Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. As per your complaint, Betnovate is a steroid-based cream containing betamethasone. It can help in reducing scars from the face but being a steroid composition it can cause side effects like skin thinning, pimples, inflammation, rashes, itching, excess hair growth, and dilated veins under the skin. Also on long-term use the skin becomes addicted or dependent on steroids and once the use is suddenly stopped, there are withdrawal side effects and it is the same thing that you are facing now that is increased pigmentation, rashes, swelling, redness, etc. I would suggest you consult a dermatologist who can advise salicylic acid and glycolic acid containing facewash, kojic acid, arbutin, glycolic acid creams, etc. You can apply cool aloe vera gel on face to soothe the skin. Scrub your face with a mild facial scrub. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Honey Arora