A 30-year-old male asked:
can you use permethrin cream 5% on your face?
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Dr. George Wooming answered
34 years experience Dermatology
I don't think you ha: I don't think you have to. Are you itching on the face? When you applied the cream everywhere else (except the face) did you get better?
Answered on Sep 17, 2019
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