Guest guest Posted October 19, 2001 Report Share Posted October 19, 2001 Hi, I decided to go ahead and do treatment #2 of 5-6. I was thinking of delaying because of my bad acne or infection I had developed. My photoderm doctor said it was probably formed from the soap I was using and told me to stop. He gave me a topical that contains the following: Retinoic Acid .1% Hydroquinone 6% Hydrocortisone 1% Cream. He said to just put this on the ance or infected area. I had hear that Hydrocortisone was bad to use, but is it okay for me??? Another thing that worried me was he told me he wanted me to go in for a Dermabrasion a week before my next treatment to help clear up my skin. Is this okay to do?????? I'm really confused because everyone has been telling me different things. I would appreciate any information anyone has to offer. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2001 Report Share Posted October 21, 2001 I don't know about the compatibility of acne and photoderm, but some words from on high are as follows: - No steroids on the face of cea sufferers. Not ever. Ever! - Dermabrasions are strong irritants and should therefore not be performed on cea skin. Have you looked into Accutane-based treatments? Low-dose accutane is used in the treatment of cea, and I understand that Accutane can also be helpful in the treatment of acne. Keep in mind, however: high-dose Accutane is _very_ bad for cea. Hope I've cleared at least some things up, Stuart > Hi, > > I decided to go ahead and do treatment #2 of 5-6. I was thinking > of delaying because of my bad acne or infection I had developed. My > photoderm doctor said it was probably formed from the soap I was > using and told me to stop. He gave me a topical that contains the > following: Retinoic Acid .1% Hydroquinone 6% Hydrocortisone 1% Cream. > He said to just put this on the ance or infected area. I had hear > that Hydrocortisone was bad to use, but is it okay for me??? Another > thing that worried me was he told me he wanted me to go in for a > Dermabrasion a week before my next treatment to help clear up my > skin. Is this okay to do?????? I'm really confused because everyone > has been telling me different things. I would appreciate any > information anyone has to offer. > > Thank you! > > > > > -- > Please read the list highlights before posting to the whole group (http://rosacea.ii.net/toc.html) > > See http://www.drnase.com for info on his recently published book. > > To leave the list send an email to rosacea-support-unsubscribe > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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