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Alternative to Betnovate
I am 20 year old female and I have been using BETNOVATE CREAM regularly for fairness and acne. My family doctor told me not to use it so often. What are the side effects of long term use? Are there better drugs that I can use?
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Yes absolutely you need to stop using steroid creams like betnovate..as a dermatologist we never prescribe this cream for fairness..even if we prescribe it for other clinical conditions on the areas of body areas but never on the face. Side effects... Steroid Cream induces acne (pimples like eruptions). Atrophy(skin thinning), Moment you stop applying it you may feel skin will look dull, dryness & itching can be present (steriod induced dermatitis) Hypertrichosis(increased facial hairs) Early signs of ageing(wrinkles) Hyperpigmentation or hypopigmentation(black or white spots). So stop using betnovate nourish your skin with good moisturizer(fisioative moisturizing cream) morning- Golite cream, night -biluma cream u can mix the above prescribed moisturizing cream with day &night cream. Use moiz cleansing or cetaphil cleansing lotion for face wash..avoid soap.
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Never use steroid cream like betnovate, tenovate ,panderm plus, fourderm creams etc.
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