Q Because of my job I can't avoid touching the causative substance. Can it really improve without quitting work?
A You can improve sufficiently without quitting if you combine protective habits with treatment. By reducing exposure while stabilizing the oversensitive immunity and barrier, you can greatly reduce the scope of recurrence even while doing the same work.
Detailed Answer
Even those continually exposed to a causative substance because of their job can realistically improve sufficiently. While you cannot reduce exposure to zero, minimizing irritation with habits such as protective gloves and immediate washing and moisturizing after work, and pre-filling the broken-down barrier, means it collapses less even under the same exposure. Rather than expecting a one-time complete cure, it is better to set the realistic goal of reducing the frequency and intensity of recurrence so you can maintain your daily life and work.
Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective
At Dongjedang, the harder it is for someone to take time off work, the more important we consider regulating the internal foundation. In a situation where avoiding the causative substance alone has its limits, we add an internal-medicine approach that stabilizes the oversensitized internal immunity and constitution, placing emphasis on building skin that reacts less and calms down faster even on re-contact.
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