The efudex treatment
My dermatologist wants me to go on a two week Efudex treatment on my forehead and cheeks starting the first of the year. He says I won't like it. I looked it up on the internet and could only find horror stories from people who use the words "unbearable, horrific, dreaded, ghastly" and so on. The internet reports all talked about six weeks.
I actually went to a second dermatologist for a second opinion and he said that it didn't seem to him like I should need it, but he said, "It won't be that bad." He said I should stop in 14 days and that is shouldn't be worse than a bad sunburn. He said that all the reports of open wounds and bleeding and all that other stuff is because people use it too long. He said to stop at the first sign of open wounds. Both dems said two weeks is the right amount of time.
The second guy said to use it only once a day, while my primary guy said to use it twice a day. It second guy said "twice is too much." They both said that afterward my skin will be beautiful.
Anybody here got any comments on the treatment?
For those who don't know, Efudex is a cream that peels away the sun damage, thus preventing the development of precancer lesions.
JLK
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