Eczema On Face

One of the worst places for an eczema sufferer to develop eczema is on their face because everybody sees other people’s faces. Having to cope with the dryness, itchiness, redness and inflammation of eczema is difficult enough but having it front and center on your face often causes problems with a person’s self image and level of self confidence which makes it an even more dismal skin disorder.

Eczema that affects the face has similar symptoms to when eczema affects other parts of the body. There is often dryness of the skin, redness, and on occasion if the eczema is severe enough, cracking of the skin, scabbing, scaling and oozing (or weeping) of fluid. Some patients suffer with eczema just on their faces while others experience it on other parts of their bodies as well.

Atopic eczema is the most widespread type of eczema and it commonly begins in infancy and childhood. Many babies develop it between the ages of one to six months. Frequently the forehead and cheeks are affected first but then it can spread to other parts of the face and sometimes to the body as well. Some children have a localized form of eczema (i.e. just on their face) while others have a more generalized type that affects them all over.

Adult Eczema