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    How do I know if my pimples are healing with the Fucidin cream?
    Laura Marusinec, MD
    Board Certified Pediatrician
    Dr. Marusinec is a board certified Pediatrician at the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, where she is on the Clinical Practice Council. She received her M.D. from the Medical College of Wisconsin School of Medicine in 1995 and completed her residency at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Pediatrics in 1998. She is a member of the American Medical Writers Association and the Society for Pediatric Urgent Care.
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    You will start to see less redness and bumps/pimples first. You should notice less breakouts and smoother skin in time.
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    Is an expired tube of Fucidin harmful to use, or does it just not have the same results?
    Laura Marusinec, MD
    Board Certified Pediatrician
    Dr. Marusinec is a board certified Pediatrician at the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, where she is on the Clinical Practice Council. She received her M.D. from the Medical College of Wisconsin School of Medicine in 1995 and completed her residency at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Pediatrics in 1998. She is a member of the American Medical Writers Association and the Society for Pediatric Urgent Care.
    Board Certified Pediatrician
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    Do not use expired medications, including creams. The effectiveness of the medication in creams usually decreases with time. But, more importantly, creams can get contaminated by bacteria or other organisms over time, especially once they are opened. This can cause a serious infection.
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    I have used it for two months. My doctor told me the course is three months, but there has been no change in my acne. What should I do?
    Laura Marusinec, MD
    Board Certified Pediatrician
    Dr. Marusinec is a board certified Pediatrician at the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, where she is on the Clinical Practice Council. She received her M.D. from the Medical College of Wisconsin School of Medicine in 1995 and completed her residency at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Pediatrics in 1998. She is a member of the American Medical Writers Association and the Society for Pediatric Urgent Care.
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    If there is no change at two months of using, feel free to call your doctor to evaluate and consider an additional or different treatment plan.
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    Can I put Fucidin on sensitive places?
    Laura Marusinec, MD
    Board Certified Pediatrician
    Dr. Marusinec is a board certified Pediatrician at the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, where she is on the Clinical Practice Council. She received her M.D. from the Medical College of Wisconsin School of Medicine in 1995 and completed her residency at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Pediatrics in 1998. She is a member of the American Medical Writers Association and the Society for Pediatric Urgent Care.
    Board Certified Pediatrician
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    If you want to apply Fucidin to a sensitive area, first try it on somewhere that is not sensitive, or try a small amount to the sensitive area. If your skin tolerates it, then you can try using it on the area. If your skin gets irritated after using it, then stop and talk to your doctor.
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