You know the impact of psoriasis can be more than skin deep. Here you'll find practical tips that may help you cope with the day-to-day challenges of living with psoriasis.
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Can I do anything to help my skin? |
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- Keep skin lubricated. Keeping skin moisturized can help reduce redness, scaling and itching.
- Start humidifying. The dry heat blasting away can worsen psoriasis. The use of humidifiers can add moisture to the air.
- Don't scratch or pick at lesions. It can cause bleeding, infection and a worsening of psoriasis.
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Is it true that getting a skin scrape can lead to a psoriatic lesion? |
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Yes. Psoriasis patients can develop lesions at the site of significant skin trauma, especially during a period of active disease. Psoriasis can worsen in areas of skin scrapes, scratches, and cuts. That's why it is so important not to pick, scratch, or scrub the lesions and scales. The development of a psoriatic lesion at the site of skin trauma is called Koebner's phenomenon.
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