Dry skin on eyelids
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Hi, For 2 years I have had dry skin on my eyelids. The eyes get dry, sting a little an then get flaky skin or sometimes the skin will crack. Along with this my ears ooze a yellow substance from inside the ridge at the top of my ears, it then gets very dry around the ear. After the first year I started to get lesions/dry skin on my elbows and belly button.
I was wondering if it is possible to have eczema without the affected area getting red? I have had patches of dry flaky skin on my eyelids (upper and lower) for about a month now and I've been trying moisturizers and allergy medication with little help. First, could this truely be eczema and second how should it be treated when it occurs around the eyes.
So I have a dry patchy skin behind my right ear and a spot about the size of a penny above my left ear. My eyelids are dry enough I have to rub cream on them or they look flaky. This is not typical of me. I also have same type of spots on my scrotum (two of them) same thing size of a penny. Also have on below my penis head that is more oval like but same type of patchy skin.
The other form, that is the most persistent today, is a dry flaking and peeling skin, specifically on my eyelids and nipples of all places.
The patchy rashes on my arms and neck actually respond to allergy medications (usually) like benadryl, however the dry scaly flaky eyelids and nipples do not. In fact they don't respond to much at all, just cetaphil can mask the itch and pain for a little while. Even then it can burn the eyelids sometimes.
Every so often, my eyelids will be come extremely dry. I first knew something was wrong when I noticed that when I rubbed my eyes, even slightly, little pieces of skin would come off of my top eyelid. This happened when I was putting on my makeup. Throughout the day, my eyelids (my whole face really) felt really heavy, thick, and uncomfortable. When I took off my makeup later in the day, my eyelids were burning, stinging, and incredibly dry.
So I've had an extremely red eyelash line on my upper and lower eyelids for about 2 weeks. My eyes look very dark and 'saggy' on the eyelids, and the lower eyelash line has developed wrinkles. My skin itself has also gone very dull and dry, even when I use heavy duty moisturiser it doesn't do anything, seems to almost just sit on my skin and not absorb. Its really really effecting me emotionally as I can really see it and I have an almost ill, zombie looking complexion.
I thought that just because it was winter my skin was more dry. About a month or two later both my eyelids go very swollen, irritated and red, especially along my lash line. It was so bad i couldn't wear any makeup at all and i was constantly scratching and rubbing my eye lids all day. After a month I finally talked to my uncle who is a doctor and he prescribed 1% hydrocortisone cream. I used that for a month and after the month my eyelids stopped reacting to the cream.
For the last six months on and off I have been getting redness and dry flaky skin in the area below my eyebrow not my eyelids but the skin directly below the eyebrow line (both sides). I have also been getting the same flaky skin behind my ears.....What the heck is this? I have been applying aquaphor healing ointment but it doesn't help too much and leaves a greasey feeling and I am paranoid it will affect my vision. Any suggestions as to what this is and how can it be treated?
Usually after I shower, my face stings a bit sometimes it itches and red rashy blotches appear, oddly I only have dry skin on one of my eyelids. Honestly its quite possible it just means you have sensitive skin, so try using dove soap, or soaps with no dye. If you wash your face with a harsh acne solution, exchange it for a sensitive skin friendly mild everyday facial wash and after you shower dry your face and apply a mild facial lotion, this will help dryness.
An optometrist is rarely the answer. See an ophthalmologist, a MD physician eye specialist. Find one at www.aao.org
Try using Refresh-PM on the dry areas of your eyelids, doesn't bother if gets in eyes, available over the counter.
That few days, I noticed skin around fingers peeled, so I applied Cotrimazole cream on it. I automatically rubbed my eyelids while they closed gentlely. Next night, I applied Cotrimazole powder all over my face, but it doesn't work. Next night, I applied balm, but I felt it go worse. In the morning, I used Protect Honey shower cream to clean my face and eyelids, and it gone worse. On the 6th day, I used V.Rohto for eyedrop as and applied it on eyelids. I flat better using it for 5days.
I had been suffering from a skin allergy around my eyes that made my skin extrrmely dry, itchy and flaky. After using a million ointments, i was prescribed DESONIDE LOTION by my doctor. The allergy reduced considerbly, however, the skin around my eyes has become quite dark. It makes my eyes look worn out and dull. The colour of my eyelids is uneven with certain areas darker than the other. Is there anything i can do about it? Please help me out.
My facial skin is very very dry , the worst areas are my eyelids / eyebrows , a section of skin above my eyebrow and the skin on my cheeks on either side of my nose. Its extremely dry and appears to look like its scabbing sometimes bleeding. I wash my face with warm water to wash off the dead skin cells , then mosturise , but i dont know if this is just dry skin or an actual skin condition that requires medical advice. After i wash my face the area above my eyebrow leaks and is sticky?
for the past couple months my eyelids have had really dry flakey patches and i've tried everything to get rid of this from deep penetrating lotion to the expensive brands of corrective cosmetics and nothing has helped.also i noticed that when i wake up some mornings my eyelids have been swollen.thinking this is from the stuff i've been trying i had stopped and used nothing for a week and they still swell.some mornings worse then others and some mornings not at all.
Hello,
From the symptoms it can be seborrheic dermatitis or periocular dermatitis. Treatment of both is different. Seborrheic dermatitis is a common skin condition that causes flaky,dry, white to yellowish scales to form on oily areas esp under the nose or anywhere on face.
To confirm the diagnosis please get an evaluation done from a dermatologist.
I hope it helps. Take care and regards.
ve put conditioner on them right before I get out of the shower and leave it on and wipe it away when I finish drying off the rest of the body and then dry my eyelids off. It feels absolutely awful until I go to put baby powder on them which fortunately makes the stickiness subside until my next shower. I don't know why it's like this. I don't remember them being this sticky a year ago.
Hi everyone,
For the entire summer, I've been dealing with escalating skin issues. It started out as itchy, irritated skin on my eyelids. I've been to the dermatologist twice and used Locoid Lipocream once a day. Things got a little better but never went away. Then she gave me Mupirocin to use once a day. Same issue - got more manageable, but never went away.
On my own, I've been taking flax oil daily and using pure vitamin E oil on my eyelids and undereye area.
every morning i wake up, the infected eye looks the same and i think it looks worse. Also the skin on the upper eyelids are cracked and very dry. Some sort of dried and cracked skin and that itches. I have been using benedryl and and putting visin for drops but its not helping. now the lower lid is also infected. it itches a lot. I m very worried.
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