Question 1

i am a 41 year old female, nonsmoker. if i have oral lichen planus, is it safe for me to get breast implants? i read that olp is an autoimmune disease. can you please advise if i should refrain or if it's okay to have the implants. thank you?

Accepted Answer

: Breast implants (mostly textured type) have a rare complication of Breast Implant Associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma, a type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Again, it happens rarely. OLP is not a contra-indication  to get breast implants. Smooth surfaces gel filled or saline filled implants are fairly safe.

Question 2

how much time it will take  for a severe lichen planus to cure for a 11 yr old boy?  advice me  with medicines and dos and don't s of tis disease.

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Dermatologist: First, make sure you see a dermatologist. It is uncommon for a child to have this disorder so you need to be sure that is the correct diagnosis. There are medications that can help, but it can last for 1-2 years in adults, sometimes longer. Do not try any medication, though, until you see a dermatologist (specialist in skin diseases).

Question 3

what do autoimmune diseases attack?

Accepted Answer

Any part of the body: Autoimmune illness happens when a person's immune system mistakenly targets her/his own cells, tissues, organs. Because of this, at least eighty, and probably many more, diseases are actually considered autoimmune in origin. The disease doesn't attack. It's the attack that caused the disease.

Question 4

are autoimmune diseases very common?

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Yes.: Most people with hypothyroidism have the disease hashimoto's thyroiditis.  When you add psoriasis, colitis to the diseases ra, spondyloarthritis, type 1 diabetes, and onward, you have a majorpercentage of american's having an "autoimmune disease.

Question 5

what can cause an autoimmune disease?

Accepted Answer

"cellular confusion": Many diseases can be classified as autoimmune (rheumatoid arthritis, celiac disease, multiple sclerosis, etc) immune system is designed to protect us from outside infections, toxins, and is programmed to recognize foreign objects.  Sometimes body parts are mistakenly identified and our white blood cells attack our organ systems.  Genetics, the environment, prior infections may trigger this error.

Question 6

i've got autoimmune diseases. now what?

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WHAT TYPE?: I will be happy to give more specific answers, but autoimmune diseases range from rheumatoid arthritis to thyroid problems. I hope your physician gave you a more specific answer as to what type of illness you have? Or do have an abnormal blood test?

Question 7

how does someone get autoimmune disease?

Accepted Answer

Very little.: I would like to say we can vaccinate things away.  But little is still known about the causation of ra, sle, and sjorgren's.  We understand more the causation of psoriatic arthritis and spondylitis, but still do not have the final answers.  Close, but no cookie!

Question 8

can you tell me what autoimmune diseases are?

Accepted Answer

Body attacks itself: Autoimmunity is when the infection-fighting system turns against the body. Examples include many cases of hypothyroidism, some joint problems (rheumatoid arthritis, lupus), ms, psorias and inflammatory bowel disease (eg, crohn's).

Question 9

are there drugs to treat autoimmune diseases?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Many autoimmune diseases can be treated with medicines that reduce autoimmunity -- many of which may also reduce the immune system's infection-fighting ability by varying degrees. Some autoimmune diseases are treated in other ways, eg, replacing the hormone from a damaged gland (thyroid -- with pills; or pancreas-- with insulin). Symptoms can be treated as well, with pills or alternative therapies.

Question 10

how are diet and autoimmune diseases related?

Accepted Answer

Maybe not at all: People will often espouse the supposed benefits of certain foods or supplements in helping to treat autoimmune diseases or in making those diseases worse. The trouble is there are virtually no large controlled studies that clearly substantiate these opinions. Until that happens, i remain very skeptical.

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I am a 41 year old female, nonsmoker. if i have oral lichen planus, is it safe for me to get breast implants? i read that olp is an autoimmune disease. can you please advise if i should refrain or if it's okay to have the implants. thank you?

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How much time it will take for a severe lichen planus to cure for a 11 yr old boy? advice me with medicines and dos and don't s of tis disease.

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