Where does all this dead skin come from??

[Guest guest]

I am hoping that someone will help me with this one. I have sebderm with the

rosacea. So for a moment, the question concerns the dead skin or whatever it is

that is scaling off my face since i started to use topical Nizoral? What is

this? Is it dead skin? Am I killing the skin cells or is the scaling just to old

dead ones that have been living on my face. If that makes sense. When I look in

the mirror ( a habit which I am trying ot break ) what am I actually looking at

when I see this scaly, flaky stuff on my forehead. brows, nose and nasolabial

folds??

Where did it come from?

Thanks

[Guest guest]

> I am hoping that someone will help me with this one. I have sebderm

> with the rosacea. So for a moment, the question concerns the dead

> skin or whatever it is that is scaling off my face since i started

> to use topical Nizoral? What is this?

Wait...since you started using Nizoral? In the other post you said

you had flakiness and oiliness when you went to see your

dermatologist, which I assumed was before any treatment.

I don't want to confuse you, or myself. I don't know what your

flakiness is *after* starting the Nizoral. You need someone who knows

your skin to tell you exactly what's going on. But it's OK to use

some common sense over the weekend if there isn't an obvious

reaction -- redness, itching, pain or buring -- by continuing

cautiously or cutting back on the Nizoral until you can double check

with your dermatologist on Monday. If you're worried you can always

stop by your local ER.

If anything new is going on you need a visual check, not people

advising you over the Internet.

You're not my patient, I'm not your doctor, and lucky for you, I'm

not going to be around much this weekend to give you more bad advice.

Good luck!

Marjorie

Marjorie Lazoff, MD

[Guest guest]

> I am hoping that someone will help me with this one. I have sebderm

> with the rosacea. So for a moment, the question concerns the dead

> skin or whatever it is that is scaling off my face since i started

> to use topical Nizoral? What is this?

Wait...since you started using Nizoral? In the other post you said

you had flakiness and oiliness when you went to see your

dermatologist, which I assumed was before any treatment.

I don't want to confuse you, or myself. I don't know what your

flakiness is *after* starting the Nizoral. You need someone who knows

your skin to tell you exactly what's going on. But it's OK to use

some common sense over the weekend if there isn't an obvious

reaction -- redness, itching, pain or buring -- by continuing

cautiously or cutting back on the Nizoral until you can double check

with your dermatologist on Monday. If you're worried you can always

stop by your local ER.

If anything new is going on you need a visual check, not people

advising you over the Internet.

You're not my patient, I'm not your doctor, and lucky for you, I'm

not going to be around much this weekend to give you more bad advice.

Good luck!

Marjorie

Marjorie Lazoff, MD

[Guest guest]

> I am hoping that someone will help me with this one. I have sebderm

> with the rosacea. So for a moment, the question concerns the dead

> skin or whatever it is that is scaling off my face since i started

> to use topical Nizoral? What is this?

Wait...since you started using Nizoral? In the other post you said

you had flakiness and oiliness when you went to see your

dermatologist, which I assumed was before any treatment.

I don't want to confuse you, or myself. I don't know what your

flakiness is *after* starting the Nizoral. You need someone who knows

your skin to tell you exactly what's going on. But it's OK to use

some common sense over the weekend if there isn't an obvious

reaction -- redness, itching, pain or buring -- by continuing

cautiously or cutting back on the Nizoral until you can double check

with your dermatologist on Monday. If you're worried you can always

stop by your local ER.

If anything new is going on you need a visual check, not people

advising you over the Internet.

You're not my patient, I'm not your doctor, and lucky for you, I'm

not going to be around much this weekend to give you more bad advice.

Good luck!

Marjorie

Marjorie Lazoff, MD