty much what makes it even harder to find a Lichen planus cure that actually works.
The fact that conventional medicine has not been able to find a cure for Lichen planus does not mean that there are no moves undertaken to resolve the problem. In the clinical setting, the Lichen planus has been found to be manageable, at least when it comes to its symptoms, by the development of several symptom-alleviation treatments. Since Lichen planus is a condition that involves skin inflammation, the treatments devised have been designed to reduce the inflammation. Actually, getting rid of the inflammation is tantamount to a cure, at least for some people. But it is not a cure because there is still a possibility that inflammation could happen again in the future. It would be more correct to call it as a treatment instead of a 'cure'.
At the practical level, the ways in which the inflammation associated with Lichen planus is dealt with is through the use of both drug-based treatments and non-drug treatments. Both are not used at the same time: we typically either have patients going for the drug-based treatment or for the non-drug treatments.
Starting with the drug-based treatments, it emerges that Lichen planus is typically dealt with like any other inflammatory condition. One such example of a drug-based treatment would be the use of the steroids line. Oral or topical steroids are your choices in these conditions. Lichen planus treatments have also been known to benefit greatly from retinoids. Hydroxychloroquine and dapsone have also been known as good medications for this specific condition. Although they can effectively eliminate the inflammation and other symptoms, they still cannot fully cure the patient of Lichen planus.
Now, we move on to the non-drug treatments. One option that people could use in eliminating the inflammation would be phototherapy. Phototherapy uses Ultraviolet B or UVB narrowband to carry out the treatment. Of course you can also choose supplements for the inflammation, an example of which is aloe vera.
We've just discussed the ways how Lichen planus is dealt with by conventional medicine. However, if you are brave enough, you might want to try some of the alternative medicine methods to cure your Lichen planus.