I have a BCC which I have started treating with Curaderm but I am concerned about the pain which this is giving me which sometimes lasts for 24 hours or more. Is this normal for Curaderm ?
Response:
Curaderm has some small local side effects and these include:
- some pain upon application but this should only last for a few minutes and is mostly due to the salicylic acid in the formulation.
- errythema or redness around the edges of the lesion
- some stinging or burning sensation
- there may be some itching as well
The above are usually normal for Curaderm but a prolonged pain is not normal. The usual cause for this problem is that people tend to apply a relatively large amount of the cream onto the lesion such that when they then put the tape on it flattens the cream out and this then spreads onto the normal skin on the edges of the lesion. Those who are experiencing this problem will find that it is usually the edges that are most painful.
So the answer is to put less amount of cream on and to put it only in the middle of the lesion so that when the tape is applied the cream spreads evenly just to cover the lesion and not to go over onto normal skin. Another good thing about Curaderm too is that even if it is only applied in the middle of the lesion it will still trace and attack the cancer cells.
Edward Tambisari.
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