How Does Mainstream Medicine Treat Eczema?
Mainstream medicine's approach to eczema is steroid now, calcineurin later, biologic if you keep coming back.
Itch that wrecks sleep. Kids in cotton gloves. Adults hiding wrists. "Avoid triggers." The trigger list is weather and stress. The barrier that failed is treated as a personality.
Sound like your last doctor's appointment?
What Does Mainstream Medicine Miss About Eczema?
Commonly missed root causes of eczema include a leaky skin barrier, a food or dust immune set-point, and a gut that trains the skin to overreact.
The rash is the skin's last move. Under it: a leaky barrier, a food or dust immune set-point, a gut that trains the skin to overreact. Steroids quiet the week. They thin the thing you need for the next decade. The itch is a readout — it is not the cause.
The Atma Approach looks at you as a unique person. Why is your skin barrier failing in this pattern?
Has your doctor ever talked to you about these commonly missed root causes?
Commonly Missed Root Causes
How Can Atma Clinic Help With Eczema?
Atma's doctors and nurse practitioners, certified in Advanced Functional and Integrative Medicine, work to find and treat the root cause of your eczema rather than only managing symptoms.
We've helped hundreds of patients minimize — or entirely eliminate — their steroid-and-scratch cycle, and solve the underlying root problem.
At Atma, our Medical Doctors (MDs) and Nurse Practitioners (NPs) go through intensive training to become certified in Advanced Functional and Integrative Medicine. They're certified and ready to get to the root of your issue.