Dermatology Community
hydrocortisone made eyelid change HELP PLEASE
About This Community:

This forum is for questions regarding Dermatology issues, such as: rashes, acne, birthmarks, skin infections, rosacea, and general skin care.

Font Size:
A
A
A
Background:
Blank
Blank
Blank
Blank Blank

hydrocortisone made eyelid change HELP PLEASE

Basically a doctor told me I had some sort of eczema on my eyelid and I was to use some hydrocortisone cream 1%. Of course being silly I decided to use it for two weeks and soon noticed my eyelid started to change... I stopped using the cream and went back to the doctor to which he then told me to just moisturise and it just by fine. My eyelid still wasn't okay though.... He then said it was a fungal infection and now my eye is perfectly fine with the whole red patches thing, HOWEVER my eyelid still isn't the same. It seems that the skin has lost it's elasticity and seems tight. I stopped using any creams for about a month now, and have been moisturising. Despite this, it still seems that my eyelid looks very different to the other one that the hydrocortisone wasn't used on... It seems as though the eyelid has become hollow, as if the fat has now been removed... Like the skin is paper thin? The overall eyelid where the hydrocortisone was placed seems to be thinner... I just wanted to know if this is at all reverisble?
Tags: eyelid, Hydrocortisone, SKin Thinning, steroid apathy
2 Comments Post a Comment
Blank
209987_tn?1334790318
The unfortunate part is that hydro-cortisone cream can do things like this...and there is no way to reverse it.

This cream should always be used as directed and for as long as directed...never more or longer.

Sorry.
Blank
Avatar_m_tn
I've researched this and so many places have said that it is reversible... The doctor also said that because it's very minor it is reversible. I thought a small case of skin thinning (nothing drastic) would be reversible over time?
Blank
Post a Comment
To
Go
Blank
Food Diary Tracker
What are you eating?
Start Tracking Now
MedHelp Health Answers
Blank
My Diet Diary
The ideal weight loss app
Download Now
Top Dermatology Answerers
995833_tn?1336663431
Blank
maatson
Other
3149845_tn?1347024184
Blank
Life360
fort lauderdale, FL
209987_tn?1334790318
Blank
tschock
AB
Avatar_f_tn
Blank
CassCore
757137_tn?1347200053
Blank
allmymarbles
NJ
Avatar_f_tn
Blank
jemma116
United Kingdom
RSS Expert Activity
1741471_tn?1349564002
Blank
Parkinson Awareness Month: Parkinso... Blank
May 10 by Michael Gonzalez-WallaceBlank
233488_tn?1310696703
Blank
NEW STUDIES ON PREVENTING PROGRESSI...
May 08 by John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAOBlank
2126606_tn?1346348724
Blank
Heroin Use in the U.S.
May 08 by Clare Waismann Kavin, Blank