Thursday, November 27, 2014

Eczema cure in Malaysia?

Eczema Cure Malaysia
Image via contourderm.com
As a retired medical doctor, I would like to be direct and upfront with the question above. There is no cure for eczema at the moment, however you could manage your’s and your baby’s eczema to a point where it becomes non-visible. 

If you still believe in some of the tooth-fairy folklore self-help ‘how I cure my eczema ebooks’, you will not find us recommending any of those stuff in this post. Most of these ‘alternative’ sites will start by agreeing that there is no medical cure for eczema andhow superficial your medical doctor and your dermatologist are. Then they will bring out their ‘cure all from inside out’ bla bla … Seriously, there is just too much of these non credible and non-proven stuff on the internet. So, decide wisely.

Just to substantiate the ‘no-cure’ claim –

“While there’s no cure for eczema, you can reduce flaky, dry skin by using products infused with hyaluronic acid…”
http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/eczema/treatment-11/cosmetics-eczema-makeup

“There is no cure for eczema, but there are a few things you can do to lessen your risk and prevent flare-ups. ..”
http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/eczema/understanding-eczema-prevention

Do take note that WebMd is one of the top healthcare sites in the world. Its’ ranked as the 2nd most popular site under the health category.
http://www.alexa.com/topsites/category/Top/Health


If you would like to check the site that is promoting the ‘ezcema cure all treatments’, try verifying their ‘Alexa ranking’ and compare it with WebMD.


Here are some locally related article and forum discussion:

Article Approved by the BabyCenter Malaysia Medical Advisory Board
Baby eczema: causes, symptoms, treatments & creams
http://www.babycenter.com.my/a541297/baby-eczema-causes-symptoms-treatments--creams

Forum discussions on Eczema in Malaysia
eczema, any suggestion of good product?
Just wanna ask if any of u have child or baby with eczema or some sort of dry and sensitive skin problem..is there any good product that u have tried and would reccommend to use? So many products out there..dunno which one is better for my baby's eczema as seems to get worse now..
https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2537726/all

Please consult your medical doctor for further advice or request to be referred to a dermatologist in Malaysia