An Intimated Teen Finds Freedom from Taunts of Hyper-Pigmented Lichen Planus Pigmentosa
A 14-year-old teenager Mr.S.A.M; (Patient ID:47234) from the small town of Haveli Taluka, stepped into the Life Force Homeopathy clinic in Pune with a story of struggle that had taken a toll on his young life. With great concern and anxiety, his parents visited Pune Clinic in January 2022 for the treatment of Lichen Planus Pigmentosus (LPP); the journey of his condition began in 2020 when he was just 12 years old. The hyperpigmented patches started insidiously, with faint dark spots first appearing on his face. Over time, these spots started becoming more obvious and spreading slowly across his skin. Within four to five months, they spread across his hands and legs. The patches varied in size, gradually spreading and darkening over the past 2-3 years.
The patient belonged to a family where his father was an auto-rickshaw driver and his mother was a Home-maker; the patient was their only son; so parents were extremely concerned; being from a working-class family was finding it difficult to understand the young teenage state of mind and his sensitivity towards his hyper-pigmented spots. As a teenager patient was facing criticism; laughter and a constant bombardment of questions as to why these spots were developing and how weird is he looking due to isolated hyper-pigmented spots on his face. He experienced constant stares and comments from his classmates. The patient’s parents even tried conventional medications and the application of creams which he took from July 2020 till October 2020 which failed to help the patient and his hyper-pigmented spots kept on increasing. Eventually, this young boy was feeling sad and upset about his appearance, became self-conscious started living in his shell with no friends, and started socially isolating himself from his friends. The hyper-pigmented spots greatly affected the child’s confidence. The family tried to reassure him but noted his growing withdrawal. The parents were keen to restore his skin appearance as well as his confidence.
His general health was otherwise okay with no significant past illnesses. The parents reported no history of LPP or related skin conditions.
Dr.Shah and the team at Life Force took a detailed case history, noting the gradual spread of LPP patches and the absence of associated symptoms like itching or burning and the impact it had on his emotional well-being.
The proper counselling was done and both parents and child were reassured about the condition's manageability. It was informed that initial positive changes can be appreciated after 8-10 weeks of starting the treatment; however, the treatment duration will be long to see significant positive changes.
Follow-ups:
After a proper case study his medicines were prescribed and within 3 months of starting treatment in March 2022, his hyper-pigmentation faded by around 50%.
On further continuation all his spots faded; he also followed diet genuinely and took supplements and all medications very sincerely.
In March 2023, there was a plateau phase where hyper-pigmented spots were not fading any further; a patient who was very happy and who got excellent results within a few months of starting treatment was disheartened. But with proper counseling from doctors and revision of prescription at each follow-up by Dr.Shah, hyper-pigmented spots started fading again.
Finally, after a rigorous course of treatment, all the hyper-pigmented spots faded completely and a teenager who was isolating himself socially; happily became a people person again.
Conclusion:
LPP is a deep-seated auto-immune condition, and most of the time fails to respond to routinely prescribed conventional treatments. This case underscores how holistic treatment helped the child to gain his normal skin texture, and color and also helped to restore his confidence, reducing the psychological impact of skin issues, safely without any invasive procedure or chemical-based medicines. Homeopathy helps to encourage the body’s natural healing process without suppressing symptoms.