Dear Dr Chris Reynolds, I would like to thank you for all your help and support. After almost 2,5 years topical steroid withdrawal, I am feeling much better skin is strong. 90% healed. I still have neck that gets sunburnt easily in strong summer uv but the rest is great….
29 y.o. female. Atopic eczema/dermatitis since childhood. This young woman suffered severe nail damage due to prolonged daily topical steroid use for nearly 12 years. The patient was an operating theatre nurse where frequent hand-washing and possibly latex gloves caused inflammation around the nails. In the two pics on the…
Did you know, topical steroids, if applied regularly, soon become addictive? They can also seriously erode the skin and damage or destroy many of its numerous protective functions. (Fig. 1.) Therefore, TO RESTORE THE SKIN TO NORMAL, TOPICAL STEROIDS MUST BE CEASED AND REPLACED WITH WHEATGRASS EXTRACT. Twice weekly application…