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Dear Concerned,
The first time that one's skin begins to weep can be a very scary period. If you continue with your normal dietary, hygienic, professional and recreational activities, ceteris paribus, unfortuanately sometimes your body chemistry may still change.
Weeping eczema, also knows as wet eczema, is characterized and identified by a thin, colorless film that is emitted from damaged skin tissue. This fluid adheres to the skin, dries, scabs and begins the lichenification of the affected area of skin. Lichenification is when an affected area of skin thickens to the point of a leathery, bark-like, reptile-like appearance.
Despite the thickness lichenified skin, the area often rips easily especially if it is located in an area where the muscles move frequently such as the neck or face. When a lichenified area rips, the oozing, weeping process begins again. And the affected area become stiffer, less elastic, thicker, rougher and more uncomfortable.
The lichenified/weeping areas exacerbates the itch-scratch-rash process that normal eczema patients experience. If you neck is covered with a lichenified rash, making normal head movements is enough to crack the skin and cause the affected area to weep.
If you are experiencing lichenification and weeping skin simultaneously, you must take the highest safety measures to prevent the area from getting infected.
Normal lotions and emollients that normally sooth your eczema breakouts and rashes, may cause the immune system to overreact and make the skin weep more. The very process of gently applying a steroid or topical immunomodulator to a lichenified/weeping area of skin is often enough to break the skin and cause the leaking of more fluid.
Covering the area with a thick coat of petroleum jelly/vaseline may be enough to sooth the itching. Covering the area with a bandage, gauge, or cotton fabric (a soft cotton scarf, cleaned daily, for an affected neck) may protect the area from potention irritants and remind you to not scratch, or even move the affected area that much.
In these cases oral medication and supplements works much better than apply topical ointments to a weeping area. An oral corticosteroid or oral anti-biotic is the best bet to clear up an area of weeping/lichenified eczema.
The best way to treat weeping eczema, is to prevent it. Begin to treat sensitive rash areas before the lichenification and weeping process begins.
Hope this helps.
Love,
Lhea J.
2 comments:
Prevent it hw?! Wat if you've been Putn the lotions on before it weeps an it still gets to that stage?!
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