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Tuesday, October, 07, 2008

healing scars from efudex

by  san d
Thursday, October 04, 2007
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Efudex took its toll on my facial skin and it had pits that looked like big acne scars.   I switched dermatologists  because the one I had at first could not give me any advice about cover-ups or how we would get rid of them for several months.   The second dermatologist was a woman and recommended that every morning I rub a dab of aquaphor between my fingers and spread it all over my face because moisture is essential to heal the scarring, then she suggested I apply a thin coat of Prascion RA (prescription cream with sodium sulfacetamide 10% and sulfer 5%) over it, and then said I should follow it with any brand of LONG WEARING makeup - preferably one that had titanium dioxide as its only or its dominant sunscreen.  Something about the long wearing formula helps promote healing.  I chose Revlon Colorstay  (regular has a 15 spf or Active has a 25 spf) but if you look you may find others with titanium dioxide as a major sunscreen.  At bedtime, I wash my face and let the skin breathe overnight without anything on it.  In a relatively short time the "pits" went away after using this trio every morning.  My skin looks great.    A few friends have commented it looks like I had a chemical beauty peel and how good my skin looks but I have assured them they don't want to use what I did.   Considering my first dermatologist did not have any advice on this, I thought it might be worth sharing on your site.

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