Brief Answer:
Kindly provide details of your query.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

Welcome and thanks for posting your query to the forum. I can understand your concern for skin complexion.

In view to help you best I would like to know certain important points regarding your skin concern: -

- Since how long you are using the cream.

- Do you have any red patches too.

- Your occupation and extent of exposure to either sun light or computers.

- What all other creams you have used. Can you name the creams or contents and for how long.

Hope to hear soon from your side.

Dr Sanjay Kumar Kanodia
MD- Dermatology

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Brief Answer:
"Steroid Abuse" and "Steroid dependence": Meet a dermatologist

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

Welcome again to the forum and thanks for posting details.

I can understand the concern for the use of skinlite cream. After getting all the information and analyzing the complete condition I can make the diagnosis of "Steroid Abuse" and "Steroid dependence".


"Steroid Abuse" or "Steroid dependence" is quite common phenomenon where after long term, injudicious and unregistered use of steroid creams without dermatological advice as self application lead to its dependence.

If one applies the cream then sees good complexion but as soon as the cream is stopped it causes dullnees and darkness of the skin.

In your case I can see that you used skinlite cream on face. This is a triple combination cream which we dermatologist never advice to be used on face and not at all for long time to improve the complexion. Skinlite contains mometasone in it wich is one of the medium potency topical corticosteroid.

This topical steroid agent is potentially known to cause side effects on injudicious use in form of dullness, darkness. Even on long term use it can cause thinning of skin, hair growth on affected area and prominence of vessels with rashes.


I very often see person of your age using this cream and damaging the skin. Once it is started on face it initially gives fair complexion. This is because of mild stoppage of the activity of color producing cells. So it produces initial fair complexion.

But on regular usage it first produces rebound hyper-pigmentation, eruption of pimples like bumps, thinning of skin and dullness of face.

As it is your marriage ahead so for the betterment you need to meet a dermatologist personally who can take off the steroidal side effects slowly with different medications. You need to have patience of multiple weeks to get off from the situation.

Hope this information will help you. If you have any further query I will be happy to help.

Regards.
Dr Sanjay Kumar Kanodia
MD (Dermatology)

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