Please heeelp!

I posted a question earlier and have not gotten any response and I'm in dire need of support. I am 28 and got chicken pox, it's awful!! they are all large blisters all over my face, scalp, chest, back and stomach, even some on my pubic area and ears. I would like to know if there is anything else besides oatmeal baths and calamine lotion to aliviate the itching and most importantly make the process faster.
I have been working on clearing my skin from acne and have been taking roaccutane (30mg) for 4 months, so is there a problem if I continue that treatment? how can I try to minimize scaing as much as possible, as it is the main reason why I wanted to treat my acne and now with these huge blisters all over, I´m having a panic attack!!

Thank you!

[BhumikaMD]

Hi,

You could take some oral antihistamine medications like loratadine and cetrizine to help with the itching. Maintain good personal hygiene. There is no mechanism to hasten the disease process.

You could continue with your other medication, just let your doctor know about the details.

Your concern can be understood. Skin infections such as chicken pox do leave scars behind. Scarring often occurs after chickenpox, especially in older children and adults. The scars are round and “punched-out” in appearance, and are commonly called pock marks. Most pock marks come from spots that were not picked or scratched, and mild cases of chickenpox cause pock marks as often as more severe cases.

There are many treatments available for scarring depending on the persons requirements and suitability. These treatments can be beneficial to varying degrees and your doctor is the best person to decide which is best suitable.

As a general guide the treatment options range from local applications, superficial procedures such as microdermabrasion to lasers and cosmetic surgery. To treat chicken pox scars skin specialists first reduce underlying fibrous adhesions and later  either perform a dermal filler or stimulate new collagen growth with  Non Ablative Laser Rejuvenation.

It will be difficult to recommend a particular treatment to you but there are many options and medicinal products available. The best would be to talk to your doctor and then decide which treatment works best.

It is also important to understand that the skin has its own repair mechanism and gradually the repair would bring significant change. At the same time, medications have their limitations and there is a limit to which they can benefit.

Hope this helped you in some way.

Let us know if you may have any other questions.

Regards

[newyork79]

Thank you! it did help

Regards

[BhumikaMD]

Hi,

Glad the post was of help to you.

Do let us know if you need any other information and post us about how you are doing.

Wish you an early recovery.

Regards.