Your finger nails with LS

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I'm curious, do your finger nails have clearly defined ridges on them?  Apparently its a sign of Lichen Planus.  I just wondered because they only appeared some time this year for me, when I was diagnosed with Lichen Schlerosus...

They dont cause any problems but I cant help but wonder why this condition would effect your finger nails.

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    Omg, I had been wondering about the ridges in my thumb nails. I haven't been diagnosed officially by my doctor due to health insurance and not being able to pay cash but I have a friend who is a doctor and the prognosis for the problem with the skin surround by "girlfriend" is LS. This site and forum is heaven sent for those who seek advise and information prior going to the doctor because it prepares and equips you with questions to ask your doctor.

    I have clobetasol Propionate 0.05 cream and Triamcinmolone Acetonide 0.1 cream. Does anyone have any recommendation regarding how long the clobetasol ointment should be used before having to possibly switch and decrease down to the triamcinolone cream?  Of course my main goal is to get to my physician to get a treatment plan but I got to do what I have to in the mean time.  Thanks everyone! 

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      The clobetasol is forever, but only a tiny pea-sized blob, eventually twice or even once a week. The weaker stuff is a 4 on a scale of 1 to 7 where clob is a 1. I can't see you'd really ever need that. There's a standard schedule of starting clob daily or even twice daily, graduating down over a few months to twice a week.

      If you watch Dr. Goldstein's presentation, you'll be right up to speed before seeing the doctor.

      https://patient.info/forums/discuss/dr-goldstein-lecture-271556

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      Caramel, I think you can become very informed on Lichen Schlerosus just from hanging out on sites like this one, and learning from people that actually have exactly the same problems, and so I wouldnt worry on that score, especially as many docs arent always that familiar with Lichen Schlerosus.  
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    I have another questions regarding LS and that is once you start treatment will the skin discoloring change. My skin has turned white (I am an African American woman), will it gain back some of it's color or is this permanent?
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      The white skin is dead cells, kind of like a blister. The ultra-potent steroid ointment may remove that layer. Mine comes and goes. The inflammatory cells are down deep underneath and the white layer is sort of the bi-product.
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      Something that occurred to me when reading this.  Don't worry about skin thinning as the skin regenerates too much with this condition. Also damaged skin particularly split skin heals from the bottom of the wound upwards so no worries.  This is why it appears that splits and tears take so long to heal.  The healing process starts but the sore part is still visible for a few days or longer if you have a severe tear or treatment is not good enough. 

      Don't mean to teach you to suck egg's (Uk saying) just thought it might help you to be a little patient and give your bodies time to heal.  This is why it is so important with us to continually treat and moisturise to keep the skin soft, and to make a barrier between the skin and urine so that it is not agravated and also it will heal quicker.

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