Going to a dermatologist is ENTIRELY up to you. From MY personal experience, the general treatment therapy chosen by MOST, is to prescribe triamcinolone cream (Steroid creams). For ME, they tend to work fairly well, but with the price of a tube being what it is, and how extensive my rash covers my body, it just isn't a viable option for me. A single tube would last less than a week, and very shortly after the patches clear up, and I stop using it, they return lightning fast (within a week or two).
That being said, it MAY be a viable option for you, because as I'm sure you're aware, everyone's body is different.
If you are at all open to the idea of sun tanning in natural sunlight or using tanning beds, then that IS the most effective means of clearing up PR patches in most every case I have come across from other people suffering from PR. Naturally suntanning has it's risks, but in moderation and taking proper steps to not burn, I don't see how it is harmful (I am not a doctor, nor do I pretend to be one).
ALWAYS wear sunscreen when tanning, because getting a sunburn will do more harm than good when it comes to clearing up patches. In my previous uses of tanning beds, a moderate intensity bed, I would only need to stay in for around 7-8 minutes, and after as little as 3-4 visits I would see noticeable improvements. First being, a reduction of redness, second being a lessening of the raised surface of the patches, followed by a slight browning (sort of off color than the rest of my unaffected skin), then finally the patches would revert to my natural skin color. VERY ODD. They wouldn't tan like the rest of my unaffected skin, but rather revert to my natural skin color. Starting in a week or so I will be hopping back into a tanning regime, and conducting tests to see if continued use of tanning beds will turn those former PR patches from my natural skin color to tan like the rest of my skin. I also plan on covering up a patch or two so they are not exposed to the UV light as a test of sorts.
I have lived with this condition for over 10 years, and really want to get down to the solution so I can provide accurate feedback on my personal experiences.
I hope by the time you read this, if you read this, your PR has shown some measure of improvement!
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Going to a dermatologist is ENTIRELY up to you. From MY personal experience, the general treatment therapy chosen by MOST, is to prescribe triamcinolone cream (Steroid creams). For ME, they tend to work fairly well, but with the price of a tube being what it is, and how extensive my rash covers my body, it just isn't a viable option for me. A single tube would last less than a week, and very shortly after the patches clear up, and I stop using it, they return lightning fast (within a week or two).
That being said, it MAY be a viable option for you, because as I'm sure you're aware, everyone's body is different.
If you are at all open to the idea of sun tanning in natural sunlight or using tanning beds, then that IS the most effective means of clearing up PR patches in most every case I have come across from other people suffering from PR. Naturally suntanning has it's risks, but in moderation and taking proper steps to not burn, I don't see how it is harmful (I am not a doctor, nor do I pretend to be one).
ALWAYS wear sunscreen when tanning, because getting a sunburn will do more harm than good when it comes to clearing up patches. In my previous uses of tanning beds, a moderate intensity bed, I would only need to stay in for around 7-8 minutes, and after as little as 3-4 visits I would see noticeable improvements. First being, a reduction of redness, second being a lessening of the raised surface of the patches, followed by a slight browning (sort of off color than the rest of my unaffected skin), then finally the patches would revert to my natural skin color. VERY ODD. They wouldn't tan like the rest of my unaffected skin, but rather revert to my natural skin color. Starting in a week or so I will be hopping back into a tanning regime, and conducting tests to see if continued use of tanning beds will turn those former PR patches from my natural skin color to tan like the rest of my skin. I also plan on covering up a patch or two so they are not exposed to the UV light as a test of sorts.
I have lived with this condition for over 10 years, and really want to get down to the solution so I can provide accurate feedback on my personal experiences.
I hope by the time you read this, if you read this, your PR has shown some measure of improvement!
January 21, 2015 - 6:54amThis Comment
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