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Re: My ugly legs...hair and more- ALICIA OR ANYONE
From: Zowie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 21 Mar 2001 20:51:51 -0600 (CST)
Hi there. I, too, have this problem, althought the Dermatologist I saw
yesterday didn't notice it. (My appt. was literally about a minute
long). However, he did notice this on my neck and Rx me "ammonium
lactate" or "lac-hydrin" which I researched on rxlist.com and found that
it too is for ichthyosis, the scaling skin. My instructions are to use
it twice a day to "neck and axilla". What is an axilla?? I guess I can
use this on my legs too? I wish I could just pout it into a tub and
bathe in it. That's how dry my skin is. I did explain that my skin is
severely dry and scaly all over, but the instructions don't say "apply
everywhere" or to "affected areas", so I'm afraid to use it anywhere
else. Perhaps this would also work in place of the Amlactin that you
are searching for. Mine is a 12% cream that comes in a long, 140 gm
tube, 2 to a box. See if you can find this one. They're by Rx only
though. Good luck!
At Wed, 21 Mar 2001, anonymous wrote:
>
>Is this lotion Amlactin over the counter or prescription? I tryied to
>look it up on the net as a prescription drug and had no luck finding it
>too. I also have this problem and shaving really aggrevates it so my dr
>said if i want it to go away, just don't shave (can't u tell he's a
>male?!? lol!) I've switched to an electric razor and that has helped
>quite a bit, although it takes longer and doesn't get as close a shave.
>I'm wondering about this lotion Alicia mentioned.
>
>At Wed, 21 Mar 2001, Alicia wrote:
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>>Hi. About a year ago I went to a dematologist because my legs were so
>>scaly and dry they made me look 100 years old! The derm told me it was
>>called ichthyosis (a scaly skin disease) and she told me that it starts
>>at birth. But I didn't have it until the last 3 or so years ago
>>(another weird PCOS by-product perhaps? I didn't get into the whole PCOS
>>thing with her.) She told me to use a lotion called amlactin which is a
>>highly concentrated lactic acid lotion. In a matter of weeks my skin
>>looked like a 26 years olds again. The derm also said that no amount of
>>exfoliation or oil moisturizing would have gotten rid of it. In fact,
>>she told me not to even use soap on that part of my legs (knees down)
>>instead use Cetaphil. Hope this helps a little!
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-- Zowie :)
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