During this time the staff member will help with wet dressings and teach parents about managing your child s eczema.
Wet dressing for eczema.
A wet to dry dressing is one in which you cover the wet dressing with a dry dressing.
For severe cases of eczema your child s health care provider may recommend wet dressings to treat his or her skin.
Wet dressings are safe.
Wet dressings cover and protect the skin from the damage caused by a child s scratching.
The application of cool linen can provide relief from the heat and itching sensation of eczema as the water from the linen evaporates.
The classic example of this is a child with hand eczema for which you can cover his hands with a moisturizer have him wear wet cotton gloves and then put dry cotton gloves over them.
If the eczema is on the feet and or hands you can use cotton gloves or socks for the wet layer with vinyl gloves or food grade plastic wrap as the dry layer.
They help to relieve itching heal the skin and help the creams or ointments to be more effective.
While wet dressings may sound simple a doctor or nurse may need to apply them.