Saturday, 6 May 2017

[Skin Concerns] Healing dry skin damaged by anxious scratching

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I have dry skin and my 3 year old son has inherited that. He has a nervous habit of scratching the front of his legs until they bleed, and at times has red raised circle patches of skin (quarter sized) that i'm not sure are from the scratching or something else (I don't see them on the back of his legs).We've tried several lotions like aveeno baby and the new Johnson's extra moisturizing baby lotion, but they don't seem to do much and he says they hurt. Body oil doesn't seem to elicit pain but isn't taking care of the problem. He bathes only twice a week and we wash his legs with only water, no soap. We always put on lotion or oil right after the bath as well. These were the suggestions of the pediatrician which haven't worked. Any suggestions to help heal (and protect) his skin?
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