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| Red area still present on left cheek at site of AK, but has sprouted no new keratin pillars |
I'm surprised that the Efudex-treated areas are still a little redder than the untreated skin. This is mainly visible around the eyes, where whiter skin adjacent to the eye is surrounded by redder skin -- kind of a raccoon effect.
Did it work? Well, the red area on my left cheek is still red, although no new keratin pillars have appeared in that area. And I do have a new keratosis on my forehead within the treated area. It doesn't seem that a new keratosis should appear so soon in an area where the sun damage has supposedly been removed. But it still seems that the best test will be to reapply the Efudex in some areas and see if they light up again. My next dermatology appointment isn't until March 8, so I might email the doc to see what she thinks about testing a few areas ahead of the appointment.
