Dissecting cellulitis of the scalp (DCS): treatment

intralesional corticosteroids: Basically there are two types of steroids...ones that get you super swoll and others that get you super fat. These are the ones that get you fat. You can either take oral or have them injected into your scalp. The scalp injection only works for about 2 weeks at least in my case. I also had them through the IV which cleared up my Dissecting cellulitis of the scalp (DCS) in 3 days, after that with a high dosage you can live relatively pain free. But the side effects are pretty bad, you gain weight fast and in all the wrong areas. It basically makes your appetite uncontrollable. When you have gone through 2 boxes of pizza and you want more...its a problem. But they help. Some other side effects are : trouble sleeping, fragile skin and high blood pressure.