What is Psoriasis?
Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune skin disease characterized by red, scaly plaques commonly found on the scalp, elbows, knees, buttocks, and genital area, and can also affect the nails.
Am I a Good Candidate?
- You have been diagnosed with psoriasis by a healthcare professional.
- Your psoriasis is classified as mild, moderate, or severe.
- The red and scaly plaques are located on your scalp, elbows, knees, buttocks, genital area, or nails.
- You have been experiencing symptoms of psoriasis for a significant duration.
- You have tried other treatments for psoriasis with varied outcomes.
- You are aware of specific triggers that worsen your psoriasis, such as stress, smoking, or infections.
- You are willing to make lifestyle changes, such as smoking cessation and weight loss, to improve your condition.
- You can commit to regular, moderate sun exposure as part of your treatment plan.
- You prefer topical treatments, phototherapy, or more advanced options like immunomodulators and biological treatments.
- Your psoriasis is localized, making you a potential candidate for Excimer laser treatment.
- You are prepared to follow a customized maintenance plan to keep your skin healthy and clear over the long term.
Benefits:
- Personalized care with treatment plans tailored to specific type and severity of psoriasis.
- Comprehensive approach addressing both physical symptoms and psychosocial impact of psoriasis.
- Support for smoking cessation, weight loss, and overall wellbeing.
- Guidance on moderate sun exposure to improve psoriasis.
- Variety of treatment options, including topical treatments, phototherapy, immunomodulators, and new-generation biological treatments.
- Advanced technology, such as the Excimer laser, for treating localized psoriasis.
- Customized maintenance plans to keep skin healthy and clear over the long term.
- Ongoing monitoring with regular follow-ups to adjust treatment plans as needed.
More Details:
Psoriasis is a chronic skin disease affecting approximately 2% of the general population of all ages. There are several factors that interplay in its pathogenesis. A genetic factor has been identified. Moreover, there is a specific deregulation of the immune system, while the overall immune system remains normal. Psoriasis has many triggers, including stress, local trauma, dry skin, smoking, weight gain, certain medications, and, mostly in children, Streptococcal pharyngitis. The typical locations of the red and scaly plaques of psoriasis are the scalp, elbows and knees, buttocks and genital area. It may also affect the nails. Severe cases can cause joint and heart problems.
At Skin Experts, treatment options for psoriasis are tailored to the severity and type of psoriasis. Importantly, we take the time to ask our patients about their concerns and try to address the psychosocial burden and emphasize the importance of smoking cessation, weight loss, and wellbeing. Sun exposure can improve psoriasis, which is why we also recommend regular moderate sun exposure. When it comes to medical treatment of psoriasis, we may choose to opt for a topical treatment or phototherapy for mild cases, and immunomodulators as well as new generation biological treatments for more severe cases. Excimer laser is used to treat localized psoriasis. Like many other chronic diseases, we will customize a maintenance treatment to keep skin healthy and clear.