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“He has been wearing them for 24 hours now and all I can say is WOW! His skin
is already so much clearer, he has had a full night’s sleep,
and very little scratching this morning. I honestly didn't
think I would see the effects so quickly.”
SG Sandhurst
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Customer
Case Studies
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" Last
Saturday staying at grannies she was up all
night scratching arms and legs to the point
of bleeding. She has had her suit on for 2 nights and last night was the first night that
she has slept the whole way through since she
was 6 months old. The difference in her skin from two nights not scratching is remarkable. All being well I hope to ween her off the night time Piriton." WM, Fife
DermaSilk
is certainly changing lives!
We receive thank you letters and Emails on a regular basis from families that
have seen dramatic differences in a matter of days - just from adding DermaSilk.
Here are some of our case studies.
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Meet Sam.
He was one of the first people in the UK to try DermaSilk Therapeutic Clothing.
Sam was 3 years of age and had been suffering from eczema all over his body
since he was a month old. His regular medication included Protopic® Ointment,
Dermovate® Cream, 50/50 white paraffin and liquid paraffin mix and cetirizine antihistamine.
For the case study he used DermaSilk pyjamas and gloves.
No changes were made to his medications. These are comments from his mother,
who kept a diary throughout the study. |
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Sam's
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Sam's
legs Day 0 |
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Past week his eczema has flared.
- Skin appeared red and angry.
- Itching has been bad (interrupted sleep).
- The itch today is moderate.
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In the past week his eczema has been well controlled
- Today the skin appears under control
- In the last week the itch has been under reasonable
control
- Today the itch is good
- DermaSilk has helped
Comments:
" I noticed a great improvement in his skin within 24 hours"
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In the past week his eczema has been well controlled
- Today his skin appears under control
- In the last week the itch has been under reasonable
control
- DermaSilk has helped |
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Sam's legs Day 14
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Comments:
"The improvement in Sam's skin over the past 14 days has been fantastic.
Except for the time that Sam was in hospital having intensive treatment, I don't
think I have seen his skin looking so good. Even my family have commented on
how good he is looking. He is sleeping so much better at night which makes him
happier during the day".
"Sam has not objected to wearing the pyjamas 24/7, and he even makes
sure that I don't forget to put clean ones on when I change him. Although he
has worn his gloves a few times it has been difficult in keeping them on him.
Because of this, and that he has not had any DermaSilk socks to wear, you can
actually see the improvement the clothing has made compared to his hands and
feet".
Sam's mother Sandra
Update:
Sam is now 7 years old and a well behaved
little boy at school. Since being introduced
to DermaSilk he has never been wet wrapped
once. His emollient use is now 40% less
than before and his flares are milder and
less frequent.
He's
on his third set of garments, which he
wears to school without complaint.
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Mille & Ella
Mille
and Ella are two young sisters
with a severe dairy allergy.
As
soon as they come into contact
with any dairy products they have
a strong allergic reaction and
can be ill for up to 8 weeks. Their parents have tried various ways to make their daughters’ lives more comfortable and after discovering DermaSilk at the Allergy Show this
has been made possible.
‘DermaSilk
has given us our life back’ said the little girls’ mother, ‘it acts as a barrier between Millie and Ella’s skin and any dairy products that they may come into contact with, helping to
prevent an allergic reaction’.
An
example of when they use DermaSilk
is as follows:-
Mille and Ella travel
to hospital in London by means
of public transport. This is a potential hazard for them to come into contact with dairy products
that may be spilt on seats etc. By wearing the DermaSilk gloves a barrier is then introduced. The gloves are changed various times throughout the day as if the children touched
a dairy product with the gloves
on and then touched their face
this would also make them ill.
Prior
to finding DermaSilk they were
using wool and cotton gloves but
Mille and Ella’s hands were suffering severely as their hands were getting very hot and clammy
and their skin was then suffering. This meant that the family tried to avoid long periods when they were out of
the house to prevent this happening.
‘We
are now able to enjoy days out
as a family, going to the cinema,
theatre and museums safely, and
we have even booked our first ever
family holiday.’
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Ellens Story
Nights
were intolerable. Eczema caused 3 year
old Ellen to scratch herself incessantly.
A
rescue came from using medicinal silk nightclothes. “Now the eczema is treated and we sleep the whole night” says her mother Louise.
Since
she was a baby Ellen has had eczema on
her arms and behind her knees.
