Ok...so my arms have been my nemesis my entire life. I have always had little annoying bumps on the back of my arms and the skin is red and blotchy. They don't itch or anything but I am always so self conscious about it. When i was younger my dermatologist gave me a perscription for Retin-A. This made it worse and basically ate away at my skin and hurt like HEL! I try to exfoliate but it irritates my skin that it becomes even more red! Any suggestions? TIA!
kellybean
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Try seeing a differnt dermatologist.....RETIN-A prob was not a good medicine and there are alot better ones out there To help!!
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Posted by kellybean
Try seeing a differnt dermatologist.....RETIN-A prob was not a good medicine and there are alot better ones out there To help!!
I have the SAME thing. It's so incredibly annoying. I have tried EVERYTHING! If you find a good medicine, please let me know!!!!!!!!!
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Sounds like keratosis pilaris....I have something similar...Eucerin and exposure to sun help me A LOT...let me know how you make you...I've never gone to the doctor for my bumps but know where you're coming from....good luck!
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It also sounds like eczema. My friend has it and usually hydrocortisone cream helps it.
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Posted by Collette
Ok...so my arms have been my nemesis my entire life. I have always had little annoying bumps on the back of my arms and the skin is red and blotchy. They don't itch or anything but I am always so self conscious about it. When i was younger my dermatologist gave me a perscription for Retin-A. This made it worse and basically ate away at my skin and hurt like HEL! I try to exfoliate but it irritates my skin that it becomes even more red! Any suggestions? TIA!
ugh Retin-A is the WORST!!! my dermatologist gave me that for my skin and within a week it burned my skin, it turned bright red, and the whole area became so sore, i couldn't even touch it because it burned so much and even showering was so painful bc the water touching my face hurt so much.
When i was a kid i had that on my arms too, i was about 10 or 11 so i really don't remembe what they gave me sorry.
Try creams for rosacea. My mom uses a cream called Rosaderm and very gentle on your skin. Also if you want tell the dermatologist to give you something alot lighter, retin-a is for pimples and its really strong there is no reason you had to use that.
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Thanks for the tips...definitely trying all of them! Let you know how it turns out
ant n tilde
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too funny that you are posting this now - i have always had this and i just asked my derm about it this past week!
he said to exfoliate gently in the shower and then moisturize!
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hi - i have this too...i have been using a scrub from Sabon - they are located in Roosevelt Field mall and also have locations in the city. It is called 'Body Scrub' - Patchouli Lavender Vanilla. it smells amazing and leaves your skin feelings like a baby's booty! I've have been using it for a couple of months now and i have noticed a difference. it's kinda pricey, but lasts for a long time and no need to use it everyday. they also have the lotion (which also smells amazing!) I love that place, go get your hands washed and you'll be sold.
I've also tried retin A -i have bad acne - it's awful! I HATE retin A, it does nothing for me. Now for my skin I am using Cleotin T and Finacea - they are working ok, better than retin A, but still not where I want to be. I've hated my 20's because of acne -i never had this in high school or college, and it totally *****.
