I have uneven tone and swollen eyelids and lips. Why?

Question

Hi doctor,

I have been struggling with skin problems since I was a baby. I was told I have eczema and am not allowed to eat things like tin food and my body gets itchy when I play in the grass and after taking a bath. I get a rash, teary eyes, and runny nose, when seasons change my skin gets dry too especially in winter.

Now as a 25-year-old female, my skin tone is uneven, my face is worse, and at times my lips and eyelids swell up and I am not sure why. I have recently been using some products for a month and I still see no difference. Which skin repair products can you recommend?

Thanks.

Answer 1

Hi,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

I can understand your concern.

You are suffering from atopic dermatitis. You have a family history of atopy. You have all the symptoms of atopy that is runny nose, eyes problem and now swelling. It is a condition in which a person has an inherent tendency of being allergic to so many things. We have a natural moisturizing factor in our skin but that factor is missing in atopic individuals. That is why skin is very dry and itchy. It is affected by different climatic conditions, whether change, clothing, infections. In some people it can get better with age, in others it continues for long periods.

I suggest you apply white soft Paraffin plus liquid Paraffin all over the body three to four times a day, take an antihistamine tablet, mild steroid preparation like Hydrocortisone ointment, it can be used if skin feels inflamed. Apply moisturizer to your face. Use sunscreen for face.

Also, avoid long baths in water, avoid woolen clothing, Immediately moisturize your body after taking a bath, avoid extremes of temperature, do take opinion from an eye specialist.

You have to avoid the factors that aggravate your condition and I will also suggest you take opinion from an eye specialist as well. Your medications are correct. The main thing is to moisturize the skin.

I hope this information will help you.

Thanks.