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This will help to reduce drying and redness on the surrounding skin. After you have applied the gel wash your hands with soap and water. Avoid contact of your eyes, eyelids and mouth with the gel. Wait at least 30 minutes after bathing or showering before applying the gel. Make sure your skin is dry before applying the gel. If your skin becomes dry or irritated from the gel, then temporarily stop the gel until this improves. This may take several days. You may be given a prescription for a topical cortisone cream to apply in the morning to the psoriasis.
You should apply an emollient or moisturizer before applying the gel to the psoriasis spots. This will help to reduce drying and redness on the surrounding skin. After you have applied the gel wash your hands with soap and water. Avoid contact of your eyes, eyelids and mouth with the gel. Wait at least 30 minutes after bathing or showering before applying the gel. Make sure your skin is dry before applying the gel. If your skin becomes dry or irritated from the gel, then temporarily stop the gel until this improves.
Fortunately, most of these side-effects can be handled either by discontinuing the steroid or by introducing another medication. Side-effects are also more likely where the skin being treated is inherently thin, but even thicker skin may atrophy (become very thin) (see Figure 12). This condition can sometimes be reversed once the medication has been stopped. Thinning skin is a particular problem with babies and young children, because their skin is naturally thin. As a result, most dermatologists will try to avoid longterm application of strong topical steroids in young patients.