Facing The Horrors Of Face Eczema

It's the typical day for you and you are getting ready for school or work. That is until you look in the mirror and see a horrid interpretation of Frankenstein. The worst part is that your face is the remake of Frankenstein with those swollen eyelids, lips, or even both! And as if your day couldn't get any worse, you are already late for work or school and you are pretty sure that you can't get through the day just by wearing sunglasses or announcing that you had your lips plumped out to look like Angelina Jolie's thick, luscious lips. What you have there, my friend, is face eczema. In most cases, it manifests as eczema on eyelid or your lips.

Eczema on face is a symptom of the skin condition eczema. Just like other forms of eczema, face eczema is triggered by some type of irritant be it the food that you eat or your exposure to commercial or environmental products. Because exposure of the face to any of these irritants causes skin irritation, what happens is that the body reacts by prompting an allergic reaction and subsequent skin inflammation. As a result, certain areas of the face - especially those that were directly exposed to an irritant - become swollen and red. In some cases, the eyelid or eyelids may not swell but will develop red dots on the skin that may be raised bumps or flat rashes. When the swelling, redness, or rashes appears on the eyelid, then it is called eczema on eyelid. However if these typical indicators of inflammation show up on the lips, then it is properly referred to as eczema of the lips.

Eczema on eyelid or the lips is not an infection, even though there is inflammation. You can tell an eyelid or a lip infection from eczema because there will be a yellowish liquid oozing out of them and you will feel pain instead of the itching that is associated with eczema. Even so, face eczema needs to be treated right away. Although it is not a cause for alarm involving one's health, it does interfere with your life by interrupting your work or education. In addition to interfering with work and school, face eczema can also cause depression, impaired interaction with peers, and low self-esteem especially when it recurs often and is left untreated.

When an eczema rash is already manifest on your eyelids, lips, or any part of your face, then you can't do anything else other than treat it. For eczema on eyelid or in areas surrounding your lips, you can seek a doctor's advice. It's very important to be careful and protect your eyes. Don't use a topical medication around or on your eyes, without first seeking the advice of a doctor.

Although it is not advisable to use them directly on your eyelids, topical ointments are better than creams for general facial use. That is because since ointments are oil-based products, they have less chance of being rubbed off easily to surrounding areas which in these cases are your eyes and mouth. Thus, you will least likely ingest or have eye irritation related to the eczema medication found in the ointment.

With lip eczema or face eczema that's widespread, doctors say that it is best to use an eczema medication in the form of tablets, pills, syrups, or capsules to prevent possible eye irritation and ingestion due to the excessive amount of cream that these symptoms require.

However, when your face eczema has completely subsided or you haven't had it for a while, taking preventive measures is the best. Not only will this help you avoid eczema on eyelid, your lips, and eczema on face in general but it will also help you avoid their consequences and effects on your life. You can easily do so by making a list of what you know causes your face eczema and then avoid what is on your list. Remember that this list is not permanent though. Each time you are exposed to something new that causes your face eczema to flare up, then add that to your list and avoid it going forward.