Eczema Treatment Care

Question by Adi: I have a baby with face eczema. I used desonide for a week; eczema is back. Is aclovate safer or better?
Any help related to baby face eczema would help.

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Answer by Billie R
no, it causes sterility

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Question by Marra’s mommy: Has anyone used tea tree oil to treat infant eczema?
I refuse to use the new bleach bath method, but heard tea tree oil may help? If you used it, did it help a lot and what brand?

Please do not bother to mention Eucerine, Aquafor, Aveeno or cortisone. Already tried all of those.
Did actually go to see a dermatologist for her. He prescribed a cortisone cream that is good for infants of her age (4 months), but that was it. You can only use it for two weeks at a time at most. It works great until she’s done with the two weeks, then it slowly comes back all over her back and shoulders.

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Answer by Hannah’s mommy
Have you taken him/her to an infant dermatologist? I took my daughter and she was prescribed two different medications to mix together to put on the eczema, and another body cream. Within 2 weeks it cleared it all up!

Before you try tea tree oil, take him/her to a dermatologist.

ETA: My doctor prescribed this for my DD. He prescribed her Bactroban (an antibiotic cream) to mix with Mometasone (a moderate steriod). We are suppose to mix them together and apply to her legs 2X a day for 2 weeks, 1X per day for 2 weeks, and every other day for 2 weeks.
Also, he prescribed EpiCeram, a skin barrier cream to use a few times a day

The mild cortisone did nothing for my daughter. It worked for a week, then came back. The moderate cortisone along with the antibiotic cream really helped.

Good luck, I hope you find something that will work!

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Question by RockiesFan: In the future, would stem cell therapy be used to cure eczema?
I know that Parikinsans can be cured with stem cell therapy. And I know that eczema is genetic. So with the mapping of the human genome and stem cell research, can we cure eczema?

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Answer by lorie v
i really think that in the years to come yes stem cell research is going to make great advancements in the world of medecine

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A friend of mine has it really bad on his legs and torso. Not bad on his arms & back, but none on his face, neck or chest. He uses hydrocortizone cream, but I didn’t know if there were any other treatments found to work more effectively. He also has four fingernails on his left hand that are thick, obviously from a fungal problem, but the prescription meds haven’t affected that either.

I’ve been using prescription medications for about six years now to treat this condition, but I’m still experiencing periodic “flare-ups” on my skin, especially on my face and back. So I eagerly await your answers!