Posted in allergies but no luck, so trying here!
DS1 is 14 & just hit puberty. He has had eczema since a baby to varying degrees, but the last few months it has gone ballistic, v dry skin on face & neck incliding around the eyes. Most teens go greasy! Also bad on hands anms & legs. OK, well everywhere really. His face has always been clear in the past so it's a great shame for him as it does affect his appearence. He has dematology appt coming up, but I wondered if nyone else on here has a DC whose excema has persisted into teenagerhood, and indeed got worse at tht time. Could it be affected by hormones? The poor lad has to undergo a complex regime of creams & sometimes bandages every day, he's pretty good about it but understandably not as thorough as he could be. After all he recently admitted that he 'doesn't always bother' to clean his teeth. He also has a severe allergic eye contition which has improved recently. Anyone with similar experiences?