Seborrhea management tips?

MrVisible — Sun, 18 May 2008 13:58:19 -0800

Have any tips on successfully managing seborrhea? I've been diagnosed by a doctor and a dermatologist, and it's one of those medical conditions where there's no cure, and everyone has to find their own routine using a wide variety of treatment options. I just don't think mine is working very well.

I'm at the stage where my face is really red across the nose and cheeks and partly on the forehead, and the skin tends to get somewhat flaky. I use a ketoconazole shampoo once or twice a week, and a coal-tar shampoo occasionally too, lathering up my hair and face and leaving it on for about five or ten minutes at a time. When things get particularly bad, I have a prescription for 2% hydrocortizone cream, which I use sparingly and not very often, as it can cause its own problems. I use various lotions and moisturizers often, but none seem to make any long-term difference, though they relieve the flaking for a while.

Has anyone gotten a routine down which has their seborrhea under better control? Has anyone gotten back to where they don't look like they're blushing madly all the time, or have just gotten off a three-week bender? Seriously, I think I'd be pretty handsome right now if my hue wasn't a few shades off; help me get to like my face again.

Thanks.

Where Did the Two Year Whitehead Go?

Anonymous — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 14:50:41 -0800

Dermatology question. I've had this small whitehead/zit-like thing on my forehead for the last, oh, two or three years. And at some point in the last few days it disappeared or "popped." Just plain went away, basically, although I'm not sure how.

The main question: What was it? Can a zit last on your face for two years or more without popping? Was it some benign growth? An ingrown hair? What, exactly? I'm not really worried from a health standpoint, per se, but I am really curious.

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Seborrhea management tips?

Where Did the Two Year Whitehead Go?