Suggest Treatment For Dryness And Itching On The Face

Posted on Wed, 6 Jan 2016

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Wed, 6 Jan 2016 Answered on

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Question : I am having very itchy face skin. It has become very dry and looks like burnt. Also the area circling the eyes itches much more than the rest of the face. It has become red.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (25 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Use a moisturiser and a moderatyely potent topical steroid for a week

Detailed Answer:
Hello. Thank you for writing to us

I have gone through your query and I have understood your concern.

I suggest you to use a moisturiser e.g cetaphil moisturising cream mixed with an equal proportion (i.e 1:1) of a moderately potent topical steroid cream e.g flutivate cream. Use these together for a week. Thereafter, just continue with the moisturiser for a longer duration.
Avoid soaps on face. Instead use a gentle cleanser for face wash e.g cetaphil cleansing lotion, twice daily.
You may also take a tablet of cetrizine 10 mg once daily for symptomatic relief from itching.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Kakkar (20 hours later)

Thanks a lot!!
I have been suffering with this problem since few days and I feel a lot better in less than one day of application of your advice on medication.
Regards,
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
thank you for writing to us

Detailed Answer:
You are welcome.

regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Sonia Raina