I have had the same thing but I didn't have it on my face it was on neck and it looked bad.
People asked me if my boyfriend hits me or if I fell down the stairs...I told them that 1. I don't have a boyfriend 2. I didn't fell down.
What I did was put lotion on it...The lotion that I used was vasaline intensive care dry skin(or something along that line).
Yah whatever you do, do not expose your face to the sun or sun lamps, they do not work it will dry out that area even more.
When I had the same thing on my neck (the rash) it took about a month to get rid of. Too, dont the month scare you, people are different in healing.
I hope it goes away,
johndeereismyvehicle19