But if your eczema is severeor it has stopped responding to OTC strategiesyou may need a more aggressive therapy.
You should also not have any eczema-related disturbances to sleep or other daily activities.
Moderate to moderately-severe casesof eczema may have an impact on your daily activities, including sleep.
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The skin will sometimes also becomeexcoriated.
In severe cases of eczema, you will have widespread areas of dryness and redness.
Itchiness increases greatly between moderate and severe cases of eczema.
It can affect your mental and social health as well.
A healthcare provider can help evaluate the following common reasons that treatment may initially be ineffective.
A resolution will not occur despite more aggressive therapy if instigating factors have not been removed.
You start by soaking in a tub of water for 15 minutes.
Upon exiting the bath, you apply a high concentrated lotion and apply it to your whole body.
You should avoid rubbing highly concentrated lotions to your groin, armpit (axilla), or face.
Wet wraps that are used for more than two hours should be done once or twice a day.
Therapy using wet wraps should be used for two to 14 days until symptoms resolve.
They may recommend one or several second-line therapies.
The treatment only lasts a few seconds to a few minutes.
Your response and dose can be adjusted based on tolerance to the treatment.
Systemic Therapy:This is an additional option that may be considered when other treatments have failed.
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