Is there a treatment for Psoriasis?
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There are medications available to reduce the spots on body; but no permanent cure. it can always come up during periods of extreme stress and so on. However here are a few things that you could do:
1. Reduce stress. Psoriasis is significantly aggravated by stress.
2. Apply topical ointments, twice each day, to slow down the overactive growth of skin cells. Ointments that contain tar preparations, anthralin and salicylic acid work well. Try corticosteroid creams. These are most effective when covered with a piece of saran wrap. It enhances the drug's penetration into the skin. Use it twice a day, wipe it off at bedtime, and then apply the tar preparation or anthralin at night.
3. Avoid injuring the skin. This aggravates psoriasis.
4. Avoid exposure to cold. This also aggravates psoriasis.
5. Keep your skin from drying out. Dry skin causes psoriasis to worsen.
6. Avoid washing your skin excessively. This makes skin feel sore and scaly. Use lukewarm water when washing.
7. Reduce itching by soaking for 15 minutes in water containing a tar solution or Epsom salts.
8. Remove thick scalp plaques by applying a 10 percent salicylic acid in mineral oil with a toothbrush before going to bed. Wear a shower cap when you sleep. Wash out the 10 percent acid with a tar-based shampoo the next morning.
9. Consider a more aggressive treatment if your condition is severe. Exposure to ultraviolet light or a course of drug therapy are options.
Tips:
Anthralin can stain sheets.
Warnings:
Exposure to the sun must be absolutely avoided when you are receiving treatment with ultraviolet light.
If you have any questions or concerns, contact a physician or other health care professional before engaging in any activity related to health and diet.
Other Answers:
Air and sunlight.
Their is treatment for psoriasis but there is no cure. Just go to the drug store and their are several brands to choose from. If you are not sure what to get the pharmacist will help you if you ask. Yes, Dermatologists can give special Light treatments, medications and creams.
There are many effective topical treatments. While many can be purchased over the counter (OTC), others are available by prescription only.
Anthralin
This prescription topical can be very effective in treating plaque psoriasis. It does not work as quickly or as thoroughly as superpotent topical steroids, but unlike steroids, it has no known long-term side effects.
Dovonex
A form of synthetic vitamin D3 approved for treating psoriasis, available by prescription. It slows down the rate of skin cell growth, flattens psoriasis lesions and removes scale. Dovonex also can be used on the scalp and for nail psoriasis.
Salicylic acid
Also known as "sal acid," salicylic acid helps remove scales and is often combined with topical steroids, anthralin or tar to enhance effectiveness. Available in both OTC and prescription forms.
Tar
Coal tar is available over the counter in crude and refined forms to treat mild, moderate and severe psoriasis. For decades, tar was viewed as the "traditional" treatment for psoriasis, and it remains a safe, effective and readily available treatment option for many people.
Tazorac
Tazorac topical gel and cream (also known by its generic name tazarotene) are FDA-approved for treating plaque psoriasis. Tazorac is a vitamin A derivative and is also known as a topical retinoid. It is available by prescription.
Topical steroids
Corticosteroids, ordinarily called "steroids" by doctors and patients, are routinely used to treat psoriasis. Topical steroid medications can be very effective in controlling mild to moderate psoriasis lesions. They are easy to use and work relatively quickly. Most are available by prescription.
Other OTC topicals
Information about bath solutions, moisturizers and nonprescription medications that can be used to moisturize, soothe, remove scale or relieve itching.
UVB phototherapy
UVB treatment involves exposing the skin to an artificial UVB light source for a set length of time on a regular schedule, either under a doctor's direction in a medical setting or with a home unit purchased with a doctor's prescription.
PUVA
PUVA is an acronym for psoralen (a light-sensitizing medication) combined with exposure to ultraviolet light A (UVA). UVA, like UVB, is found in sunlight. By itself, however, UVA is not usually used to clear psoriasis. It is relatively ineffective unless used with a light-sensitizing medication such as psoralen.
Biologics
Biologic medications are developed from living sources, such as cells, rather than combinations of chemicals like traditional drugs. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Amevive and Raptiva for the treatment of psoriasis. Enbrel is approved for the treatment of both psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, while Humira and Remicade are both approved for the treatment psoriatic arthritis.
Cyclosporine
Cyclosporine is a prescription systemic medication used to treat psoriasis. In 1995, Neoral (one brand name for cyclosporine) was FDA-approved to help prevent organ rejection in transplant patients. In 1997, the FDA approved Neoral as a treatment for psoriasis.
Methotrexate
Methotrexate is a systemic medication usually sold as a generic. Initially used to treat cancer, methotrexate was discovered to be effective in clearing psoriasis in the 1950s and was eventually approved for this use by the FDA in the 1970s.
Soriatane
Soriatane is a prescription medication called an oral retinoid, which is a synthetic form of vitamin A. Synthetic retinoids were introduced as experimental drugs in the mid-1970s and were approved in the United States in the 1980s. Soriatane is currently the only oral retinoid approved by the FDA specifically for treating psoriasis.
Other systemics
Accutane, Hydrea, mycophenolate mofetil, sulfasalazine, 6-Thioguanine
Balneotherapy is a general term used for water-based treatments involving natural thermal springs, hot springs, mineral water or seawater. This treatment is widely used throughout Europe and Asia, and spas that feature balneotherapy are being introduced in the U.S.
Climatotherapy is a term used to describe the combination of natural sunlight and water, such as the ocean or other bodies of water, to treat psoriasis. In particular, climatotherapy refers to certain locations around the world, like the Dead Sea in Israel, where the environment and natural elements are said to be especially therapeutic for psoriasis and/or psoriatic arthritis.
No matter what it is called or where it takes place–in the backyard, at the beach or in the bathtub–sun and water may make a difference in how psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis look and feel.
Using sunlight as a psoriasis treatment
How to get a successful outcome and avoid sunburn when using sunlight to treat psoriasis.
Sunlight and other psoriasis treatments
Information about the potential risks of combining sunlight with other psoriasis treatments.
Sunlight and skin cancer
How to minimize the risk of skin cancer and warning signs to watch for.
Tanning beds
Cautionary information about using tanning salons as an alternative to natural sunlight.
Climatotherapy sites
The Dead Sea: The world's best known climatotherapy site, which offers formalized treatment facilities for psoriasis.
Other sites: More locations where the environment and natural elements are considered therapeutic for psoriasis and/or psoriatic arthritis.
All the above is taken straight from
http://www.psoriasis.org/treatment/psoriasis/
Tanning or natural sunlight does help decrease it but does not erase it. There is a treatment which some dermatologists offer, it's probably expensive, but pretty much eliminates it.
Good luck.
I have it as well, it's the most irritating thing on this planet. There is not cure. Treatments.well there are MANY.
Different things work for different people. The only things that have ever helped for me are: tanning-for some reason UV rays help clear up breakouts. and finding out what brings on breakouts so I can try to prevent them. Anti-biotics bring on my breakouts, so as long as I can stay healthy and not have to take them I won't break out.
There are many creams and such, maybe he should try them. They work for some people
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