Before his bath, we cut enough strips of tube-shaped bandages to cover him twice: four leg lengths, four arm lengths, and two torso lengths. Half of these we put in a pan filled with warm water and a bit of emulsifier; the other half we set aside, dry.

After Kieran's bath, we treat his skin with steroid ointments. Currently, most of his skin is treated with 1% hydro cortisone ointment. Where there are patches of eczema, we use stronger ointments.. either 2.5% or 3%. As his skin either improves or flares up, we will use weaker or stronger ointments. We hope soon to be only treating patches as they flare up, rather than all of his skin.

Following the ointments, we cover his skin with a thick layer of emulsifier. Then we begin bandaging him. First, we put on the wet bandages, squeezing the excess water from them beforehand. Then we put on the dry bandages. After the bandages are in place, we use small strips of bandage to tie the arm and leg pieces to the torso bandage to keep them all in place.

Since we have started this procedure, Kieran's skin has made a vast improvement. It is now soft and supple.. like baby's skin should be.