October is Eczema Awareness Month

More than 31 million people in the U.S. have eczema. Is the skin on your hands dry, thick, and scaly? Do you have deep, painful cracks on your hands that bleed? You may have more than dry skin. Hand eczema could be the culprit.

Hand eczema can cause the following:

• Dry, chapped skin (often the first sign)
• Patches of red (or dark brown) irritated skin
• Scaly and inflamed skin that may itch
• Burning sensation
• Itchy blisters
• Deep, painful cracks
• Bleeding or weeping skin
• Crusts, pus, and pain

Because it often looks like dry skin, hand eczema can easily be mistaken for dry skin. Unlike dry skin, you need more than a good moisturizer to get rid of hand eczema. Effective treatment begins with finding the cause. Anything that irritates your skin can cause hand eczema. Even something as harmless as water can irritate your skin if you often have wet hands. Many people who frequently have wet hands throughout the day, such as nurses, hair stylists, and plumbers get hand eczema.

If this is something you are struggling with, make an appointment with one of our experts to find relief.

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