My catch me if you can, outsmarting medicine, skin condition called Eczema
Scientists have created a device that sprays stem cells onto burn victims wounds. This results in rapid skin growth, and sometimes in as little as four days. Before this technology, burn victims would have to wait weeks or months for a skin graph, involving large sheets of skin. Not only is this process painful, but it […]
I didn’t listen to my body, until it forced me to. This is me lately. This is an incredible piece of writing by Michelle Ku on her battle with eczema. Highlights: Michelle was diagnosed with eczema when she was 5 Was told by the doctor that the condition is incurable, so their solution was to […]
Skin Deep – BBC series documents people from all different walks of life. This episode focuses on a vitiligo sufferer. Take a look.
This book was simply brilliant! Although its geared towards young children, Wonder is for anyone who knows the hardships growing up with a physical abnormality. R.J. Palacio’s take on a real life situation plays out in a character named August Pullman. Having undergone 27 surgeries before the age of 10 “Auggie” had grown comfortable being homeschooled, until […]
On this episode of The Doctors, Stassi talks about living with psoriasis. Suffering from painful outbreaks on her face and back, she asks the doctors what the best solution to help calm the inflammation. Previously, she’s taken steroids (cringe) and wants to see what other solutions there are. Watch for the doctors recommendations, and how […]
Dupixent is EVERYWHERE and has the medical world buzzing as they are calling this the BREAKTHROUGH drug. So after reading tons and tons are articles on it, I decided I should list some facts about it… DOES NOT CURE ECZEMA, however it is said to drastically reduce the itchy/uncomfortable symptoms of eczema. Dupixent can be […]
