Category: FAQs
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What is behavioural medicine?
There is more to medicine than diagnosis and treatment.Behavioural medicine emphasizes the importance of a broader remit,in order to achieve the best results. Behavioural medicine – of which behavioural dermatology is a part – links medicine with human behaviour, in order to both improve our understanding of physical illness, and therefore improve its treatment. Behavioural…
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What tips do you have for atopic eczema in the cold weather?
Like an old piano can go out of tune in the cold weather, so our skin can need extra attention too. In cold weather the air around us, outside and indoors, holds less moisture: the relative humidity goes down. Then water contained within a semi-permeable membrane like skin will tend to escape fast into the…
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FAQ: When the skin changes colour with atopic eczema, is it caused by the use of steroid creams or is it caused by regular scratching?
Correct answer: both are true!In the first case, yes steroid creams will change the colour of skin – they very slowly reduce the pigmentation, lightening the colour of the skin. The anti-inflammatory effect of the steroid reduces the activity of all skin cells, including the pigment cells – the “melanocytes“.In the second case, cellular activity…
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Can habit reversal be used for other skin conditions?
Yes, habit reversal can be a successful treatment for other skin conditions where there is scratching, rubbing and picking – and biting – of the skin. Here are some: In all the above there is little or no itch involved. In some other conditions habit reversal may be helpful too, even though with these itch…
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FAQ: Is it OK to go to the beach?
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FAQ: Which is more important in atopic eczema, allergy or dry skin?
While research finds ways of stopping the “atopic march”, chronic eczema needs treating with The Combined Approach Atopy is a term defining the constitutional susceptibility to develop certain linked illnesses, especially eczema (= dermatitis), hay-fever and asthma. The eczema associated with being atopic is called therefore atopic eczema. Being atopic is on the increase, and…
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FAQ: Is it difficult to use habit reversal for the scratching that comes with atopic eczema?
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FAQ: What about scalp eczema?
The Combined Approach to atopic eczema works well for scalp eczema The scalp is skin, typically hairy skin, and like all skin, it can be affected by atopic eczema. The same principles apply to scalp eczema that we recommend for atopic eczema elsewhere. If the eczema has been present for longer than a few days…
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Will habit Reversal Training help with my Eczema?
Because habits are automatic and often done unconsciously, you may not realise at first how important they are! Good question! The answer is “ Yes – if you have chronic atopic eczema” and you use “The Combined Approach”…Habit reversal training is a behaviour therapy that successfully treats unwanted habits like nail biting, hair pulling and thumb…
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FAQ: How Often Should Moisturisers Be Used?
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