There is no cure for inherited ichthyosis vulgaris, but treatment will help reduce the dry, scaly skin. If you have acquired ichthyosis vulgaris, you must treat the disease that triggered it in the first place. If the underlying condition has a cure, then the skin condition might go away, too. Most people, however, need to continue treating their skin for life.

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