Perleche & Perioral Dermatitis Archives

perioraldermatis

I have finally decided to bite the bullet and wean myself off of all of the steroid (elovil,adapalene gel, triamcinolon,metrogel,desonide)creams I have been using for years so that I can clear my skin once and for all. I am going to order and use the non-sls toothpaste. How long shall I expect to have the 'rash' before I see improvement. I am 52 and have had this on and off since I was 15. I've been off the cream for 3 days, and I already look horrible. Does anyone have any encouraging news? My diet is terrible, will drinking loads of bottled (non floridated) water help? Thanks for your help.

Follow Ups:

• Re: perioral dermatitis (Archive.) Walt Stoll 08:39:23 4/25/01 (0)

In Reply to: perioraldermatis posted by connie on April 23, 2001 at 08:55:09:

Hi, Connie.

Congratulations on getting off the topical steroids. They never did do anything about the cause & eventually had the potential of causing permanent damage.

Drinking lots of water might help but improving your diet would be a lot more likely to help.

It should take about 4 weeks for any effective approach to help.

Let us know how you do.

Walt