Wet Dressing For Eczema

Wet dressings are safe.

Wet dressing for eczema.

During this time the staff member will help with wet dressings and teach parents about managing your child s eczema. The application of cool linen can provide relief from the heat and itching sensation of eczema as the water from the linen evaporates. Wet dressings are an effective method to treat severe eczema and often reduce symptoms in several hours to days. Wet dressings for eczema when to use wet dressings wet dressings play an important role in the treatment of eczema wet dressings should be used when your child is hot and itchy and if they wake at night due to the itch your child may also need a wet dressing if there is blood on the sheets or if the eczema is.

While wet dressings may sound simple a doctor or nurse may need to apply them. They help to relieve itching heal the skin and help the creams or ointments to be more effective. 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. For severe cases of eczema your child s health care provider may recommend wet dressings to treat his or her skin.

To do wet wrap therapy first moisten the clothing or gauze in warm water until they are slightly damp.