Treatment of Topical Corticosteroid-Damaged Skin

Fig. 29.1

Complete recovery of steroid-induced lipoatrophy after three times saline injections, two weeks apart

Serial saline injections on weekly or bimonthly basis effectively resolve SIL within 4–8 weeks of the initial saline injection [26].

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