“The
nurse at the Children's’ Clinic explained that Ellen had atopic eczema and needed covering in emollient
creams. If that didn’t work then we used topical steroids or a medicine to help reduce the itch.” continued Louise.
But
the waking in the night continued. Six
or seven times a night her parents were
woken by their daughter’s crying. “The itch drove her crazy. We tried everything. Smothering her with cream, cooling
lotions, bathing and showering her in cold
water. Nothing helped” said Louse.
Ellen
suffered terribly and kept asking her Louise “Mummy why does it never stop itching?” Then Louise read about a new type of silk clothing called DermaSilk which helps
against eczema and ordered a pair of pyjamas
to try.
“Ellen
always wanted to dress like a glittery
princess at bedtime but after we tried
these for a few nights she didn’t want anything else on at bedtime” said Louise. “Since the very first week, nights have been calm and the sores have begun to
heal. Today my daughter doesn’t need her anti-itch medicine.”
Itch
is a problem. “The difference between silk and other textiles is that silk does not irritate
the skin. Whereas wool, acrylic and even
cotton are made of short fibres, silk fibres
are longer, softer and have rounded edges – a structure which reduces friction against eczematous skin. Without itch their
eczema is less of a problem. Itching at
night never gives the skin a chance to
heal itself.” said Ellen’s doctor.
Now
Ellen wears her new pyjamas and the family
sleeps soundly – most nights.
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| Zoe's
Story
“ I
have eczema which flares up on my hands
mostly. I also have Elhers-Danlos Syndrome
which mostly affects my joints and to
a lesser degree affects my skin.
I
get something called fisheye cuts on my
hands, which basically means the skin is
quite thin and tears easily. For example,
if my hands are a bit dry and I bend my
fingers to pick something up, my skin tears
on my fingers in the creases where the
fingers bend and on the other parts of
the fingers. My fingers then swell and
the skin contracts and the splits in my
skin travel to become longer and deeper.
They also sting quite badly after I have
washed them and moisturising them only
seems to aggravate them further.
I
put the DermaSilk gloves on one night when
my hands were really itchy; my cream seemed
to be making them worse and it was driving
me crazy !
Within
a few minutes the itching stopped. I was
pretty amazed. I am a real sceptic when
it comes to these things, so if it works
on me you can be pretty sure it works !!
When my hands start itching I get a bit
irritable which makes them more itchy and
this can go on all night ! I couldn’t believe how well the gloves worked and how quickly they helped.
Putting
the gloves on stops the itching within
a matter of seconds. They also relieve
the stinging and actually make the skin
feel less tight. The overall sore feeling
goes and I can relax and carry on as
normal – fantastic ! “
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Daniel's
Story
Daniel
has had eczema since he was 6 weeks old.
He is now 22. He has been wet wrapped
throughout most of his life and has regularly
spent a week in hospital for intensive
courses of treatment during his eczema
flare-ups. His standard treatment regime
includes a moisturiser, Betnovate for
use on the arms, legs and trunk, Eumovate
for the face and Elocon when all else
fails.
Daniel’s
comments:
“ Overall I'd say the DermaSilk works great, I've gone from 6 nights
of heavy moisturiser/steroid (50/50 paraffin for the moisturiser) to 2 nights
a week of a moderate level. I also have not had to use any Elocon, which is the
strongest of the three steroids that I apply to my skin.
My skin looks and feels much better in general and I itch a lot
less when wearing the DermaSilk, and even when I do, the DermaSilk
helps stop any resulting irritation from becoming worse. In bad
cases where I have caused an open wound, it just bleeds instead
of weeping as well. Where I haven't used the DermaSilk on my face
and neck, my skin becomes irritated and itchier much quicker and
needs more regular steroid treatment to keep it under control.”
Daniel’s
Mother commented:
“Thank
you once again for the set of DermaSilk
garments you sent Daniel. They have proved
to be invaluable and I don't know how we
would have managed without two sets of
them.
Daniel
wears the T-shirt and leggings during the
day when he is home. He says that he finds
them comfortable to wear and they help
to reduce the itching of his skin. This
of course means the less he itches the
greater the reduction in the damage to
his skin.
It
would be fair to say his skin has shown
a marked improvement with less swelling
and redness, and at present his eczema
shows no sign of any weeping or infection.
Daniel continues with his daily routine
of steroids, emollients and gauze suiting
which he wears at night. However we are
using less steroid and Daniel now has nights
off from his usual routine when he now
sleeps in his DermaSilk garments. Last
week he had 2 nights off gauze suiting.
