User Reviews for Imiquimod

Aldara (imiquimod): Works very well. Some slight scarring.

Aldara (imiquimod): When treating for Basal Cell Carcinoma, in my case the arm, HEED THE WARNING to not use on sore or broken skin, which should include recently biopsied lesions to avoid any confusion. Wait until the excision site has healed. I did not receive this instruction and began using it that night. The pain was beyond description, reached deep into the muscle tissue, and lasted for hours. Follow-up phone calls of course confirmed the oversight.

Aldara (imiquimod): The side effects of this cream were bad. Very painful sinus, swelling of throat and inside mouth, continuous cough on chest, headache (don't usually suffer headaches, dizziness). May be good for some people but not me. (I am 74).

imiquimod: Applying it once a day every day for five days is easier than I at first thought. Luckily the sites are on my shoulder blade area so I can reach them. Had they been in the middle or lower down I would not be able to apply the cream. After a few days the skin turned to sore welts which crusted. It is uncomfortable sleeping sometimes too. Last week (after two full weeks of treatment) I had to miss a day's application because the sore were too painful. I still have many more weeks to continue and I really want to stop, but I shall persist.

imiquimod: I had a basal cell carcinoma on my face, right under my left eye. I had surgery to remove it but it came back. The Imiquimod cream did the trick. It never came back and I'm writing this 4 years after the fact.