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If you are one of the countless
people who suffer from psoriasis you no doubt know all about
the condition. But if you are someone who has yet to be diagnosed
with this skin condition you may need information to help you
determine what your next step should be.
FAQs
* This chronic and often painful skin
condition affects millions of people.
* The typical onset of psoriasis to appear
is 28 years of age, but can strike at any time.
* The most common symptoms of psoriasis
are painful itching, heredity, small areas of redness, areas
of scaling and rough texture.
* People with psoriasis can experience
painfully horrible itching anywhere on the body with most common
areas being: hands, feet and the torso.
* Occasionally the extremities and some
very unfortunate people also get the rash on their face and scalp.
* One of the earliest symptoms of psoriasis
is areas of redness. This is typically how the rash starts. The
skin may also feel rough or almost cobble stoned. This is typically
when you will start to notice the itching.
* Many people are concerned about appearance
and become frustrated with the painful itching condition and
the ability to find a solution. Keeping the affected area of
the skin clean and well moisturized is often very helpful.
There are many treatments for
psoriasis. A few of the traditional treatments are topical therapy,
systemic therapy and phototherapy. Topical therapy is the most
commonly used treatment for psoriasis. Topical treatments are
used because it is commonly thought that psoriasis is caused
by uncontrolled skin cell growth, this is called keratinocytes.
Topical treatments are defined as being any treatment that is
applied to the affected area directly and can include cream,
gel or powder.
Another type of treatment is
phototherapy. Phototherapy involves using different light sources
to treat the affected areas of skin that have psoriasis.
The third traditional treatment
for psoriasis is systemic and is usually done when topical and
phototherapy does not work. The overall view of systemic therapy
is that these medications either alter genetic reaction to skin
production or suppress immune cells to give the skin time to
return to a healthier state. This last treatment is generally
a last resort.
Natural remedies do exist however!
Often times what works for one person does not work for another.
This could mean that you are left searching through a whole course
of treatments before you find one that works for you. While the
medical community has made many assumptions and come up with
theories there is no solid answer as to what causes psoriasis.
While the sores can sometimes run and look wet with psoriasis,
it is actually a dry skin condition.
Some products found in nature
that have some profound effects on the treatment of psoriasis
are:
* pasteurized cream
* bees wax
* botanical oils
Pasteurized cream is incredibly
soothing to irritated skin. Bees wax works the same as petroleum
jelly would by helping to seal the moisture against the skin,
and it is also highly moisturizing. Botanical oils are also another
highly moisturizing remedy that has the added benefit of smelling
good.
About the author: Taylor Clarke writes natural health articles
about Psoriasis. Visit http://www.skinoriginal.com
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