Ukwelashwa ngokukhanya okubomvu kuhluke kakhulu kwezinye izindlela zokwelapha ezinemibala nezisebenzisa imisebe yokukhanya ezisetshenziselwa ukwelapha isikhumba, ubuchopho kanye nezinkinga zomzimba. Kodwa-ke, ukwelashwa ngokukhanya okubomvu kubhekwa njengokwelashwa okuphephile nokuthembekile kunemithi, ukusetshenziswa kwamaqhinga asendulo, ukuhlinzwa kanye neminye imikhiqizo elapha izinkinga zesikhumba nobuchopho ngokushesha. Imikhiqizo yezimonyo nayo iyasiza ekukhanyiseni nasekululameni isikhumba ekulimaleni, kodwa wonke lawa maqhinga angaba nemiphumela emibi engapheli kanye nezinkinga zempilo.
Yingakho; ukwelashwa ngokukhanya okubomvu kusetshenziselwa ukwelapha izinkinga eziningi zesikhumba zangaphandle kanye nokucindezeleka kwengqondo. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, kunezizathu ezinkulu ezihambisana nokuthi kungani abantu bedinga lokhu kwelashwa. Okokuqala, lapho izinga lokushisa elibandayo libhubhisa isikhumba, umbala kanye nobumnene, abantu abaningi bakhetha ukusebenzisa izinhlobo zezimonyo, kodwa empeleni ukwelashwa ngokukhanya okubomvu kungaba okushibhile, okuphephile, okungcono futhi okuthembekile kunale mikhiqizo. Okwesibili, lokhu kwelashwa kunemiphumela emibi, kodwa akuyona into embi kakhulu futhi eyingozi njengoba imithi nama-creams enayo. Okwesithathu, kuyindlela yokwelapha enhle kakhulu futhi evunyelwe ngokuhlola engakhanyisa isikhumba futhi idlale indima ekutholeni izisusa zokulwa nokuguga. Okokugcina, inikeza imiphumela engcono ngesikhathi esifushane. Ukwelashwa kufakazelwa ngokwezokwelapha ukukhiqizwa kwe-collagen okusheshayo kanye nokukhuthazwa.