Skin care while on AI

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Jewelweed
Jewelweed Member Posts: 74
edited December 2021 in Managing Side Effects of Breast Cancer and Its Treatment

Hey all!


So I haven't started AI yet, but will be talking to my MO on Thursday. I finished radiation last week, and I think I just made a skin care blunder.

In the past, I have used IPL laser therapy to excellent effect for sun damage. I went in for a session to treat my decollate, nowhere near my breast area, and ended up getting really inflamed. Ouch. It's healing up well, but I feel so dumb.

The skinny: I think radiation has just made all of my skin way more delicate and fragile. I think I need to watch it and stick to really gentle treatments going forward. I should have thought of this, but I have olive skin and am accustomed to handling laser therapy and assorted dermatology treatments very easily. Argh!

I'd be interested to know if anyone else has experienced big changes in their skin after breast cancer treatment and how you have handled it? Are there dermatologists out there who specialises in treating BC survivors?


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