Oh, it was excruciatingly painful. Many a night I was ready to rip off my face. It actually got worse once I stopped the cream application. It was almost like my skin was going thru withdrawal……no more chemo cream!! At least that’s how my dermatologist explained it. There were a few days when even droplets of water burned. My dermatologist suggested warm water and white vinegar to soothe. It actually worked and also reduced the redness as it healed. We were masking up at the time I first started (Covid) so I didn’t have to hibernate. As I said in my post, the result was so amazing that I made the decision to do the other side. But I waited until the winter so it as easy to stay inside. I must give my husband due credit as he was very tolerant during my really bad days. I did have the blue light treatment years ago (different dermatologist) but it was more like a bad sunburn and I didn’t notice much improvement.

I did the chemo cream twice. Once on my forehead and once on my nose and cheek. It looked so bad. I think at one point I sent my doc pictures and she told me to stop using it. There was a bit of burning, but not significant pain. I am going in next month and I think she will either freeze the areas again bc its back, or recommend MOHS. She said all from the sun. I am 70 so no sunscreen back then. Hope your situation is resolved without any further pain.