Topical drug therapy is an important means of treating skin diseases, and many skin diseases can be cured by topical drugs. Today, we will tell you some common misconceptions about skin medication. Although hormone creams are good, they must be used in accordance with medical advice Hormone creams are commonly used in dermatology. On the surface, it looks incredibly efficient, and what other creams can’t do for ten days and a half months, when applied with hormones, it seems to be as good as a hang-up, and it seems to be easy to fix anything. However, hormones will have certain side effects after prolonged use. For example, skin thinning, flushing with capillary expansion, or the formation of acne-like dermatitis, long acne, papules, pustules, etc., as well as pigmentation, skin aging, dry skin, flaking, roughness, and even atrophy, hair thickening and lengthening. At the same time, the skin feels burning, itching, pain and tightness. If dependence occurs, the original discomfort will be aggravated once use is discontinued, and continued use is necessary. This condition is called “hormone dependent dermatitis” and has become an increasingly common skin problem that is difficult to treat. This has led many people to avoid hormone-containing medications when they see them. When a doctor prescribes hormone-containing medication for a skin condition, they refuse to use it, resulting in the condition remaining unwell. In fact, under the strict prescription and guidance of a dermatologist and limited use, glucocorticoids are not harmful to the skin. Therefore, please make sure to have regular follow-ups and periodic reviews, and adjust the dosage of medication according to the doctor’s prescription. For some skin problems that are not serious, consumers may buy an ointment at the pharmacy and rub it on their own, such as “dermatophyte”, which is very confusing. The truth is that skin problems can be solved even if they are “dermatological”. In fact, even if the skin problem is “superficial”, the causes are diverse. The choice of medication is different for different causes. For example, bacterial infections such as folliculitis and impetigo require some antibacterial topical medication; fungal infections such as ringworm and tinea cruris require antifungal medication. In the case of skin diseases caused by viruses such as herpes simplex and shingles, the first two types of medications are useless even if they are rubbed more than necessary, and antiviral topical medications are needed. The familiar creams such as dermaplanin as well as Elocon contain corticosteroids, which can treat some non-infectious skin problems symptomatically, such as eczema, neurodermatitis and so on. Non-hormonal creams should not be used indiscriminately Many dermatology patients often use tacrolimus ointment in the treatment process because of its significant therapeutic effect and also hormone-free. In fact, tacrolimus ointment is a new non-hormonal anti-inflammatory drug, but it belongs to the macrolide class of topical immunomodulators. Although macrolide topical immunomodulators can temporarily relieve the symptoms of skin diseases, they cannot completely cure them. There is a common clinical treatment phenomenon that symptoms rebound and get heavier with treatment, and there are also patients presenting dependence on immune agents, so patients are not recommended to use Tacrolimus for long-term treatment of skin diseases. There are dozens of adverse reactions to tacrolimus ointment: general malaise, baldness, angina, cerebrovascular accidents, hypoxia, unplanned pregnancy, depression, dizziness, whistling difficulties, earache, rhinorrhea, eye pain, gastritis, hyperglycemia, hypertension, vaginal candidiasis ……. Therefore, even if you use Tacrolimus for skin diseases, you must use it under the guidance of a physician and not just use it randomly to avoid any health effects. Not only “Tacrolimus Ointment”, many western ointments have a lot of adverse reactions and are listed in their instructions for use, but some patients are still bent on ignoring them and using them with a fluke mentality, which is obviously a gamble with their own face, so we must be careful when choosing a treatment for skin diseases. Be cautious, cautious, and cautious again. When facial skin disease is serious, medical skin care products can be used Medical skin care products are skin care products used by doctors to assist in the treatment of skin disease. Compared with ordinary skin care products, their main purpose is to increase skin hydration, with epidermal repair, skin barrier reconstruction and anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic effects. Simply put, they are cosmetics that have a stronger moisturizing effect than traditional moisturizers and can bring medical or pharmaceutical functions to patients. The ingredients are simple, free of fragrances, preservatives and other ingredients, have higher safety and clearer efficacy, and are clinically proven in many hospitals at home and abroad. Before using topical skin medication to pay attention to 1, the active ingredients of potions and lotions are easy to volatilize and reduce the efficacy, so pay attention to the expiration date and opening date of drugs, such as hydrogen peroxide, boric acid lotion; 2, suspensions should be shaken before use, applied several times a day, such as chloromethyl sulfur lotion, furnace glycolic lotion; 3, ointments and creams containing petroleum jelly are affected by temperature, storage to maintain the appropriate temperature, the temperature is too high will Too high a temperature will be the migration of the active ingredient, too low a temperature will make the ointment spreadability decline, so it is usually kept in a cool dark place. For the medicinal water containing organic solvents, attention should be paid to tightening the cap of the bottle, otherwise crystals will be precipitated after the solvent evaporates.