HELP!! I have Acanthosis Nigricans and I want to know if anybody found a cure or anything to make it go away!!

Question

Please i hate this skin problem

Answer 1

I'm sorry but there is no cure. Acanthosis Nigricans will often fade if the cause is found and treated with the two major causes being diabetes and cancer. If you are diabetic, you can control it somewhat by controlling your blood glucose level, through exercise and through your diet.

Answer 2

Acanthosis Nigricans
Acanthosis nigricans is a disorder that may begin at any age. It causes velvety, light-brown-to-black, markings usually on the neck, under the arms or in the groin. Acanthosis nigricans is most often associated with obesity.

Eating too much of the wrong foods, especially starches and sugars, can cause insulin resistance. This will result in elevated insulin levels. Most patients with acanthosis nigricans have a higher insulin level than those of the same weight without acanthosis nigricans. Elevated levels of insulin in most cases probably cause acanthosis nigricans. The elevated insulin levels in the body activates insulin receptors in the skin, forcing it to grow abnormally. Reducing the circulating insulin by dieting or medication can lead to improvement of the skin problem.
When acanthosis nigricans develops in people who are not overweight, a medical work-up should be done. Rarely acanthosis nigricans is associated with a tumor, most commonly of the stomach or gut. In these cases acanthosis can bee seen in extra places, such as the lips or hands and is unusually severe. Occasionally acanthosis nigricans is congenital or due to an endocrine (glandular) disorder.

Treatment to just improve the appearance includes Retin-A, 20% urea, alpha hydroxyacids, and lactic or salicylic acid prescriptions.

Answer 3

Acanthosis nigricans is a disorder that may begin at any age. It causes velvety, light-brown-to-black, markings usually on the neck, under the arms or in the groin. Acanthosis nigricans is most often associated with obesity.


Treatment to just improve the appearance includes Retin-A, 20% urea, alpha hydroxyacids, and lactic or salicylic acid prescriptions.

Answer 4

It is a rare skin disease that has been treated by different types of medisones. According to the web some treatments help if it is benign but nothing out sofar to help if it is maliginate. Go to the following web for more info: www.cushing-help.com/acanthosis.htm

Answer 5

You should be screened for diabetes. This is a sign of a potential problem. It is a result of insulin resistance. I would think tackling insulin resistance would help the acanthosis. Exercise helps insulin resistance.

Be screened.