What caused the separation of hands and feet?

First, how is the hand and foot chapped?

Chapped hands and feet are dry skin of hands and feet, which is easy to happen in winter, the weather gets warmer, and then it will happen again in winter. The first reason is that the skin is often stimulated by mechanical or chemical factors, coupled with the cold winter, low external humidity, no sebaceous gland secretion on the sole skin, less sweat gland secretion and dry skin; At the same time, the cuticle of the skin is thickened, and the cuticle has less water, which is easy to chapped during exercise. In addition, fungal infections of hands and feet (tinea of hands and feet), eczema and the elderly are prone to occur. Because the skin of the elderly is thickened, sebaceous glands are atrophied, fat secretion is reduced, and the skin is dry and fragile; Secondly, the elderly are slow and heavy, and the external traction is large, which is easy to crack the skin.

Split hands and feet mostly occur in outdoor workers, workers whose hands and feet are immersed in water and the elderly. The prone parts are hands and feet, fingertips, palms, elbows, heels or the outer edge of feet. Light skin is dry and thickened, and cracks appear in the direction of dermatoglyphics, with different depths and lengths; In severe cases, the crack is aggravated, the pain is unbearable, bleeding after collision, and sometimes secondary infection.

Second, the elderly have chapped hands and feet.

Cleavage of hands and feet is a common skin disease of the elderly in winter. Due to frequent stimulation by mechanical or chemical substances, coupled with the cold winter climate, subcutaneous sweat gland secretion is reduced, skin is dry, skin keratin is thickened, and elasticity is lost. Therefore, the hands and feet are prone to chapping when they are active. Most of them are dry and thickened skin of fingers, heels, foot edges, hands, feet and palms, and there are cracks in different shades along the dermatoglyphic direction. In severe cases, cracks are accompanied by bleeding and obvious pain. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the disease is mainly due to wind-cold, blood dryness and moistening skin, and the treatment is mainly based on nourishing blood, regulating skin and eliminating dryness.

In addition, due to the cold and dry climate in winter, the elderly sweat less and their skin is prone to chapping and wrinkling. Therefore, we should pay special attention to the cold and warmth of hands and feet, and apply some oily skin care products to avoid frostbite and chapped hands and feet. In daily life, we should also pay attention to the diversification of diet, eat more fruits and vegetables, drink more water, eat food rich in protein in moderation, and keep the skin moist and elastic.

Third, skin care and chapping prevention in winter

People often feel that after entering the cold winter, the original delicate skin will become dry and rough, especially in the parts where the hind feet are often rubbed, which may cause chapping, pain and bleeding, and even hinder activities and work in serious cases. In winter, the climate is cold and dry. The northwest wind blows, and people's hands and feet change from wet to thick. If it is not protected, it is easy to crack, and even cause pain and bleeding in severe cases, which is called "chapped disease" in medicine.

Since winter, the number of patients with chapped hands and feet has gradually increased. Why is the incidence of hand pupil chapped high? First of all, the cuticle of hand and foot skin is very thick, especially the palm root and foot root, while the palm skin has no hand sac and sebaceous glands, lacks sebum protection, and is prone to chapping in cold and dry seasons. The skin of the elderly is relatively dry, and the stratum corneum is more likely to thicken, so the elderly should pay special attention to chapped hands and feet. At the same time, when some external factors affect the eyes, there will also be chapped hands and feet. Such as "mechanical friction during labor or frequent contact with alkaline substances such as cement, lime and soap.

The best way to prevent chapped skin in winter is to protect the skin. When washing hands, feet and face in winter, use soap or medicated soap as little as possible, because the oil on the skin surface has a protective effect on the skin. If the oil is washed badly, the skin will dry and crack easily. Therefore, it is usually necessary to dry it immediately after washing and apply oil to protect the moisture of the skin. There are many kinds of oils for skin care. Apply oils to protect skin and liver. There are many oils for skin care, and vitamin E or ointment vaseline in the hospital is also used for skin care. Secondly, usually do more outdoor activities, often rub your hands and face, exercise your hands and feet joints, promote blood circulation, and enhance the cold resistance of your skin.

If the skin is chapped, you can choose the following methods for treatment.

1. Soak the affected area with warm water. After cleaning and drying, it can be pasted with adhesive tape or gamboge. Conditional can use marine chitin medical dressing "Kangfuling" to apply.

2. Soak 50 grams of licorice and 75% alcohol for 24 hours, and then smear the soaked juice.

3. Dry or simmer apricot gum (a kind of gum that overflows from cracks in apricot trees), grind it into powder, mix it evenly with a little cold water, and apply it to chapped skin of hands and feet.

4. If the chapped skin is deep and the stratum corneum is thick, it is best to soak it in hot water for 20 minutes to soften the stratum corneum, thin the thickened part with a shaving blade, and then apply 2% salicylic acid ointment, 15% urea ointment, or 10% bletilla striata ointment once a day for 60 days.

