9 years ago, almost to the day, is me on the left and on the right is me today.
Here’s what I learned by having a horrific autoimmune disease which made my skin tear merely by moving:
Throughout my life, beginning in about the third grade, I developed eczema. I'd get red patches of skin on my face, kids would call me "herpes face." I got into a lot of fights. Anyhow we couldn't afford a dermatologist, so I live with it and then outgrew. Or so I thought....
In my early 20's I developed small red patches again. They didn't bother me, but the person I dated insisted on my going to a dermatologist.
I'd get topical steroids, started mild at 2% cortisone.
The patches would go away and I'd stop using cream.