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[indersonu]

Hi,
I have used the polysporin over my face everyday for 3 months, now I have real redness over my nose. Can this be cured. Will the rosea go away.


sincerely

Indersonu

[AsiaXiah]

I'm not sure what polysporin is, and right now I'm feeling a bit too lazy to check on what it is, but as a note, just because your face is red does not mean you have rosacea.

Rosacea is more about the flushing/blushing, along with prickly sensations when you flush/blush and having "triggers" that bring on these attacks.

Just good old irritated skin can look as red as a tomato (no joke), so it's important to not self-diagnose or believe that you have rosacea. Have a dermatologist look at your skin, and voice your concern about how red it is. If he/she is a good one, I'm sure he/she will start finding you treatments to calm down the irritation (while fighting the acne, if that's also a problem you face).

Good luck!

[indersonu]

Polysporin is a antibiotic cream that you put on your skin, after you have a wound

I will definately go to the dermatologist. But I am not sure because of the horror stories over

here with dermatologists. I would like to ask the dermatologist for what cream, I really need

suggestions.


I really appreciate your advice. Thanks for replying.


This is just so stress full, I have never had severe skin irritions before.

sincerely

Indersonu

It is hard being a 32 year old female

[AsiaXiah]

Most of the dermatologist horror stories here result from the patients not voicing their concerns strongly enough.

It's good to take a list of things you want the dermatologist to know about, because a lot of times, if you just think of them in your head, you can forget small questions that you were wondering about. Also, in case your doctor turns out to be rather impolite/rude, don't let that get the best of you. You're paying him/her, and you deserve the full attention, so ask every question you have, and very clearly voice your concerns (and fears; a lot of times, a doctor may decide to change what treatment he/she wants to use on you depending on what your fears of side effects of certain drugs are).

[Wynne]

Most of the dermatologist horror stories here result from the patients not voicing their concerns strongly enough.

It's good to take a list of things you want the dermatologist to know about, because a lot of times, if you just think of them in your head, you can forget small questions that you were wondering about. Also, in case your doctor turns out to be rather impolite/rude, don't let that get the best of you. You're paying him/her, and you deserve the full attention, so ask every question you have, and very clearly voice your concerns (and fears; a lot of times, a doctor may decide to change what treatment he/she wants to use on you depending on what your fears of side effects of certain drugs are).

Excellent advice.

To the OP: stop using the polysporin, obviously. Just use gentle cleanser and a moisturizer if necessary. It sounds more like you have a contact dermatitis or something like that, not rosacea. Avoid tanning. Don't scrub your skin. And see a dermatologist for treatment options.

Please remember in future not to use ANY unprescribed antibiotic for longer than the package directions say to; I believe that polysporin's directions likely say something like "Use no longer than five days and not over large areas of the body". It might be seven days. In any case, NO topical that's antibiotic AND over the counter and not specifically prescribed for such use, should EVER be used long-term. That includes prescription topicals whose prescription has run out (like bactroban, clindamycin, etc) because if you use them incorrectly, you WILL create resistant bacteria and possibly damage your skin.