What is eczema? Is eczema just an inflammation issue or something more than that?

Ana-Maria Temple, MDHolistic Pediatrician | 2x Bestselling Author

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8 Sept 2026 · 0 min

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Dr. Ana-Maria Temple explains that eczema isn't just surface inflammation. The redness and crustiness you see reflect internal inflammation, so treating it means addressing what's happening inside, not just on your skin.

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Dr. Temple explains that eczema reflects internal inflammation and barrier dysfunction; the same skin barrier extends from the mouth to the cheek, so we must heal inflammation from the inside to achieve healthy skin on the outside.

What is eczema? Is eczema just an inflammation issue or something more than that?
I tell people all the time, I was like, if you look at your skin and then you put your finger inside of your mouth and then you move your finger from inside of your mouth to outside of your cheek, okay, there's no wall, there's no barrier. It's the same skin. All the crusty redness inflammation is also on the inside. So we gotta heal the inflammation from the inside so we can see healthy skin on the outside.