> # topical steroid treatment

> Written by Frank at 19 Sep 2000 17:28:50:

> Does anybody have experience with a topical steroid treatment of phimosis? I have a mild case of phimosis and have just been prescribed a 0.5% betamethasone cream. Now I am a little confused as to how to apply the cream. Most resources on the internet say you have to apply it "externally" -- it sounds as though they mean on the "very outside" of the prepuce. When I mentioned this to my doctor he chuckled and said that I would have to unroll it completely before applying the cream, otherwise it is totally uneffective. However, this seems a little odd to me. The part of my foreskin that is the most tight (sort of a narrow ring) is always on the outside, even if I pull the foreskin all the way down. Pulling it down does not expose it any more or less. Does anybody have some advice for me?

> Also, to those who have undergone a topical steroid treatment -- did you find it worked? How long did you use it? Where the effects lasting?

> I really appreciate any bit of information that could help me become unconfused! Thanks guys!

> Answers:

> - Re: topical steroid treatment DD 9/20/2000 15:23 (1)
>   - Thanks DD and Charles! frank 9/20/2000 18:45 (0)

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