I have had perioral dermatitis on and off for about 18 months. It's not as bad as it could be, but each time it flares up it covers a bigger or new area and seems harder to shift.
I see a dermatologist and she's just started me on eumovate cream twice a day and 100mg doxycycline once a day for 6 weeks.
I've stopped using all cleansers, and only use warm water and can't wear make-up as it seems to exacerbate it. I have auto-immune and immune stuff going on and see an immunologist for this. I am on a low-histamine diet and have been dairy, wheat, sugar and alcohol free (amongst many other things) for quite some time. Generally these changes have made things better. But not the skin!
I know it's not the end of the world and is a harmless condition. But I am fed up!! Any tips?
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Perioral dermatitis :-(
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TheWatchersCouncil · 04/03/2016 10:57
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