moonface

Hi Olivia and welcome to the forum.

I'll try not to reiterate what you already know, but I'll say that the shorter the period of time and the lower the dose, the faster it will go away. I don't know of anything to make it go any faster. I know how annoying it is for people to stare or ask, and the short answer I give when someone asks is that it's from medications, and leave it at that. Those who know you well probably already know, and those who don't shouldn't be asking in the first place.

Some people can't seem to help themselves from being nosy or saying something like, "Oh you've got the chipmunk cheeks!" which has actually happened to me. I've had worse said to me, and I haven't always appreciated some people's humor at my expense regarding my disease, but it's those who have the problem (with their manners) not the recipient. I know that's not really helpful.

You're welcome!

Over the years I've had the moon face thing a lot from Pred. I got a few comments, but to be honest, the majority of people I spoke with about it (relatives and friends) said I looked a lot healthier - fuller... Instead of the emaciated, caved in cheeks type look when I was in severe flares.

I think we can be a bit hard on ourselves when we look in the mirror at times. Others perhaps see something different.

Actually even now looking back through old pictures over the years - I much prefer my moon face versions, though at the time I was very self-conscious. Now I look at the pre-moon face, emaciated type images and think wow... Holy cr@p I looked very ill.

Maybe just ask your parents.. They will most likely tell you straight up that you look a lot healthier.