Lichen Planus/ Lichen Simplex Chronicus

Stuart Millar Updated by Stuart Millar

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Symptoms:

Purplish, itchy, flat-topped bumps. Found on mucous membranes such as in the mouth or on the vulva. Forms lacy white patches, sometimes with painful sores.

Recovery:

Dr. Harlan typically treats his adult patients for lichen planus and lichen simplex chronicus by having them apply SmartLotion® 4x per day for up to 4 weeks.

As long as the patient sees improvement during the initial 4 weeks, after 4 weeks he typically recommends tapering down to 3x per day for 2 weeks then to 2x per day for 2 weeks and so on. The rate of tapering should vary based on how quickly the rash is healing.

If the patient does not see improvement within the first 4 weeks, he will prescribe them a stronger treatment for 3 weeks to help with initial control and recovery before switching back to SmartLotion®.

Prevention:

To prevent the rash from returning, Dr. Harlan instructs his adult patients to apply SmartLotion® 2x per day, or less as needed.

Some patients require intervals of 2x and 1x every other day SmartLotion® applications for complete flare-up control. Some patients require 1 application per day, and some only require 3 applications per week.

This is why long-term safety was so important to Dr. Harlan when he formulated SmartLotion®. For whatever maintenance schedule his patients require, he wanted to ensure that there would be no chance of side effects. Rest assured, SmartLotion® is 100% safe for long term use, as demonstrated in his peer-reviewed safety study.

To read Dr. Harlan's peer -reviewed safety study, please click here.

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