How to Get Rid of Eczema on the Scalp

hi I'm Dr Rafael darish with skin packable Dermatology and Cosmetic Laser Center here in Los Angeles California I'm here today to discuss with you how to treat eczema on the scalp eczema on the scalp is a annoying condition in which you people get an irritated red itchy rash on the scalp uh that causes dandruff this is not to be confused with cber dermatitis which is probably the most common cause of an uh irritated scalp that causes dandruff um but there are some good treatments for eczema on the scalp firstly prevention uh prevent stay away from anything that causes uh the eczema to get worse so maybe uh particular shampoo with a particular fragrance is triggering uh the eczema to get worse so stay away from that uh two there are some very good steroid shampoos that you can use uh for a short course to calm uh the eczema down so something like a CLC shampoo is something that I prescribe here in the office for somebody with a flare up of eczema on the scalp those cannot be used over the long term so uh the other the option for a more long-term uh shampoo is going to be a coal based sulfur based or salicylic acid based uh shampoo uh to keep the eczema in check uh so that you don't need the steroid uh shampoo periodically uh you can also use some topical steroid creams probably the class two and class three ones if you're going to use them over the long term or class one steroid which is the most potent of steroid creams to uh make that uh scalp eggs better um creams obviously on the scalp are going to be difficult so that's why shampoo is generally the first line therapy but if you can work a cream into the scalp uh that can be helpful and then lastly there are some oral medicines if uh the topical options don't work for you and those oral medicines include some prazone um and more aggressive options such as Methotrexate and cyclosporin really reserved for the most uh difficult uh of eczema cases I'm Dr Rafael darish and that's a brief overview on how to treat eczema of the scalp

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