Guest guest Posted July 15, 2002 Report Share Posted July 15, 2002 Does anyone know if Plexion contains steroids? Because Desowen does: Found this article at DermaDoctor.com - Please read. 3 percent precipitated sulfur in desowen cream is an " old fashioned " concoction that I fall back on when I find a rosacea patient that is difficult to clear. This formulation includes a mild potency topical prescription strength steroid that helps alleviate much of the redness and inflammation. I try not to have the patients use this too long due to long term risks of thinning the skin and developing more blood vessels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 15, 2002 Report Share Posted July 15, 2002 Does anyone know if Plexion contains steroids? Because Desowen does: Found this article at DermaDoctor.com - Please read. 3 percent precipitated sulfur in desowen cream is an " old fashioned " concoction that I fall back on when I find a rosacea patient that is difficult to clear. This formulation includes a mild potency topical prescription strength steroid that helps alleviate much of the redness and inflammation. I try not to have the patients use this too long due to long term risks of thinning the skin and developing more blood vessels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 19, 2002 Report Share Posted July 19, 2002 I discontinued using it and didn't use anything until the reaction cleared up. I still had bumpy skin to begin with but this made it much worse and the bumps itched. I suspect I was having a reaction to the sulphur. Now I am using cea LTD disks (only the tan one, the yellow one has much more sulphur in it) and I am really liking it. There are some drawbacks but this is the best my face has looked in a long time. Every prescription I have tried either hasn't helped or has made things worse. I am stilling looking for the miracle cure Jennette Plexion > > > > > > > Still haven't heard from anybody. Is there anyone who can tell > me their > > > experiences with Plexion? Good or bad? > > > thanks! > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Please read the list highlights before posting to the whole group > > (http://rosacea.ii.net/toc.html). Your post will be delayed if you > don't > > give a meaningful subject or trim your reply text. You must change > the > > subject when replying to a digest ! > > > > > > See http://www.drnase.com for info on his recently published book. > > > > > > To leave the list send an email to > > rosacea-support-unsubscribe@y... > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 19, 2002 Report Share Posted July 19, 2002 I discontinued using it and didn't use anything until the reaction cleared up. I still had bumpy skin to begin with but this made it much worse and the bumps itched. I suspect I was having a reaction to the sulphur. Now I am using cea LTD disks (only the tan one, the yellow one has much more sulphur in it) and I am really liking it. There are some drawbacks but this is the best my face has looked in a long time. Every prescription I have tried either hasn't helped or has made things worse. I am stilling looking for the miracle cure Jennette Plexion > > > > > > > Still haven't heard from anybody. Is there anyone who can tell > me their > > > experiences with Plexion? Good or bad? > > > thanks! > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Please read the list highlights before posting to the whole group > > (http://rosacea.ii.net/toc.html). Your post will be delayed if you > don't > > give a meaningful subject or trim your reply text. You must change > the > > subject when replying to a digest ! > > > > > > See http://www.drnase.com for info on his recently published book. > > > > > > To leave the list send an email to > > rosacea-support-unsubscribe@y... > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 19, 2002 Report Share Posted July 19, 2002 Hi Jennette, you wrote: " The drawbacks are you end up with this light sandpaper feeling on your face. 30 minutes after I apply the disk, I spray my face lightly with water and brush the gritty stuff off. If I do not use water it kind of hurts to brush it off. " I also use the disks & have experienced what you describe. What I do is this: 1.) Wash w/ Alveeno Baby Cleanser, rinse & leave my face wet. If I think I need it, I apply 1-2 droplets of vita-oil or jojoba oil to my wet face. 2.) QUICKLY " dot " the disk all over my face (act like you are daubing a bingo card, don't rub as the instructions say to do), starting from the top down. 3.) Let my face air dry. 4.) If I feel grittiness after my face dries, I wet my hands & lightly tap the gritty areas on my face, then quickly blot those areas with a towel. I do this lightly so as to leave some medication behind. My theory is that gravity pulls the residue from the cea Disks down to the jawline, so that you will find gritty concentrations of the medication on the lower parts of your face. I have found my jawline to be " scratchy/gritty " with residue when I didn't even apply the disk to that area. Thus, I can only conclude that the water on your face is dragging the minerals downward. Contrary to the instructions with the disks, I do not " brush off the residue with a towel " , as it is irritating to do that, like you said. HTH- in Michigan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 19, 2002 Report Share Posted July 19, 2002 Hi Jennette, you wrote: " The drawbacks are you end up with this light sandpaper feeling on your face. 30 minutes after I apply the disk, I spray my face lightly with water and brush the gritty stuff off. If I do not use water it kind of hurts to brush it off. " I also use the disks & have experienced what you describe. What I do is this: 1.) Wash w/ Alveeno Baby Cleanser, rinse & leave my face wet. If I think I need it, I apply 1-2 droplets of vita-oil or jojoba oil to my wet face. 2.) QUICKLY " dot " the disk all over my face (act like you are daubing a bingo card, don't rub as the instructions say to do), starting from the top down. 3.) Let my face air dry. 4.) If I feel grittiness after my face dries, I wet my hands & lightly tap the gritty areas on my face, then quickly blot those areas with a towel. I do this lightly so as to leave some medication behind. My theory is that gravity pulls the residue from the cea Disks down to the jawline, so that you will find gritty concentrations of the medication on the lower parts of your face. I have found my jawline to be " scratchy/gritty " with residue when I didn't even apply the disk to that area. Thus, I can only conclude that the water on your face is dragging the minerals downward. Contrary to the instructions with the disks, I do not " brush off the residue with a towel " , as it is irritating to do that, like you said. HTH- in Michigan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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