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Consultation: Ichthyosis
Dr Harper treats a women for the skin condition Ichthyosis, with amazing results.
UPDATE
The treatment given to this patient was a combination of Cetraben, Culmurid and Eucerin and then a cling film wrap, but it might not work for everyone so best to go to your GP and get their professional opinion.
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Hi, I am also having this ichtyosis vulgaris.It is heredity for me. I have been affecting since from my childhood. Could you please share me the cream to cure it.
Thanks for making this show, finally came across this clip plus some google research and think I can finally have a crack at making my condition better. Good luck to all suffering from it too.
My daughter has just been prescribed cetraben cream and bath solution, do I still use shampoo on her with the cetraben in the bath? She has Bas dry cracked skin on her head as well as her body so not sure if I can still use shampoos? We also use baby shampoo as other shampoos are too harsh, are there any other shampoos I can use? She is 4 years old
I don't know what type of ichthyosis i have, there is no such facility here at my place.can you help me with this ?
I have the same skin condition as dionne and I would really appreciate it if you could help me treat it. Also would you be able to give me the name of the cream and the explaination of how to apply them. Hope you are able to get back to me as I am really curious of knowing. Thank you so much for your time.
Hi the creams I use are...Calmurid which you may need to be prescribed, Cetraben which you can get from most pharmacies i mix these together (1pump of each & just rub together) & wrap in the plastic at night if your skin is cracked this will sting a bit, you can leave it on all night (although it can be uncomfortable if its warm).. i also used either skinoren or eucerin cream under the cetraben during the day..although it is no longer a problem for me,i still use the Cetraben cream daily as my moisturiser..I drink at least 2 litres of water a day which also helps & use exfoliating gloves in the shower on my legs daily. I really hope this works for you aswell.
Hello doc, I'm so glad to see that this skin condition can be (might be) curable, since i''m suffering it every single day :)it's been shown that the treatment was a combination of Cetraben, Culmurid and Eucerin. May I ask you two questions? Do I have to apply one by one (3 of them), or each of them for a time, then a cling film wrap? Is Eucerin itself enough? Thank you :x
Hi I have recently started using almond oil and then wrap cling film when I am at home and my skin looks much better. And I also masage almomd oil all over my body half an hour before going for a shower. You can get this oil from any indian grocery shop. good luck
Hello, Iv'e not long found out that my three sons have got ichthyosis, I am glad that I am able to treat this condition, however my eight year old son has also got a very bad case of it on his head which is gradually taking his hair out at the roots, there are no signs of the hair growing back which leaves me very worried as he is a very confident boy at the moment but feels very worried about his image. are there any ways to avoid more of his hair falling out?
DRINK LOT OF WATER USE NON-FRAGRANCE SHOWER GELS DO NOT USE HOT WATER DURING THE SHOWER, USE WARM WATER, THE WATER DOESN'T NEED TO BE COLD I USE EUCERIN CREAM WHICH IS VERY GOOD FOR DRY SKIN. GIVE A TRY
I have suffered from itchy all over my body on my last second trimester of my pregnancy, I have blister by scratching, my GP seems dont know what it is, they gave me hydrocortizone but dont work and now im 25 weeks, my puritis is less than before but it's look more allergic, eczema, im not quite sure please help me , Im very suffer and worry if my skin will not comeback to normal again. Thank you
Do not use hot water during shower Use warm water but not cold Drinks lot of water I am using the Eucerin cream for dry skin, it is really good, if you apply it at night after shower then you do not need to apply it in the morning. Remember drink lot of water
i have got a problem with my wille
I have callous skin in the palm of my hands, espically in the joints of the finger, I use a blade to pear away piles of skin and then sand paper or a foot file to smooth the skin over. When the skin is high, it is difficult for cream to be absorbed. I have to do this every week. I have be told that I have ezema in my palms and have had a patch test but it identified no allergies. I have used eucerin and dermavote but no to no avail. - think if I had a skin peel it would clear it away and allow new skin to come through,smooth, but have been advised against. What would you suggest?