5, prevention and treatment of chapped skin in winter should also pay attention to diet and nutrition. Vitamin A can promote epithelial growth and protect the skin. We can eat carrots, beans, green leafy vegetables, fish liver, milk, etc., which are rich in vitamin A. It is also recommended to eat more fat and sugar foods, which can increase the secretion of sebaceous glands and reduce dry and chapped skin. Ping Jin also pays attention to keep warm from the cold, especially his hands and feet.

Four, other methods to treat chapped hands:

(A), Chinese medicine acupuncture

1 Daling

【 Location 】 The midpoint of the carpometacarpal transverse striation is between the palmaris longus tendon and the flexor carpi radialis tendon.

【 Function 】 Clearing heart and cooling blood.

Indications: chapped hand, pemphigus, palpitation, scabies, chest and hypochondriac pain.

[Acupuncture] Straight needling is 0.3 ~ 0.5 inch. Moxibustion is acceptable.

2 Husband

【 Location 】 In the palm, between the second metacarpal bone and the third metacarpal bone, it is located at the fingertip of the middle finger when making a fist.

[Function] Clearing heat.

Indications: aphtha, halitosis, heartache, chilblain, scabies and pemphigus.

[Acupuncture] Straight needling is 0.3 ~ 0.5 inch. Moxibustion is acceptable.

(2), folk commonly used and special methods include the following

In autumn and winter, many middle-aged and elderly people have chapped hands and feet, which is very uncomfortable. I have used many methods to treat it, and the results are not satisfactory. This winter, according to the moisturizing principle of "facial cleanser", I tried to scrub my hands and feet and got unexpected results. The method is to rub your feet with facial cleanser and gently rub them with your hands before wearing socks every morning. When a little dry, put on shoes and socks and wash your feet with warm water before going to bed at night. It works every day.

Every autumn and winter, due to the cold and dryness, my hands and feet are cracked and painful, mostly in the heel of the sole and the nail edges on both sides of my thumb. My treatment is to close the crack in the middle of the night, and it will be fine the next day. The effect is effective.

Since autumn, my hands have often cracked, so it doesn't matter how much hand oil I put on. Then I tried it with toothpaste. Unexpectedly, I only rubbed it once, and the crack stopped hurting. I might as well try.

▽ The cold and dry climate in autumn and winter is one of the reasons for chapped hands and feet, and the relative decrease in intake of fresh vegetables and fruits in winter is also an important reason. Dry hands and feet, peeling, oral bleeding, drink a glass of juice every day, after a period of time, dry hands and feet will be significantly improved.

▽ Cut the used 8 cm clean plastic bag (such as milk bag) obliquely and take half a belt bottom (a triangular bag). After washing your feet at night or the next morning, put a plastic bag on your heel and put on socks. At the end of the day, your heel will be completely wet and dry, and you can wipe it every 2 ~ 3 days (depending on the degree of dryness), and the effect is excellent.

■ vinegar cures hand and foot cracks.

Every time before winter, my hands and feet crack and the pain is unbearable. You can buy a catty of vinegar and cook it in an iron pan. After boiling for five minutes, pour the vinegar into the basin. After warming, soak my hands and feet in vinegar 10 minute, two or three times a day, seven days as a course of treatment. Generally, it takes two courses of treatment to take effect.

■ Vitamin E can cure dry hands and feet.

Every autumn is chapped hands and feet. Chinese and western ointments are cured for a while, and they are committed as soon as they touch water (washing clothes and vegetables). Applying vitamin E pills to the affected area has a good effect. The method is: put the vitamin E pill into the eye with a needle, squeeze the oil on the affected part and apply it (one pill can be used many times), wipe it by hand after each wash, and wipe it all the time after recovery, and don't do it again.

■ Kneading with honey can cure chapped hands.

Wash your hands and dry them after breakfast every day. Apply honey to the fingernails of your palms and rub them with a small towel for 5- 10 minutes to keep your hands warm. Wash your hands before going to bed at night, and then rub your hands with honey according to the above method. It is reported that some people's fingernails crack like knives, and this method has been cured.

■ Bananas cure chapped skin.

Choose a ripe banana with black skin, bake it with fire, apply it to the affected area and knead it for a while, which can promote the rapid healing of chapped skin.

■ Orange peel cures chapped hands and feet.

Apply fresh orange peel juice to the split of hands and feet, so that the hard skin at the split will gradually soften and the split will heal. In addition, dried orange peel can be soaked in water to wash hands and feet, and the same effect can be achieved. But use it frequently, preferably once every two weeks.

■ "Shuanggan Liquid" is used to treat chapped skin.

Two ounces of licorice, half a bottle of glycerin and half a bottle of alcohol (intravenous drip with an empty medicine bottle). Put licorice in an empty bottle, and then pour alcohol into the licorice bottle. Cover licorice with alcohol. A week later, filter the liquid with gauze, and then pour the same amount of glycerol into the same bottle to mix. For chapped feet, soak them in warm water for 20 minutes every night. After drying, wipe chapped feet with cotton dipped in diethylene glycol solution and wipe them again after getting up in the morning. It will be cured in three to four days.

I hope the above answers will satisfy you.

Ask the questioner to refer to the above methods according to the actual situation of the patient and apply them to the symptoms. I wish the old man a speedy recovery!