Eczema Treatment Care

Question by Lindsey: Discolored Skin from Contact Dermatitis?
Instead of darker skin though, the spots where i had the rash are lighter.
Can i tan to get rid of these?
I have pretty dark skin, and i’m still in treatment with the rash.
It was due to allergies, and they gave me steroid cream to use for two weeks

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Answer by zitdr_02
You have two reasons for having the lighter spots: the first one is “post-inflammatory hypopigmentation”, which frequently occurs after an inflammatory event, such as a dermatitis. In this sort of situation, the pigment granules are still being made, but the dermatitis is inhibiting the transfer of the granules from the pigment cells to the epidermal skin cells, and hence, the cells are arriving at the surface of the skin with less than a normal load of pigment granules. This situation will revert to normal, some time after the dermatitis has cleared. In addition, you are using a steroid cream, which also leads to blanching of the skin from having the blood vessels under the dermatitis become constricted. This condition will also heal up, once the cortisone is stopped.

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Question by TravelingGal: Does eczema leave a discolored white scar?
I had a rash that I believe was eczema. Reason, I’ve had mild cases of it for years, but this year, I got it on my arm and after it went away, it left a pinkish white colored scar. I barely scratched it, but for some reason, the area looks white.

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Answer by Taillie
I have suffered from eczema since i was 5. I get these pinkish white scars too. They do fade away but they are usually more noticable when i am tanned and often when they fade away the area is white and the rest of my arm is tanned. If you have a tan this could be the reason the area looks white.
If you are really worried i would advise visiting your doctor to make an appointment with a dermatoligist. I had one a few years back and it was brilliant.

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