Dermasis Psoriasis Treatment

I’ve been told smoking makes it worse. So if you smoke, stop, eat healthy and drink lots and lots of water. Also I found out that tanning eased mine up. Good Luck!

Don’t know what causes it but I’ve heard of people going to tanning beds to cure it something with the uv rays.

It is a genetic skin disorder, your immune system overreacts causing your skin to oversupply cells, making scaly patches!

You cannot get rid of it, only lesson the effects! Try Eucerin cream which is a really thick lotion, Cortaid, and go to a tanning salon, or tan in the sun!

switch to all natural soap – there are fantastic goat milk and even vegetable soaps – i would stay away of your typical chemical laced off the shelf soaps for one

What causes psoriasis?
In psoriasis, skin cells move up from below the surface and pile up on the outer layer before they have a chance to mature normally. Usually it takes about a month for cells to move to the surface, but in psoriasis it may occur in only a few days leading to the characteristic plaques described below. Psoriasis is an inflammatory disorder in which a certain type of cell called a T-lymphocyte becomes overactive and initiates a series of biochemical events leading to inflammation.

How is psoriasis treated?
There is no cure for psoriasis, but doctors have long been able to offer treatments to help relieve symptoms. Recently, researchers have been testing new drugs, called biologics, which may treat the disease itself. One such drug, alefacept (Amevive), has been approved for the treatment of moderate to severe cases of plaque psoriasis. More information on biologics follows at the end of this section. First, here’s an outline of the standard methods of treating psoriasis. Doctors usually treat psoriasis in a series of three steps based on:

* How severe the disease is
* How much of the body is affected
* What type of psoriasis the patient has
* How well the disease responds to treatment

Doctors sometimes call this step-by-step plan the “1-2-3″ approach. In step 1 – topical treatment – patients apply medicines to their skin. In step 2 – phototherapy – patients use exposure to light. In step 3 – systemic treatment – patients take medication. Because psoriasis is chronic and unpredictable, patients often experiment before they find a treatment – or combination of treatments – that works for the