But I do suffer from eczema and it flares up on my upper lip, chin, neck, sideburns. Pretty much all the areas I'm going to get treated.
What does this mean for me? Hopefully nothing.
I went for a consultation at the Laser Clinic at The Royal Free Hospital and saw Dr Clayton there. He said if anything I might see an improvement of my symptoms after treatment as the hairs make me itchy (don't I know it; this yeti phase is doing my skin no favours). He said to carry on using my steroid creams as usual as well. The last bit is interesting as the clinic where I am getting the treatment said to avoid laser treatment for 10-12 days after using steroid creams - but the good doctor couldn't see any sense in this, so I'll go with him.
He did warn that eczema can cause dark pigmentation in the skin (of which I'm painfully aware) and this could mean I'm more likely to burn/get further pigmentation here. Boo.
Interesting! I have dermatitis and had my test patch yesterday, but was told it will probably make it worse... How did the treatment affect it in the end?
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