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Suggest Treatment Redness On Face After Applying Garlic On Face

Okay so I put garlic on my face (tried to make it into a paste) to get rid of moles and wrapped it and a bandage. But it started to burn so I took the bandage off. Now there s some kind of red mark/bump across my cheek and it really burns. How do I treat it and make it go away?
posted on Fri, 5 Sep 2014
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Hello,
Thanks for the query

Garlic is an irritant and should not be applied on face.

You have developed an allergic reaction to it,

Apply a mild steroid lotion like desonide,

Also take an antihistamine tablet.

This will give you some relief.

Please meet a dermatologist for exact diagnosis.

Let me know if you have any other doubt.

you can ask a direct question to me on this forum, following the below link.
http://www.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-rahul-kumar/64818

Wishing you a good health.
Thank you
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Suggest Treatment Redness On Face After Applying Garlic On Face

Hello, Thanks for the query Garlic is an irritant and should not be applied on face. You have developed an allergic reaction to it, Apply a mild steroid lotion like desonide, Also take an antihistamine tablet. This will give you some relief. Please meet a dermatologist for exact diagnosis. Let me know if you have any other doubt. you can ask a direct question to me on this forum, following the below link. http://www.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-rahul-kumar/64818 Wishing you a good health. Thank you