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Written by Paul B. at 15 Jun 2002 23:36:43: Use of the cream - FAQ
As an answer to: Re: Use of the cream - FAQ written by Tony at 15 Jun 2002 20:29:52:
> thanks Paul, the instructions were very useful!
Good!
> As for the strength of the cream I've "accidentally" found,
That was what you intended to say previously?
> the label says ... Betametasone valerate 0,1 g ... "g" stands for (grams?),
Sure does.
> maybe 0,1 g = 0.1 % ?
Exactly. 0,1 g (European notation) per 100g is 0.1%. So that is exactly the one to which my "previous instructions" apply.
> By the way, that cream is the one that dermatologist once prescribed for the cure of normal skin bumps, small wounds and so on.
Well, that is a rather broad interpretation of something! I would think that if the "skin bumps" were "normal", you wouldn't be treating them! Perhaps for itchy bites. And steroid cream does not in any way help the healing of wounds - if anything, the opposite, unless the "wound" is actually an area of dermatitis and you've scratched it open.
But it does have a value in the management of wounds, (notably burns,) after they have healed over, to soften the scar and prevent it from thickening and even becoming painful, as some do, particularly in some places (the upper chest on young women being a good example).
I think you can see the pattern here.