What's effective in treating psoriasis?
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Hi there,\n\nWell one thing is for sure... Psoriasis will NEVER go away. Once you have it, it can go away for a little while or get less, but there is no cure for it.\n\nBut there's good news as well: take a bath and add some seasalt from the Dead Sea, you probably can get it at the local chemist. It helps a lot for me. Then I've got a preparation from my doctor to put on it, but I only use it if necessary. It is based on woolfat... so the skin can't dry out. That's very important.\n\nI know a lot of people with psoriasis... and they all use different products and methods to keep it under control. I guess you'll have to find you own. Good luck and I hoped this helped.
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Laser! This will deaden the vien and reduce any future flares, remove the visibility of the vien, and help prevent any in the future.\n\nMost medical spas will do this or Laser surgery centers that also do hair removal etc.
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Ask your questions to the people who suffer from psorasis on Skincell Forums. They are the best people to ask.\n\nhttp://www.skincell.org/yabbse/index.php
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You might try this.  A friend of mine has really bad psoriasis all over her body.  She started using sea salt as an exfoliant on her skin.  She just got her body wet and rubbed the salt on her effected areas and the psoriasis started going away much better than the cream her doctor gave her.  It might be worth a try.
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This can usually be easily treated, most quickly by a dermatologist.   Some remedies, include accutane ( used for refractory cases), antibiotic creams, oral anitbiotics such as minocin, and a variety of other approaches.  The value of seeing a dermatologist is that you can likely get a much faster result and in the long run, more cost effective.
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I believe in doctor prescibed medications but sometimes simple is better.  Psoriasis is caused from skin cells growing too fast and they become rough and sightly.  You will think that I am crazy but get some lard not oil or crisco but real lard.  Cover the areas well at night with the lard and cover it then with a cloth to protect your clothes and linens.  Give it about a week and I believe that you will notice a difference.  The lard does not cure it but it softens the rough skin and gives it a smoother appearance.  It will look better and you will feel better about it.  Think of it as a beauty treatment like applying lotion or skin treatment for beauty.
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Psoriasis can be controled butthere is  no way to predict  or prvent recurrences. Local application, photo theraphy, Medicine and ultraviolet irradiation, warm climate  to controll relapse, , Removing trigger factor if possible, are some of the measures.
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Can Psoriasis be Treated?\n\nYes. Treatment varies between patients. It is based on the patient's health, age, lifestyle, and the severity of the psoriasis. Some types of treatment are: topical skin medication, limited sunlight exposure, steroids, exposure to ultraviolet light and oral medication.
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There are a number of prescription creams out there.  Get one from your doctor.  Barring that use a lotion that has Aloe and vitamin E.  \nFor Psoriasis on your scalp use T-Gel.  Massage it into the hair and scalp, put on a shower cap, and sleep on it.  \n\nBe careful, self diagnosed psoriasis can sometimes be a fungus instead.  Any treatment for psoriasis on the fungus will make it worse.  Much much worse.\n\nIf it is the fungus, get a anti-fungal cream from your doctor or use Nizoral shampoo.  It clears up much faster than psoriasis.
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Yes I found this...\nEssential fatty acids are well known to improve many skin disorders, including dry, itchy, inflamed skin. These good fats improve the barrier function of the skin and help prevent moisture loss. Fish oil supplementation is especially effective in the treatment of psoriasis.12,13 Even increasing dietary consumption of oily fish has proven beneficial in combating psoriasis.
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George,\n\nI'm so sorry that you feel that way.  I've done a little research, and although most of the treatmetn sites are conventional, you can go through them and get a lot more insight that I can provide here.  I hope someone else can come through and recommend something more to your liking as well.\n\nlink to the PA sites:\n\nhttp://www.google.com/search?hl=&cat=&meta=&num=&ie=utf-8&q=Psoriatic+Arthropathy
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http://www.psoriasis.org/home/\n\nIt's not curable, but it's manageable.
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If you have bad psoriasis try Enbrel, it works wonders.
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Witch hazel and cortizone are the two most effective treatments. Surgery may sometimes be necessary in extreme cases. There is no CURE as they are just lesions which can be caused by many different things.
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Prescription steroid creams are the safest and simplest initial treatment, especially for recently diagnosed or spreading vitiligo. They are usually applied twice daily, and results require three to six months. If over-dosed or over-used then side effects include local skin damage, and glaucoma or cataracts when used around the eyes. Regular monitoring, and adjusting the potency of the creams to be appropriate for the location can avoid these side effects. For extensive vitiligo, oral medications for repigmentation can be tried. The treatment most commonly used is PUVA (Psoralen & Ultra-Violet A light). PUVA is partially successful in over half of those treated, but complete repigmentation occurs in only 15-20%. Treatments are given in the office in a special booth 2 or 3 times weekly. It takes at least 2-3 months to begin having an effect and 200 treatment sessions are not unusual. Older people, those with pigment loss for more than 5 years and the hands and feet areas usually respond poorly.\nAnother method of psoralen treatment, used occasionally for children or patients with small, scattered vitiligo patches, involves the application of a very dilute solution of the drug directly to the affected skin area. This is then exposed to sunlight. Such topical treatment makes a person very susceptible to severe burn and blisters following too much sun exposure. It has the advantages of being done at home, and does not damage the entire skin surface, as PUVA does. Recently, some experts have claimed that another form of light treatment, UVB, is just as effective and safer.\nIf a person doesn't respond to PUVA treatment, and the vitiligo has not changed in the last year one may consider surgical treatment of vitiligo. Avoid surgical treatment if one scars abnormally or sometimes have lost pigment after a small cut or scrape. All surgical therapies must be viewed as experimental because their effectiveness and side effects remain to be fully defined. Sunless tanning preparations may be used to darken the vitiligo a more acceptable color. These will cover small areas of vitiligo well. Micropigmentation (tattooing) is rarely recommended. It works best for the lip area, particularly in people with dark skin; however, it is difficult to perfectly match the skin, and tends to look worse over time. For loss of pigment over more than half of the exposed areas of the body, depigmentation therapy can be considered. This is the permanent (or nearly permanent) bleaching out of all pigmentation. The remaining skin will be an even white color, which can then be covered with the cosmetics.\n Please see your doctor.
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could be psoriasis. go to a dermatologist and they will tell you how to treat it
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I have been prescribed Devonex (sp), and that has worked really well for me.  You will have to keep using it, but it works.  Check with your dermatologist.