New to Subderm
Hi All,
Just recently was "officially" diagnosed with SD. I have it on the
sides of my nose but no where else. It started almost a year ago
after my second child. I became pregnant very soon after my second
and my face was just awful. I finally got to see a dermatologist and
quite frankly left there thinking that I wasted my time. The doctor
prescribed dermatop and loprox shampoo. He told me to wash my hair
with loprox and let the soap drip onto my face in the shower. It
started working very quickly and I saw some improvement with the
dermatop. My face is better than it’s been in over a year, but I
still have big red patches on the sides of my nose. Has anyone ever
had this problem? Without makeup, I don’t even want to leave the
house some days. The dermatop ointment that he prescribed helped to
soften the skin and relieve any flaking I was having, but it affected
the skin under my eyes. It’s very dry.
So I guess, I’d just like to hear from some people who have had some
of the problems. What do you use on your face that works? Is diet
really a big issue for this condition? Is this an incurable skin
disease? I’ve heard stress is a factor. I’ve had a lot of stress over
the past months.
Thank you in advance for your help and support! I could really use
some advise! The doctor I saw made me feel like I should have been
telling him how to make my face better!
December 22nd, 2004 at 2:42 pm
I had a lot of success with a lotion based on liquor
carbonis detergens (a variant of coal tar) which are
most usually used for psoriasis. Ask your
dermatologist about that treatment. Dont ask about it
here or you will get a ’silence’ as an answer
Cheers
Just recently was "officially" diagnosed with SD. I
have it on the
sides of my nose but no where else. It started almost
a year ago
after my second child. I became pregnant very soon
after my second
and my face was just awful. I finally got to see a
dermatologist and
quite frankly left there thinking that I wasted my
time. The doctor
prescribed dermatop and loprox shampoo. He told me to
wash my hair
with loprox and let the soap drip onto my face in the
shower. It
started working very quickly and I saw some
improvement with the
dermatop. My face is better than it’s been in over a
year, but I
still have big red patches on the sides of my nose.
Has anyone ever
had this problem? Without makeup, I don’t even want to
leave the
house some days. The dermatop ointment that he
prescribed helped to
soften the skin and relieve any flaking I was having,
but it affected
the skin under my eyes. It’s very dry.
So I guess, I’d just like to hear from some people who
have had some
of the problems. What do you use on your face that
works? Is diet
really a big issue for this condition? Is this an
incurable skin
disease? I’ve heard stress is a factor. I’ve had a lot
of stress over
the past months.
Thank you in advance for your help and support! I
could really use
some advise! The doctor I saw made me feel like I
should have been
telling him how to make my face better!