A high school student who had a haircut to help with his severe eczema was suspended from school after teachers deemed the chop too “extreme.” Strood Academy headteacher Jon Richardson said their haircut policy aims to bring “equality and focus.” But 15-year-old Liam’s parents have been appalled that such action has been taken over a simple “fade” – which he wears … Read more
A six-month-old baby suffered eczema so bad it looked like she had been shot. Nikoletta Pezos recently returned home after spending six days in the hospital due to a severe outbreak that covered her entire body. The eczema initially appeared on Nikoletta’s stomach and rapidly spread, resulting in large boils that resembled bullet wounds when … Read more
One in four people of color with eczema feel ashamed of others seeing their skin every day (26%), according to new research. A survey of 1,500 people of color with eczema looked at their experiences of living with their skin condition. While 72% said that other family members have eczema, one in nine shared that … Read more
A 6-month-old girl’s rare retinal cancer was mistakenly diagnosed by doctors as eczema — and her eye was eventually removed. Katherine O’Neill, 42, noticed her daughter, Amelia, had been rubbing her left eye since she was born in September 2020. “I was first advised by the health visitor to put breast milk on it,” O’Neill … Read more
New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. Eczema. Even the word sounds irritating, like an itch we want to scratch (literally). Especially so during the winter, when the cold temps have us reaching for the best dry skin products under the sun or the best … Read more