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Suggest A Remedy For Allergy And Cracking On Facial Skin

hi, i am 24 years old..and i used to apply betnovate-n on my face..which made my skin soft and glowing..but i had some acne also which has become white head now..i am in stress now because somebody was saying betnovate-n should not be used for a long term.i have stop betnovate-n and now my skin has allergy and cracking.what to do?
Tue, 21 Oct 2014
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Betnovate use should be avoided over face especially for longer periods as it is a steroid and aggrevates acne. Long time betnovate user's skin often becomes addict to the usage as on stopping skin starts becoming worse.
I personally stop the usage abruptly but if one have been using it for quite long then one should taper it with a low potency steroid like sofradex cream and start acne treatment as well
Oral Isotretinoin works wonderfully with steroid induced acne dryness has to be watched out.
Peels And IPL are also good options but first making the skin stable by appropriate use of topical moisturizers to avoid cracking along with antibiotics.
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Suggest A Remedy For Allergy And Cracking On Facial Skin

Betnovate use should be avoided over face especially for longer periods as it is a steroid and aggrevates acne. Long time betnovate user s skin often becomes addict to the usage as on stopping skin starts becoming worse. I personally stop the usage abruptly but if one have been using it for quite long then one should taper it with a low potency steroid like sofradex cream and start acne treatment as well Oral Isotretinoin works wonderfully with steroid induced acne dryness has to be watched out. Peels And IPL are also good options but first making the skin stable by appropriate use of topical moisturizers to avoid cracking along with antibiotics.