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How Can I Get Rid Of Rashes On The Face Without Being Addicted To Any Medicines ?

Hi, I was using momate steroidfor an year as it made my skin look good but then I realised that my skin is dependent on that ointment. I showed it to a derma and she suggested eldercoid and I have been using Eldercoid (a baby steroid) every alternate day for an year. however, I still see that the dependency is still the same if I donot apply eldercoid one night or maximus 2 nights I get the rashes back on my face . You can call them eczema . Kindly suggest something that can help me get rid of the dependency. I dont use too many creams its just the sunscreen in the morning that I apply.
Tue, 10 Apr 2012
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Dermatologist 's  Response
Hii.
You should not use steroids for skin 'to look good' steroid are harmful for skin if it is used without indication.
u can stop steroid in a tapering mode. and can apply tacrolimus for few days and than stop all ..
take a specific treatment according to your need ...
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Dermatologist Dr. Puvvula Kishore Kumar's  Response
Hi..dear shilpa..,
Thanks for choosing HCM.,
STEROID CREAM... beginning it gives very good..,
looking skin..afterwords...withdrawal effects like...,
atrophy, Telengectasia,itching and paleness..loss of texture..,
So don't stop steroid suddenly..,
Tappering of cream is best option..,
So follow this regimen..,
1) Frequent washes with Moisturising cream..,
2) Morning times use sunscreen lotion SPF 50..,
SUNBAN, SUNCOTE and MELAGARD..,
3) Night times use...Moisturising cream with Momentasone..,
(ELOCON) ...here increasing moisturising cream quantity..,
and tappers the ELOCON day by day..finally stops..,
this is the method of tappering of the steroid..ok..thanQ
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How Can I Get Rid Of Rashes On The Face Without Being Addicted To Any Medicines ?

Hii. You should not use steroids for skin to look good steroid are harmful for skin if it is used without indication. u can stop steroid in a tapering mode. and can apply tacrolimus for few days and than stop all .. take a specific treatment according to your need ...