How Stem Cell Secretome Therapy Helped Settle My Atopic Dermatitis: A Client's Story

This article is based on an interview with a woman in her thirties, an office worker living in Tokyo, who joined our Barcelona stay programme in spring 2026. It is published with her consent and without identifying details. The changes described are her personal impressions and do not guarantee the same outcome for anyone else. Stem cell secretome therapy is not an approved treatment intended to cure atopic dermatitis, and whether it is provided is decided by the partner-clinic physician after examination.

Key takeaways

• Atopic dermatitis since childhood, managed with topical steroids and moisturisers; symptoms had worsened with work stress and a disrupted routine after changing jobs
• In the pre-consultation she shared her full history and all current medications; the physician's plan was to test first and decide the treatment from the results
• Blood and genetic testing showed raised inflammation markers and a tendency to run low on specific nutrients
• Over a one-week stay she received secretome IV drips and local administration, immune care and nutrition counselling; three months after returning she reports "far fewer nights woken by itching" and "more days when the redness has gone"
• She does not use the word "cured." She prefers "the way I live with it has changed"

Part 1: Deciding to travel

Diagnosed with atopic dermatitis in kindergarten, she knew more about topical steroids and moisturisers than most. There was a calmer stretch in her twenties, but after changing jobs in her thirties — more overtime, more eating out — the neck, inner elbows and backs of her hands flared again. The prescribed creams worked; stop them and it came back. She was tired of the cycle.

She first encountered stem cell secretome in articles about aesthetic treatments abroad. She was wary of anything that promised results for eczema, but the wish to "have a proper look at what is going on inside my body" grew, and she contacted us looking for a programme that combined testing with treatment.

Part 2: What the pre-consultation decided

In the online pre-consultation we went through her history, current topical and oral medications, allergies and daily habits in detail and shared them with the partner-clinic physician, who set out the following approach:

1. Blood, urine and genetic testing first, to establish the inflammatory picture, nutrient status and constitutional tendencies
2. Route (IV or local) and number of secretome sessions to be decided from the results and examination
3. No stopping current topical medication on her own; continue as directed by her dermatologist in Japan
4. Alongside this, care for immune-related symptoms through a review of skincare and diet

She says the order — test first, decide afterwards, rather than treatment as the starting assumption — was what reassured her.

Part 3: What the tests showed

Blood tests showed high-sensitivity CRP, an inflammation marker, slightly raised, with vitamin D and zinc near the bottom of their ranges. Genetic testing indicated a tendency in genes related to skin-barrier function and in the metabolism of certain vitamins.

The physician's explanation: atopic dermatitis arises from genetic background combined with environmental factors; the results do not establish a cause, but they show what to prioritise in daily life. For her, learning that "there are things my body tends to lack — it isn't a lack of effort" mattered a great deal emotionally.

Part 4: The one-week stay

Day 1: examination, blood, urine and saliva samples; a gentle walk by the sea in the afternoon

Day 2: same-day genetic report received and explained in Japanese by the coordinator

Day 3: consultation on the results; first secretome IV drip plus local administration to the most affected areas

Day 4: nutrition counselling — a diet built around vitamin D, zinc and omega-3, with sample menus for home

Day 5: second IV drip; skincare review (choice of cleanser and moisturiser, bath temperature)

Day 6: acupuncture, aimed at sleep quality and autonomic balance

Day 7: third IV drip; departure with a follow-up plan

An interpreter accompanied every treatment, going through the physician's explanations and consent forms on the spot. She noticed no major change in how she felt after the sessions; each drip took about 45 minutes.

Part 5: Three months on, in her words

"For the first month after getting home, honestly, I didn't notice much. What changed was my food and bathing habits; my skin was the same as ever."

"Going into the second month I realised I was waking up from itching less often. It had been three or four nights a week; now it was maybe once. There were more mornings when the redness on my neck had faded."

"Three months in, I'm still using my topical cream. I reported to my dermatologist before the trip and after, and she has been adjusting the amount gradually at her own judgement. I don't think of myself as cured. But the amount of time itching controls my life has shrunk, and the way I live with my skin has changed. That's the honest version."

"The best part was learning my own constitution through the tests. Knowing what I tend to lack took the guesswork out of food and supplements. I can't separate how much the secretome itself did. But doing the testing, the treatment and the lifestyle changes together is what I think got me here."

Part 6: For anyone reading this story

• Her changes are the combined result of secretome therapy, diet adjusted to her test results, new skincare, better sleep and medication adjusted by her own dermatologist. They do not demonstrate the effect of the treatment alone
• Atopic dermatitis fluctuates with season and environment; a good phase may have coincided
• Secretome therapy is not an approved treatment for atopic dermatitis; results vary, and the physician may judge it unsuitable
• If you are under treatment, consult your own doctor before considering it. We provide a test-report summary for sharing with your doctor

Summary

Not "cured" but "the way I live with it has changed." At the centre of this story is a process: understanding her own body through testing, then combining treatment and lifestyle changes under a physician's judgement. Secretome therapy is one element of that, no more. If you have lived for years with atopic dermatitis or other immune-related symptoms, start by telling us where you are in a pre-consultation, and we will decide with the physician whether testing is the right first step.

The account in this article is a personal impression and does not guarantee any outcome. Stem cell secretome therapy is not an approved treatment intended to cure any disease; whether and how it is provided is decided by the partner-clinic physician after examination. If you are under treatment, consult your doctor.