Eczema And Steroid Cream Side Effect

by Paul
(Manchester)

Hi,

I was prescribed Fucibet years ago for eczema on my hands. This steroid cream worked great and so I kept on using it -- usually for a couple of nights in a row whenever I had a reoccurrence, which, would be between a couple of weeks to a month.

Then I started getting the eczema on my face. And so, knowing little of the dangers of the steroid cream, I began to use it on my face. The tiniest bit is all I would need, and I would never use more than required to alleviate the eczema.

However, a few months ago, I started to develop a swelling or lump on my right cheek. In searching the net and trying to understand what was causing this, I learned, about a week ago, of the dangers of using steroid creams and have promptly stopped using them all together -- I'll just have to find some other way to control the eczema.

But what I'd like to know is, how long will it take for the swelling/lump to return to normal? Will it return to normal, and is there anything I can do to help this process?