Your doctor may monitor your blood calcium levels regularly by doing blood tests while you are using this medication. Kidney function: If you have decreased kidney function or kidney disease, discuss with your doctor how this medication may affect your medical condition, how your medical condition may affect the dosing and effectiveness of this medication, and whether any special monitoring is needed.
Liver function: If you have decreased liver function or liver disease, discuss with your doctor how this medication may affect your medical condition, how your medical condition may affect the dosing and effectiveness of this medication, and whether any special monitoring is needed. Medical treatment: Inform all health professionals involved in your care that you have been using a topical skin-applied corticosteroid.
Prolonged use: Using topical corticosteroid medications for a long period of time can cause skin to thin or soften or cause stretch marks. Your doctor may recommend you stop using this medication once in a while or to apply to one area of the body at a time.
Suddenly stopping corticosteroid medication may cause psoriasis to return. Skin cancer: When calcipotriol is used with ultraviolet radiation some psoriasis treatments use light therapy , there may be an increased risk of developing skin cancer caused by ultraviolet radiation.
Calcipotriol alone does not cause cancer. While using this medication, avoid exposure to sunlight and artificial ultraviolet light e. Use on the face: This medication should not be used on any part of the face since this may cause redness, irritation, and itchiness.
If any of these skin reactions develop, you should stop using this medication and contact your doctor immediately. Wash your hands thoroughly after applying this medication to the affected areas and avoid touching any part of your face with your hands. Using other corticosteroids: Betamethasone dipropionate is a potent corticosteroid and should not be used at the same time as other corticosteroid medications, particularly on the scalp.
If you have been prescribed another scalp product containing corticosteroids, contact your doctor to determine which product you should be using. Pregnancy: This medication should not be used during pregnancy.
If you become pregnant while using this medication, contact your doctor immediately. Breast-feeding: Betamethasone passes into breast milk. It is not known if calcipotriol passes into breast milk. If you are breast-feeding and are using this medication, it may affect your baby. Talk to your doctor about whether you should continue breast-feeding. Children: The safety and effectiveness of using this medication have not been established for children.
If you are taking any of these medications, speak with your doctor or pharmacist. Depending on your specific circumstances, your doctor may want you to:. An interaction between two medications does not always mean that you must stop taking one of them. Speak to your doctor about how any drug interactions are being managed or should be managed. Medications other than those listed above may interact with this medication. Tell your doctor or prescriber about all prescription, over-the-counter non-prescription , and herbal medications you are taking.
Also tell them about any supplements you take. Since caffeine, alcohol, the nicotine from cigarettes, or street drugs can affect the action of many medications, you should let your prescriber know if you use them. All material copyright MediResource Inc. Terms and conditions of use. The contents herein are for informational purposes only. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
Source: www. About this Medication. Developing psoriasis on the face can have psychological effects, such as anxiety or depression. These are both possible triggers and future complications of psoriasis and tend to resolve once symptoms clear up. People whose psoriasis affects a visible part of their body may find the condition particularly challenging.
However, psoriasis is only a small part of a person and should not define them. Some people with psoriasis find that sharing their feelings with friends and family is helpful, as it can help their support network understand the challenges of living with facial psoriasis. If a person would rather talk to people outside of their personal network, they could speak with a counselor, their doctor, or a support group.
One online support group is the Talk Psoriasis forum , from the Inspire community. Although some people may be anxious or self-conscious about another individual seeing their skin up close, it is important that people understand psoriasis.
If a person is uncertain about whether psoriasis or a different health condition is causing their symptoms, they should see a doctor. A dermatologist, or skin specialist, will most commonly treat psoriasis. A primary care physician can refer a person to a dermatologist. Generally, people should see their doctor whenever their psoriasis is causing them problems or when they wish to discuss treatment options.
Psoriasis is a chronic medical condition. A person may experience flares of psoriasis followed by remission of symptoms. People may find that certain things make their psoriasis worse. Such triggers include stress and seasonal changes that can dry out the skin. Those with psoriasis symptoms on the face have usually had it for longer , have a family history of psoriasis, or have a more severe manifestation of the condition.
However, treatments have progressed to a stage where biologic medications can reduce the activity of the condition at the root cause rather than purely soothing the lesions and improving comfort. Research into a full cure continues. Although facial psoriasis is a disruptive form of the condition, effective treatments are becoming more widely available.
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Medically reviewed by Debra Sullivan, Ph. For psoriasis patches on my face I apply Epaderm cream before going to bed. Really helps for me. I don't suffer with Psoriasis now due to finding a book which proved to be a total breakthrough for me.
It included avoiding potatoes and tomatoes and since I have avoided these foods along with a few other I have stayed clear. UVB treatment cleared the psoriasis on my face.
I use Alphosyl HC on my face which i apply a few hours before bed. Although this has apparently been discontinued in the UK since Sept , i still have a steady supply from the local chemist and it works for me to make it unnoticeable while I'm hunting down the other causal factors. I can't say this enough to anyone with psoriasis, take notice of the effects on your skin when you eat or drink something. If it makes the psoriasis worse, remove it from your diet!
I noticed a big improvement by removing dairy from my diet. It's a process of elimination until you find the hidden culprit.
Happy hunting. I am depressed about it and wear dark clothing long sleeves in warm weather a Hello everyone, I am new to this site. I have it on and in my ears, hairline, nose, eyebrows and scalp I have it everywhere on my body, but I know this thread is specifically for the face so won't go into detail about that.
I am also depressed and stressed at work. Has anyone tried putting their head covering with a towel- like when you have a cold over a bowl of boiling water and using the steam to treat the face?
I am thinking of trying this tonight as I am really down bout my condition and I am going to a family function soon so trying to do anything I can to reduce the redness on my face.
I am depressed about it and wear dark clothing long sleeves in warm weather a Hello Suzie, Thanks for replying to my message : That sounds really promising, I will definitely try this, it is so embarrassing. Do you use it everyday as a moisturiser then?
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