Does anyone suffer from keratosis pilaris on their legs too?

If so, what medicines or therapies did you go through for the keratosis?

Does anyone suffer from keratosis pilaris on their legs too?
Yes. Nothing works! Well, tanning actually works wonders! But I am dark to begin with... so it helps too. But my doctor recommended Eucerin.. doesn't work! But alpha hydroxy seems to make it worse but the doc said it would get worse before getting better. I didn't stick with it long enough to see if his theory was true.
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In the US: Significant individual variation exists in the prominence and severity of keratosis pilaris, which affects 42% of the population. Some studies estimate that keratosis pilaris affects 50-80% of all adolescents. The disorder has a familial relationship, which is consistent with autosomal dominant transmission.


Frequency is increased, reported at 74%, in individuals with ichthyosis vulgaris. Many older reports claim an increased incidence with atopic dermatitis, but more recent studies do not demonstrate this association. Hormonal influence may occur because a high prevalence and intensity of keratosis pilaris is noted during puberty and in women with hyperandrogenism.





Internationally: Incidence is similar to that observed in the United States.


Mortality/Morbidity: Keratosis pilaris is a benign disorder; treatment in most cases requires simple reassurance and general skin care recommendations. Many patients find lesions cosmetically unappealing and therefore seek treatment. Occasionally, they may become secondarily infected because of scratchy tight-fitting clothing or abrasive self-therapy, in which case treatment of the infection is necessary. A significant inflammatory component may be present and may be relieved with topical steroid therapy. Treatment of the noninflamed horny papules can be difficult because they have proven resistant to most modes of therapy.





Race: No evidence of racial predilection exists.





Sex: The inflammatory form of keratosis pilaris is more prevalent in females.





Age: Fifty-one percent of cases are diagnosed in people in the first decade of life, 35% in the second, 12% in the third, and 2% in the fourth.