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Hi. i want to know if using steroids on skin has a safe quantity and/or duration. also how bad can steroids affect our skin? thanks
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Steroids can have many benefits but they may also have side effects locally on the skin or because they are absorbed into the blood stream, they can have side effects elsewhere (brain, eye, bones, pancreas, etc.) You always want to use the least you can for the shortest duration you can to achieve the therapeutic benefit.
Answered 10/28/2021
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