Hormonal ointments are all for and against

In many cases, if a child is prescribed hormonal ointments, parents begin to panic, and many simply refuse to take these drugs. This is due to fear of hormones or corticobobia.

What are the dangerous hormonal ointments and why is this attitude to them?

This situation arose, because earlier, when performing treatment for atopic dermatitis, severe forms of bronchial asthma, systemic glucocorticosteroids or SCS were used. They do cause some delays in the growth of the child, can cause increased pressure, inhibit the development of the body's own hormones, diabetes, obesity and other negative consequences. Currently, more and more local hormonal ointments are being used for allergies and other diseases that do not have the above effects.

It is worth noting that the negative attitude to these drugs is also caused by the fact that many doctors use fluorinated drugs such as Fluorocort, Flucinar, Sinalar, Lorinden, which, if uncontrolled, often cause skin atrophy, skin infections , The development of acne, hypopigmentation, persistent redness, the appearance of striae and vascular asterisks, excessive hair.

Often, hormonal ointments can cause the development of cataracts or glaucoma if they are applied around the eyes, they also delay growth, can cause the fontanelle to bulge in babies, and headaches.

In children, hormonal ointments usually cause more severe negative consequences than in adults. This is because the children's skin absorbs the drug better, and it quickly enters the bloodstream. Although modern hormonal ointments are much softer and safer than their predecessors, the attitude of most parents towards them is extremely negative.

Therefore, although these drugs and allowed to overcome many chronic diseases, but their uncontrolled use can lead to undesirable consequences and in pediatrics they must be taken very carefully.

What is the positive effect of using hormonal ointments?

After such anti-inflammatory drugs as "Flucinar", "Sinalar", "Lorinden", which contain fluoride or chlorine, were created, they became much more effective, but at the same time, their side effects increased. Modern steroid esters, for example, advantan and ultralan, have an excellent therapeutic effect and at the same time a fairly low systemic effect.

The good news in this area is the following:

- Modern hormonal products have a good curative effect and are safe, they can be used as early as 6 months of age, and some immediately after birth;

- the developed schemes of application of these preparations allow to minimize the possibility of occurrence of side effects;

- in any case, these drugs have a much greater positive effect when used than cause unwanted side effects.

How correctly to apply hormonal ointments?

The most important thing is that these funds must be taken only after the appointment of a doctor. After determining the correct diagnosis, you will be picked up by that particular drug, which will be approached according to the degree of anti-inflammatory activity, and all of them are divided into 4 groups.

The main rule is that the stronger the inflammation, the shallower the effect of the drug. If there are wetting processes, then you need to use drugs that are less likely to penetrate the blood, and this is a cream, lotion or emulsion.

Ointments are used if there are thickening of the skin, obvious peeling, because the active substance leaves the ointment more slowly and therefore penetrates more deeply into the skin.

Remember: take hormonal ointments without prescription and medical indications, but simply for cosmetic purposes is prohibited. In such cases, contact a professional cosmetologist.