Advice needed!

[xmawieeex]

Hi there!

i'm new to the forums too, just joined literally a minute ago and saw your post.
I have suffered from eczema since I was a child, i would get rashes on my legs and arms, but now that i'm an adult that has seemed to have disappeared and now i get eczema on my face.
I am so sensitive to alot of cremes, lotions out there when it comes to applying it to my face. I was researching and came across the eucerin brand, i am currently using the redness relief cleanser which seems be working for me, however i need a moisturiser as my skin gets so dry. I ordered the redness relief moisturiser so will see how that works. I was wondering if anyone has any recommendations or has used the eucerin brand and found it to have worked well for their eczema?

[Marcie Mom]

Hi both!

For skincare - need to moisturize, and any that doesn't have ingredient that irritate your skin and feels comfortable, within budget is good.

For treatment using cream - do consult your dermatologist and let him/her know it doesn't work. Here's an extract from my interview with dermatologist of harvard residency program:

MarcieMom: The prescription given by the doctor is typically moisturizing creams with topical steroid treatment and the instruction usually to moisturize frequently while steroid is to be used sparingly and not more than twice a day. What would you advice the parent to find out more from the doctor? For instance, asking how the eczema rash would appear after a week of application? And when it’d be cause to come back earlier than scheduled for another consultation?

Dr Susan Huang: Great question. Questions about the use of topical steroids frequently come up. Make sure you review an Eczema Action Plan with your physician before you and your child leave from your consultation. Having this information written down is important so that you don’t forget the details. Action items may include non-medication therapies (e.g. moisturizing, bathing techniques include bleach baths, wet wraps or wet pajamas, etc) as well as medications (e.g. topical steroids). It is important to clarify how much of the lotion/cream/ointment, to where is should be applied, and when it should be applied and for how many days. As you mentioned, also ask what you should expect to see at the end of the treatment course that your physician has detailed to you. It is important to have this information written down because it’s hard to remember all these details! We provide these written eczema action plans in our clinics.

[Apu Mridha]

you should consult an expert

[Dr Mary Judge]

Sorry to hear you are suffering from what sounds like infected scalp eczema. Have you seen a dermatologist? You should have full skin exam, review of current skin treatment and skin swabs to see what germs are on your skin. That will help to guide correct antibiotic treatment (you will need braoad spectrum antibiotic, not just Flucloxacillin). Then there are special steroid lotions to calm and control scalp eczema (eg. Betnovate scalp or mousse, Synalar gel, Locoid creolo and suchlike) but they do tend to sting as most have alcohol to make them easy to apply to scalp. Sometimes eczema that flares up as an adult is due to contact allergy to things you are putting on your skin and you may need skin patch testing to tell what's what.
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