Eczema in Children: Pediatric Treatment Approaches

The Dermatology Associates Skin & Cancer Center has provided residents in Panama City, Chipley, Panama City Beach, and Marianna, FL, with skin treatment support for many years and can tackle a broad array of different common problems. For example, we provide eczema treatment that manages your child’s outbreaks. If your little one has eczema, follow these steps to help them.

Child Eczema At-Home Care

 Try these steps first to soothe your baby’s pain:

• Cold Compresses: This step helps to calm a child’s rash, which can feel like it’s on “fire” for many kids). Even an ice pack wrapped in a towel can significantly help.
• Petroleum Jelly: Petroleum jelly helps remove the sting of eczema and stop a child from scratching. It moisturizes the skin and keeps them from worsening their outbreak. 
• Sleep Sac: A sleep sac can prevent younger children with eczema from scratching as they sleep. You might also want to monitor their naps to ensure their safety.
• Bleach Baths: Besides regularly washing their hands, a good bleach bath (just a little bit in water) can help kill bacteria that may worsen eczema. Only do this as directed by our team.

Eczema Preventative Care Options

 Often, prevention is the best option for eczema. Here are a few ways you can prevent flareups and keep your baby’s skin healthy:

• Daily Baths: Use a moisturizing soap and cleaner to wash your baby daily. Doing so helps to reduce eczema rashes and can ensure that your child’s skin stays healthy.
• Use Moisturizing Creams: Identify the affected area and rub an age-appropriate moisturizing cream on your child’s skin. This can help reduce their outbreaks considerably. 
• Apply Ointments: Apply over-the-counter hydrocortisone ointments to your baby’s rash to prevent itching and prevent this problem from worsening.

Eczema Therapies We Can Provide

 The dermatologist teams in Panama City, Chipley, Panama City Beach, and Marianna, FL, provide the eczema treatment your child needs. We know they’re probably sad, scratching, and miserable. So, we’ll do what we can to help you with therapies like:

• Corticosteroid medication
• Dupilumab injections
• Prescription topical steroids
• Phototherapy 
• Immunosuppressant drugs 

 Medicines like calcineurin inhibitors can often stop eczema from worsening and keep your baby healthy and safe. Just as importantly, they can reduce outbreaks from happening in the first place and keep a baby comfortable and safe from eczema. 

Recovery is Available for Your Child

Come to Dermatology Associates Skin & Cancer Center if your little one needs eczema treatment in Panama City, Chipley, Panama City Beach, and Marianna, FL. Call (850) 769-7546 to talk to our team of experts, and we’ll get you and your child started on the recovery path.