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.