Patient's question:
Hello doctor, I recently got a disease called leukoplakia of the vulva, and I would like to consult, how effective is the treatment for leukoplakia of the vulva?Doctor's answer:
The treatment of vulvar leukoplakia mainly involves the following methods:1. Physical therapy: Common physical treatments include cryotherapy, electrocautery, laser, and ultrasound to destroy abnormal tissue. These methods can achieve relatively significant effects in a short period, but they are prone to infection and have a certain recurrence rate after surgery.
2. Surgical treatment: Vulvar leukoplakia was once believed to be a precancerous lesion, advocating surgical excision of the abnormal tissue. However, later clinical diagnoses revealed that surgical excision has a very high recurrence rate, and the surgical trauma can cause scars, which may affect normal sexual life.