What Causes Peeling Skin And Redness On The Face And Neck?

Posted on Thu, 23 Mar 2017

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Question : For the past month I have had a reddening, chafing, and peeling of the face and neck. It is between my eyes, in my eyebrow, around my mouth, and my neck. It almost looks like a burn and it hurts,

I need an answer to my first question.

Answered by Dr. Asmeet Kaur Sawhney (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Eczematous dermatitis or photodermatitis

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for being at HealthcareMagic,

I have gone through your complaints and it seems to be either eczematous dermatitis or photodermatitis.

If I're your treating doctor I would recommend you to apply topical steroid like cortisone cream on the affected areas twice daily along with frequent and liberal application of a moisturizing cream on the entire area face and neck 2-3 times in a day.

Also, take antihistaminic like tablet Cetirizine 10 mg once daily at bedtime for 7-10 days.
Besides this avoid use harsh soaps instead use a soap free cleanser, stay away from sunlight and avoid using cosmetics untill the problem subsides.

Regards
Dr Asmeet

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee