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What Is An Alternative To Harmful Medicines And Creams For Allergy From UV Rays?

I had some allergy from UV rays or sunlight on my face skin two years back and a doctor advised me to use flutavate. I used it twice a day for a week and then daily for almost a month. And then I had been using it on alternate days for more than a year untill I realised it had some strong steroids. As Ileft using it, the skin beacme red and itchy and flaky too. Anything that I used lead to itching.

Then I consulted a homeopathic docctor who suggested aggravating all the allergy and then healing it. As he gave medicines to aggravate it, the face skin turned as if it was burnt. The face gave a burning sensation for four full days; then the skin dried and peeled off. He asked me to just apply coconut oil all over the face.

A month went by and things did n't improve. There were a lot of scars /black spots and pimples on my face. I visited another skin specialist and she said it is because I left applying flutave altogether which has some strong steroids. So she said we should slightly switchover to some milder steroids. She suggested using glycerine and rose water for moisturizing skin and using HHzole for a week, then Desowen (Galderma India) for another week and then Clearz Ultra Gel. Now she has asked using Desowen on alternative days and then twice a week. It has been a week that I am using clearzultra gel daily. The skin has started clearing but I am afraid of any further steroids.

I want to get rid of any harmful medicines and creams and switch to a usual helathy skin care regime.

Look forward to your suggestions.

Fri, 31 Jan 2014
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Pathologist and Microbiologist 's  Response
Hello and welcome to HCM,
For complete treatment of the skin allergy to UV rays, you need to protect yourself from direct sun exposure.
You should use sunscreen lotion half an hour before gong out in sun.
These measures can be followed after first treating the current problem.
For this you will have to continue the treatment as prescribed by your doctor.
Steroids should not be discontinued abruptly.
They should be slowly tapered off over period of time.
Do not worry, these drugs do not have severe side effects.
They are used in such amounts and in such dosages that they do not harm the body.

Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja P Wahal
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What Is An Alternative To Harmful Medicines And Creams For Allergy From UV Rays?

Hello and welcome to HCM, For complete treatment of the skin allergy to UV rays, you need to protect yourself from direct sun exposure. You should use sunscreen lotion half an hour before gong out in sun. These measures can be followed after first treating the current problem. For this you will have to continue the treatment as prescribed by your doctor. Steroids should not be discontinued abruptly. They should be slowly tapered off over period of time. Do not worry, these drugs do not have severe side effects. They are used in such amounts and in such dosages that they do not harm the body. Thanks and take care Dr Shailja P Wahal