This may not seem a lot but to Daniel
its absolute bliss.
I
can honestly say that the biggest problem
is getting Daniel to take the suit off
so that I can wash it.”
He
finds it very comfortable to wear and likes
the fact that he remains cool whilst wearing
it. He tells me that the itching is greatly
reduced and he has also noticed that his
eczema is less red and swollen than it
would usually be.
Daniels
eczema covers the whole of his body apart
from the soles of his feet and the palms
of his hands, in particularly his scalp,
face and neck are very severally affected.
At present there is a very marked difference
between this area of his body and his
torso. He would very much like to be
able to try the facial mask as he finds
this particular area of his body very
difficult to treat.”
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Detailed Case Studies
In May 2010 a series of case studies were conducted with long term eczema sufferers.
As well as the usual diary and image responses the families also filled in a Patient Orientated Eczema Measure (POEM) score chart each week to monitor their eczema severity and we've shown this information as a graph in each case.
We
would like to thank all the families who
participated and provided us with their diaries,
photos and feedback.
STORY
1: Ethan S.
Ethan
is a 3 year old boy who firstly had eczema
when he was 8 months old. Moisturisers,
steroid cream, fish oil and anti-histamine
are some of the medications Ethan's mum usually
uses. Ethan participated on the DermaSilk
Case Study in May 2010. He wore a DermaSilk Pyjama set (top and pants) for 3
weeks.
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Ethan's torso |
Ethan's torso |
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the past week, the eczema has been
well controlled
The skin appears red and angry and slightly itchy
In the past week, the itch has been moderate |
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In
the past week, the eczema has been well
controlled
Today the skin appears under control
The itch has been good, DermaSilk has
helped. |
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14 |
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In
the past week, the eczema has been well
controlled
The skin appears under control.
The itch has been under reasonable control.
Today, the itch has been good and DermaSilk
has helped |
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the mother of Ethan (3.5 years old boy).
We have done the 3 week trial and completed
it and very happy with the results of
Ethan wearing the DermaSilk long sleeve
shirt. We are considering buying some
more pieces to help Ethan through his
eczema flare outs. We found the shirt
easy to put on, it helped reduce a lot
of his flare outs and helped reduce the "itching" we found he wasn't scratching as much...we noticed his skin go from red angry
to calm, less itchy.
I
thank you so much for letting us trial
your DermaSilk shirts, I wish you all
the best with getting the word out
there, we are very happy with the trial
and have been telling many friends
and family about it, so hopefully it
may help someone else". Ethan's mum, Elisha. |
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STORY 2: E.S.
E.S.
is 13 years old and have suffered from eczema
for all her life. E.S. participated on the DermaSilk Case
Study in May 2010. She wore a DermaSilk long
sleeve shirt for 3 weeks.
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STORY 3: C.M.
C.M. was almost 5 years old when she participated
on the DermaSilk Case Study.
C.M. has suffered from Eczema for 4 years
and at the time of the study, her flare-up
was moderate and the most affected area
was her legs. She wore a DermaSilk 5-6
years old Leggings for 3 weeks.
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In
the past week, the eczema has been tending
to flare
The skin appears under control
In the past week, the itch has been bad
(interrupted sleep)
Today, the itch is bad.
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In
the past week, the eczema has been well
controlled
Today the skin appears under control
The itch has been under reasonable control
and moderate
DermaSilk has helped. |
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In
the past week, the eczema has been well
controlled
The skin appears under control
The itch has been under reasonable control
The itch has been moderate
Sleeping has been better and DermaSilk
has helped. |
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"[C.M.]
legs look a lot better, less red, less
inflamed, less itchy". C.M.'s mum
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STORY 4: T.G.
T.G. is 7 years old and has had eczema since he was only 3 months old. T.G. participated
on the DermaSilk Case Study in May 2010. At the time of this study, his most affected area was behind
the knees and legs. T.G. wore a DermaSilk
leggings for 3 weeks.
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In
the past week, the eczema has been well
controlled
The skin appears under control
In the past week, the itch has been moderate
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In
the past week, the eczema has been well
controlled
Today the skin appears red and angry
The itch has been bad |
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14 |
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In
the past week, the eczema has been well
controlled
The skin appears under control
The itch has been under reasonable control
The itch has been moderate
Sleeping has been better.
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"The
eczema was the best it has ever been
in the first few days of the week." T.G.'s mum.
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