Psoriasis presentation answers all your questions related to Psoriasis. Understand the causes, symptoms , commonly affected parts, what are types of psoriasis, how psoriasis is diagnosed, what are complications experienced by psoriasis patient. Why homeopathy treatment for Psoriasis.

1. Psoriasis Treatment at Life Force

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3. What is Psoriasis?
 A chronic, obstinate skin disease
 Tends to stay for years
 May have natural breaks (remission)
 Not just skin deep!
 Calls for deep case-study for treatment
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4. Psoriasis: Am I alone?
 1 to 3% of the world population suffers with it
 Age group: 15 to 40 years; children can have it
 Both sexes equally affected
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5. Symptoms of Psoriasis
 Thick, scaly eruptions
 Dry silvery scales
 With or without itching
 Boils (in Pustular psoriasis)
 Can also present as smooth red patches in folds
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6. Commonly Affected Parts
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Elbows and knees
Folds of skin
Lower back
Hands and feet
Genitals
Scalp
Nails
Joints
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7. What happens in Psoriasis?
Excessive and abnormal cell
production in the skin
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Formation of scales
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Shedding off excess scales
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8. Types of Psoriasis:
 Psoriasis Vulgaris (Classical presentation)
 Guttate Psoriasis (All over body)
 Pustular Psoriasis (with pus formation)
 Erythrodermic Psoriasis (in folds of the skin)
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9. Causes of Psoriasis:
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Genetic
Immunological
Injury
Infection
Extreme temperature
Drugs
Stress
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10. Causes of Psoriasis:
 Psoriasis is a Multi-factorial disease
 Largely immunological causes
 Most cases have more than one cause
responsible to initiate and continue chronic
Psoriasis
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11. Stress:
Stress is an important causative factor
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Prolonged anxiety
Guilt
Frustration
Disappointment
Depression, sadness, etc
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12. Psoriasis: Not contagious
 It is not caused by germs
 It does not spread by contact or touch
 It is safe to touch a patient who has psoriasis
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13. Psoriasis: Not a local disease
 Psoriasis is caused by multiple factors disturbing
the immunity
 Should be understood and treated as an Internal
Disease
 Calls for internal treatment
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14. Diagnosis of Psoriasis:
 Clinically diagnosed (based on symptoms)
 Skin biopsy may conclude diagnosis
 X-Ray and RA factor in case of joint affection
(to rule out RA)
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15. Complications of Psoriasis:
These are rare but may occur in long-standing
cases:
 Joint involvement
 Joint deformity
 Nail changes: Pitting, separation from nail bed,
horizontal ridges
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16. Allopathic Treatment:
Local
 Coal tar preparations
 Vitamin D analogues
 Retinoids
 Corticosteroids
 Ultraviolet radiation
Systemic
 PUVA therapy
 Phototherapy
 Methotrexate
Treatment for Psoriasis

17. About Conventional Treatment:
Advantages:
 Palliates the symptoms
Limitations:
 Does not treat the root cause
 Suppressive
 May make Psoriasis complex
 Adverse effects
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18. Homeopathic Treatment:
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Targets the root cause
Enhances body’s healing process
Restores immunity back to normal
Treats all round causes of Psoriasis:
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Genetic
Stress induced
Environmental factors
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19. Why Homeopathy?
 Long term relief
 Treats it in a totalistic way
 Individualistic approach
 Very effective
 Free from side-effects
Treatment for Psoriasis

20. What about Cortisone?
 Offer temporary relief only
 Suppress the disease
 Rebound flare-up after stopping them
 Make Psoriasis more complex and difficult to cure
 Cortisone must eventually be stopped
Treatment for Psoriasis

21. Tips for Patients on Cortisone
 Steroids can’t be stopped abruptly
 Must be withdrawn slowly
under care of local doctor
 Steroids and Homeopathy can be taken
simultaneously, initially
 Lesions may increase due to steroid
withdrawal
 If you have taken steroids recently, there is a
chance of disease flare up
Treatment for Psoriasis

22. Some Observations on
Psoriasis Treatment
Based on our experience of treating a
large number of Psoriasis patients:
Difficult to cure, but treatable
Opt for Homeopathy in the early stages
Psoriasis is not a local disease, please do
not treat it locally with cream/ ointments
There is no short cut to cure Psoriasis
Treatment for Psoriasis

23. Cases Treated at Life Force

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25. Cases treated at Life Force

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