Just posting in Chat for traffic really. DD (13) has had an ongoing issue with her skin (mainly face) for over a year now. When it first started both eyes swelled up and she got some red inflammation on her forehead that kind of looked like spots but weren’t and also a patch on one cheek of dry scaly skin. Went to the GP and they said to use antihistamines. She had 2 more flare-ups where her eyes swelled up. Went back to the GP who said it seemed to be an allergic reaction but we couldn’t pinpoint to what as she wasn’t using anything different. DD does suffer from hay fever quite badly in spring/summer also. GP put her on the antihistamine Fexofenadine long term as she thought DD’s skin was continuously inflamed and had never completely cleared from the 3 big flare-ups, also would cover her for the hay fever months. We also totally stripped back DD’s skincare routine/products and she now just uses a Cetaphil face wash and moisturiser. Initially this worked a dream and her skin totally cleared up!
Now slowly over the space of a few months the skin complaint has started to come back despite DD still taking the antihistamines every day. We have been back to the GP and she has finally got allergy clinic referral in just over a month. She also had a blood test that ruled out any pet allergies and confirmed her grass and tree pollen allergy.
It is really getting DD down as she just doesn’t know what to do about the rash. They look like spots but are not as they just never go. She has tried squeezing them and nothing comes out and they just get red but still don’t go. I know that she is at an age where hormones are raging and that she will be a bit spotty but these just don’t look like usual teenage spots.
Does anyone have any ideas on what it could be and other things we can try? Have posted a pic so you can see.