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What Medication To Use For Dry, Red Spots, Swelling On Cheek Bone Area After Applying Fluocinonide Ointment Prescribed For Eczema?
hello! for a few weeks since winter started, i started seeing dry red spots on my cheek bone area so i used vasaline and moisturizing cream. but the redness was still there and didn't seem to improve. So i tried fluocinonide ointment my doctor had prescribed to me a few years ago due to my eczema conditions. after a few hours of applicant, my face started gettting very itchy and i couldnt stop scratching it, i went to wash it off and my face was very red and swollen. i took a allergy medicine and went to sleep right away. it has been 3 days since the incident and my face is still very red and swollen. It's snowing and i cant get a doctors appoinment so i turned to this website. please help! what medication should i use? i've been using lac-hydrin five moisturizing lotion and it get the swelling down but it makes it even redder, and stings everytime i put it on.. thank you so much!!
Mon, 6 Jan 2014
Hi,
Thanks for writing to us.
The prescription provided by your doctor seemed apt for your skin condition. In such conditions usually a steroid cream and emollient is enough. So ideally fluocinonide should have worked. But sometimes the carrier or vehicle in such creams can irritate the skin. Also i would advise that you avoid using lac hydrin as it contains ammonium lactate. Though its a good moisturiser but lactic acid can irritate already compromised skin. So right now I would advise that either you use a bland occlusive like vaseline or an emollient like cetaphil( preferred). Also use another steroid like hydrocortisone twice in a day. Take tablet cetrizine for few days. Avoid direct cold winds over face. Hopefully in few days, your skin condition would improve.
Take care
Thanks for writing to us.
The prescription provided by your doctor seemed apt for your skin condition. In such conditions usually a steroid cream and emollient is enough. So ideally fluocinonide should have worked. But sometimes the carrier or vehicle in such creams can irritate the skin. Also i would advise that you avoid using lac hydrin as it contains ammonium lactate. Though its a good moisturiser but lactic acid can irritate already compromised skin. So right now I would advise that either you use a bland occlusive like vaseline or an emollient like cetaphil( preferred). Also use another steroid like hydrocortisone twice in a day. Take tablet cetrizine for few days. Avoid direct cold winds over face. Hopefully in few days, your skin condition would improve.
Take care
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