When skin disease, Psoriasis and eczema destroy your life

Millions of people with psoriasis and 20 to 30% of them have severe cases with extensive lesions widely. Although treatments stabilize injuries and improve quality of life, affected people feel excluded.

If the success of treatment depends primarily on their rigorous observance, the impact of depression phases has disastrous consequences for the regular monitoring of these. The more the patient sees his moral fall, the more treatments seem tedious and unnecessary him. The upsurge of lesions does then aggravate his deep sense of exclusion.

Psoriasis between misunderstanding and exclusion. But psoriasis solutions exist !

If psoriasis rule is that this skin disease scares. This is what appears from a qualitative study conducted by Ipsos institute in fall 2010. Based on 20 telephone interviews including testimonials from patients and their families, the survey sets highlight the marginalization of patients.

Psoriasis isolation Defined by patients themselves as "modern plague", psoriasis is perceived as "a mysterious disease", "cure" and "multi-factor", which raises the concern of the entourage. Stigmatized, patients undergo the weight of the eyes of society, "I do not support people who subdue without saying a word, I prefer to ask me questions," said one young man.

The main fears contagion and the risk of transmission. Victim of the lack of information, psoriasis excludes gradually: "I was denied access to a swimming pool", "in the gym, it took me to come with full sticky if I did not return" "Beauty in the care we feel that is not for us" ...

Psoriasis also affects the working lives of people: some have had to accept sedentary duties or leave their jobs. Others, self-employed, do not suffer less the eyes of others. "Because I'm the boss, people leave me alone, we feel they are watching me, but without too much stress ... they know why!"

Guilt to depression

The disease is experienced as both an injustice and as inevitable. Misconceived as psychosomatic, it now seems essential to remember that if psychological factors such as stress, have a strong impact on this disease and are indeed able to trigger seizures, there is as much biological factors responsible for this disease. However, patients often live with the feeling of being responsible for the disease. The testimony describing this reality are many. "We do not understand why there are people who have psoriasis because of stress, and others also stressed that have nothing."

For many, "psoriasis is a disease of people with psychological or nervous fragility." The entourage between empathy and impotence is sometimes responsible for this process of guilt: "I do not know why she psoriasis is clearly incurable, but we do not know why either."

It is essential that the patient can speak about his illness in order to be better understood and accompanied by his entourage. Because depression is often associated with the disease. It is not uncommon for these patients to settle a vicious cycle where depression causes them to stop their treatment and in which the increase of injuries makes them more depressed. The dialogue and information are also an integral part of treatment to avoid as much fatalism and marginalization of sufferers.

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Psoriasis solutions every day!

Psoriasis affects nearly three million aroun the world. Painful and unsightly, red plaques that characterize the disease blights the lives of many patients. Yet, there are solutions, talk to your doctor!

Skin disease characterized by inflammatory pushed, psoriasis is characterized by skin lesions, more or less widespread, which evolve in spurts, sometimes with incomplete remission periods. In 90% of cases, psoriasis is in the form of plates, the extent may vary depending on the patient. Difficult to live both physically and psychologically, because the eyes of others, this disease has effective treatments.

Psoriasis: an impaired quality of life

Of everyday solutions The causes of psoriasis are multiple and involve genetic, environmental and psychological. Although the symptoms can be treated, there is currently no cure, allowing to heal.
Every day, patients experience periods of relapses followed by periods of remission. Scalp, elbows, nails, knees, feet and back are the most commonly affected parties. But the whole body can be achieved in the most severe forms.
In addition to the pain and itching, the patient must face the gaze of others about his illness. A physical suffering, thus adds a deterioration of social relations, sometimes to the exclusion.
To mitigate the impact of psoriasis on quality of life, it is important to take care of the disease as soon as possible. Your doctor may give you the benefit of better treatments.

Zoom to topical corticosteroids

Psoriasis patients have their immune system react abnormally and disproportionate manner. The body renews skin too quickly, causing the appearance of red patches as painful as unsightly. Find out images mechanism.
For over 50 years, therapy is mainly based on corticosteroids, derivatives of vitamin D, biotherapy (antibodies) and phototherapy (UVB laser). But topical corticosteroids remain the most prescribed class of drugs by dermatologists. Their mode of action is based on three mechanisms:

An anti-inflammatory effect: corticosteroids associate a vasoconstrictor effect and a decrease in inflammation, edema and redness;
An anti-proliferative effect: corticosteroids inhibit the proliferation of dermal cells, causing reversible atrophy of the skin and thus preventing the spread of dermatosis;
Immunosuppressive effect of the immune system cells are targeted. The action of the drug decreases the hyperactivity of the body's defense cells, characteristic of psoriasis.
While most of psoriasis treatments are based on steroid therapy, mode of administration will vary. Each patient benefits from a personalized care, adapted to the shape and extent of the psoriasis.

The new dosage forms

The mode of administration of the treatment of psoriasis will be evaluated based on the type and extent of skin disease. Local corticoids account for most prescriptions. Many advances have been made in order to increase the effectiveness of treatment, and make them less burdensome for patients. If the majority of corticosteroids are in the form of creams, patients could benefit from new dosage forms more practical as foams, shampoos, lotions or powders.
The main drawback of the most frequently used creams, lies in their often long and binding application. Patients with extensive forms of psoriasis can then be discouraged by the magnitude of the treatment. In addition, these creams are not adapted to wearing clothes.
Nevertheless, there has been little patches or bio-adhesive films which, thanks to a semi-occlusive shape, allow greater efficiency in delivering the active ingredient gradually over 24 hours. Without stain clothing while respecting the hydration of the skin, BETESIL ® patches also help hide small lesions to the view of others, reducing the psychological impact of this pathology.

Because treatments are constantly changing, it is important to talk to your doctor. He alone can find solutions adapted to your needs.

Source : Sarah Laine

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