Cracked hands. How I solved the problem thanks to thermal baths.

The story we're sharing today is about Mirko Galafassi, 62, an engineerresiding in Kilchberg, Switzerlandbut originally from Varese. We reached him by phone to get to know him better and gladly respond to his desire to share his experience in Comano.

His is a case ofatopic dermatitis on the hands. It all started in 2018 with the sudden appearance of a fissure on his left thumb. "This first warning sign," Mirko explains, "was the beginning of a real ordeal, because within six months, the fissures rapidly spread to almost all the fingers of his hands."

His search for a solution led him, as is almost always the case in these situations, to consult a specialist. "I chose to go to the Dermatology Clinic at the University of Zurich," Mirko continues. "There, I was initially prescribed some therapies based on creamsand UVA light applications, then Toctino pills(based on vitamin A), a very expensive drug that, according to dermatologists, should have solved the problem, but which in reality only slowed down the formation of fissures on my fingertips without eliminating them. This therapy was eventually suspended, also due to annoying side effects like rashes on my face and head."

Living with the hand problem intensified during workdays. Mirko tells us how the cracks on his fingertips limited his daily computer activities. To remedy the discomfortcaused by typing on the keyboard and the bleedingthat often resulted, he was forced to wear cotton gloves all day.

The discovery of the Terme di Comano happened in 2020, but not before making another attempt with drug therapy. "Swiss dermatologists decided to switch to Dupixent, another very expensive medicine(about 500 euros per vial), which I had to inject twice a month. Meanwhile, my wife started searching the web for alternatives and that's where she found the answers she was looking for: Terme di Comano. So, while still on Dupixent therapy, in July I booked my first therapeutic week at your spa."

We ask Mirko to tell us about his first experience. "The program included two thermal baths a day. The dermatitis immediately regressed, and my fingertips returned almost to normal, a truly wonderful feeling. I returned to Switzerland without being certain whether the positive results were due to the thermal water of Comano or to Dupixent. The answer came a few months later, as even though I continued the pharmacological therapy, the cracks reappeared nonetheless."

For Mirko, treatment at the Comano thermal baths is now a fixed point he cannot and will not give up. He explains it to us himself in his own words: “I return to Comano once or twice a year, usually in summer and winter, for maintenance. After a year without taking medication and one without fissures, I can say with absolute certainty that the thermal water at Terme di Comano worksand in my case it is also the only valid therapy to combat atopic dermatitis”.

Mirko likes to describe his time in Comano as a "therapeutic holiday" in every sense: beyond the thermal waters, the center is nestled in an enchanting and relaxing environmentand surrounded by nature. Moreover, Comano is close to Trento, a beautiful city, to Lake Garda, and also to Andalo, which as a skier, I particularly enjoy. All valid reasons to always return willingly and combine business with pleasure.”