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I came up with Perioral Dermatitis too, but It took me 3 months to figure that out. I've been treating it for a little over a month. My derm. first put me on Doryx which I took for about 2 weeks and found out the hard way that I was terrible allergic to it. I was also on Klaron, which made my face real dry and red, so I stop using it. Then my doctor told me to stop using the Doryx and gave me Nicomide, which is a vitamin for POD. She also told me that I need to use the Klaron, even just a little because it would help with the bumps. I've been on the vitamin and Klaron twice a day for about a month and I've seen a great improvement. The Klaron is really good to get rid of the bumps. But my chin is still very red from the rashes. I'm not exactly sure on how to get rid of it. I read about sodium lauryth sulfate. So I'm going to change my toothpaste and shampoo to see if that makes a difference. I also read that you shouldn't use waxed floss, cinnamon and spirement gum or candy, alcohol, caffine,and spicey foods. I don't know if that's all true it's just something I found in an article. I guess it's just different strokes for different fokes.
Helo my name is Chane I am 18 years of age, this last two weeks I have had a red rash on my cheeks and I have tried everything, tissue oil, bought new make up cause I thought it was the problem, I have stop using my day creams and my face washes I don't know what to put on its so dry and red and little small bumps on my cheeks, and its itchy! What do I do, I haven't gone to the doctor yet, any help please! Kind regards
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After stopping the antibiotic cream (its been about 2 weeks now) it got worse, for about a week, worse and worse, and it looked terrible. the dermatologist prescribed me to Doxycycline and this stuff called Klaron lotion, and the klaron lotion made it worse and cracked and really red, so i stopped using it. After almost 2 weeks of taking the doxycycline, the rash spread a bit, but got very less noticeable! you can only see it if you look close, it's just a little darker then the rest of my skin. there is hope! i would reccoment printing out some pages on perioral dermatitis, take them to your family doctor ASAP and ask them to put you on doxycycline. tell them you know someone that it's working for! it really is, i'm very happy about it too. whatever you do, stop using the steriod cream soon! go to clinique and get the city base compact foundation to cover it up for now, and use cetaphil to wash your face. but get to the doctor soon! email me
-nikki
Nikkilynn,
I have been having the same problem as you (almost word for word - spooky). My rash started at the beginning of this year and got steadily worse. It also got much worse after using the steroid cream and then stopping. I am now a steroid cream junky! My face looks like your picture if I don't use it. Please keep your comments up to date so that I can see what the outcome is. I am also waiting to see a dermatologist, but, as with all doctors, I would like to give them a helping hand. I will also let you know what happens with me. Maybe, between us we can discover a new disease? Good luck. PS the main point of this rambling note is to let you know there are "others" out there and to let you know how grateful I am to know there is someone else with the same problems.
I know i already paid for my question but i dont have another dermatologist appointment for another two weeks and well my face looks really bad since i started their therapy (4 days) the klaron lotion is just making it dry and red and it's spreading, the rash is between my eyebrows now too. i look terrible! help! is it supposed to do this or should i stop using the klaron? keep in mind i stopped using the steriod cream last friday
I just wanted to post a followup to the first question I posted. I went to the dermatologist today, and he diagnosed my face as Perioral Dermatitis. He said "In the 25 years i've been doing this, i've never had a patient come to me and tell me what they think that have and be right, you should go to school for nursing."
He gave me a shot of Celestone in my hip, a bar of cetaphil, a prescription to Doxycicline, and Klaron Lotion 10%. Since I went, the rash really started to go away. I think it was the shot. I have a followup appointment in two weeks to see the progress.
I just want to say thank you for this website! Reading it really helped me figure out what i had, and once i figured it out, i felt SO much better about it, because at least then i could give an explaination when someone asked! Keep up the good work!
Nikki
I looked up perioral dermatitis and it looks exactly like whta i have. I've been on antibacterial creams which did not clear it up in the slightest. i need to get on the tetracycline i think.
Thanks for the picture, which corroborates the lovely description you've given of steroid rosacea. Not everyone gets this response to steroids on the face, but when they do, they get a rash just like yours. Every time you try to stop, the rash gets redder and angrier, so you start again. Some people call this "steroid addiction."
However, you are going to be totally fine. Your dermatologist will tell you the same thing, then ask you to use an antibiotic cream, probably one containing metronidazole, and also probably suggest an antibiotic like doxycycline.
For the first few days your face will get worse. Your skin will be calling, "Give me steroids!"
Don't listen!
Instead, stay the course (maybe 3-4 weeks), and you're going to clear up completely, with no lasting effects whatsoever. This is NOT the prelude to long-term, middle-age rosacea.
And in future, if you get a facial rash, avoid the steroids. Some people can use 'em, but not you.
Take care.
Dr. Rockoff