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Suggest Treatment To Bring Skin To Normal After Usage Of New Cream

hello my name is Ali,,,I bought this new cream Oil Olay and i was useing it only for a week. the first 2 days i was ok, when the 3rd day come i wash my face n apply but i felt a little burning on my face , i taught that maybe its just getting rid of the dead skin and will refresh the new one, so the 4th day it got worst and my face was burning even more n was starting to feel tight after i wash right away. the 5th day my face was on fire and it was sp tight and it felt so werid and was painfull. i went to the dr n told dem what happen , n they give me some pill n such ,, but i was just wondering, today i saw my face is starting to go down n the redness but the skin now is peeling and when i peel it off the new skin burns a little and it is red, will me face be to diffrent color or will it get back normal to one color..... i hate the way my face looks rite now, and i am soo not trying anything new again.... i jusy want my face back the way it was before i started putting this cream .....
Mon, 7 Jul 2014
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Dermatologist 's  Response
Hello and welcome to HCM.
It seems you have got local irritation to the cream you have used. It called Contact irritant dermatitis.
Nothing to worry as your skin will be fine soon.
I would advise you a weel course of oral prednisolone in low dose (5-10mg).
Apply a mild cortisosteroid like desonide and antibiotic like fusidc acid twice a day.
After good quality moisturiser like cetaphil DAM twice a day over full face.
Avoid use of any cosmetics/facewash for few days.
Avoid direct sun exposure and use water-based sunscreen before stepping out in sun.
Hope this was useful.
Take care
Dr Hardik Pitroda
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Suggest Treatment To Bring Skin To Normal After Usage Of New Cream

Hello and welcome to HCM. It seems you have got local irritation to the cream you have used. It called Contact irritant dermatitis. Nothing to worry as your skin will be fine soon. I would advise you a weel course of oral prednisolone in low dose (5-10mg). Apply a mild cortisosteroid like desonide and antibiotic like fusidc acid twice a day. After good quality moisturiser like cetaphil DAM twice a day over full face. Avoid use of any cosmetics/facewash for few days. Avoid direct sun exposure and use water-based sunscreen before stepping out in sun. Hope this was useful. Take care Dr Hardik Pitroda