Symptoms
A red, itchy or swollen rash caused by the skin coming into contact with an irritating substance.
Recovery
Dr. Harlan typically treats his adult patients for contact dermatitis by having them apply SmartLotion® 2-3x per day for up to 2 weeks.
As long as the patient sees improvement during the initial 2 weeks, after 2 weeks he typically recommends tapering down to 2x per day for 2 weeks then to 1x per day for 2 weeks. The rate of tapering should vary based on how quickly the rash is healing.
If the patient does not see improvement within the first 2 weeks, he will prescribe them a stronger treatment for 3 weeks to help with initial control and recovery before switching back to SmartLotion®.
Prevention
To prevent contact dermatitis, Dr. Harlan will perform patch testing on the patient for contact allergies.
After initial control and tapering, Dr. Harlan recommends his patients adopt a long term routine that works for them. He has the adult patient avoid the irritating substances and in addition to 2x per day moisturizer applications apply SmartLotion® 1x per day or less as needed. Some patients require 1 application per day, and some only require 3 applications per week.
This is why long-term safety was so important to Dr. Harlan when he formulated SmartLotion®. For whatever maintenance schedule his patients require, he wanted to ensure that there would be no chance of side effects. Rest assured, SmartLotion® is 100% safe for long term use, as demonstrated in his peer-reviewed safety study.