Psoriasis Coal Tar
Different types of coal tar are used to treat psoriasis-affected skin (shale, wood, coal, and distilled coal tar). Crude coal tar is one of the oldest psoriasis treatment options available. Many patients dislike using tar because it may be messy, smelly, and irritating. However, coal tar can provide significant benefit for patients.
Topical coal tar is available as a gel, cream, ointment, liquid bath solution, or shampoo. Coal tar can stain white hair, clothing, towels, and bedding; therefore, if you apply it before going to bed, use old pajamas and bedding. Coal tar can make the skin more sensitive to sunlight (photosensitizer), so be careful when exposing your skin to sunlight the day of coal tar application and carefully follow your doctor's instructions.
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Skin Psoriasis Treatment - Topical Steroids
Skin Psoriasis Treatment
Topical steroids are anti-inflammatory medications that reduce skin inflammation in psoriasis. Topical steroid creams can help control the itch of psoriasis and decrease the thickness of the outer layer of the skin. Corticosteroids are the most commonly prescribed topical therapy for the management of psoriasis and are available in several forms, including ointments, creams, lotions, aerosols, or tapes (in the United States). An advantage of topical steroids is that they work relatively quickly and the cost is quite reasonable.
Steroid Potencies
Topical steroids range from low to high or ultra-high potency. Ointments are usually more potent than creams that contain the same concentration and type of steroid.
Topical steroids are anti-inflammatory medications that reduce skin inflammation in psoriasis. Topical steroid creams can help control the itch of psoriasis and decrease the thickness of the outer layer of the skin. Corticosteroids are the most commonly prescribed topical therapy for the management of psoriasis and are available in several forms, including ointments, creams, lotions, aerosols, or tapes (in the United States). An advantage of topical steroids is that they work relatively quickly and the cost is quite reasonable.
Steroid Potencies
Topical steroids range from low to high or ultra-high potency. Ointments are usually more potent than creams that contain the same concentration and type of steroid.
Psoriasis Skin Condition - Our Skin As A House
Psoriasis Skin Condition
It is easier to understand the normal appearance and function of the skin if we compare it to a house and the earth on which that house rests. For example, at its most basic level a house can be considered to comprise two parts: the house itself and the earth it rests on. A two-storey house has a basement and two floors. The basement, or foundation, of the house rests on the earth. The house itself consists of bricks and a roof. The bricks are joined together by cement.
The skin, like a house, is also divided into two parts: the outer, thinner portion called the epidermis (which we can think of as our house) and the inner, thicker layer called the dermis (which we can think of as the ground or earth). Just as a house rests on the earth for stability, the epidermis rests on top of the dermis.
It is easier to understand the normal appearance and function of the skin if we compare it to a house and the earth on which that house rests. For example, at its most basic level a house can be considered to comprise two parts: the house itself and the earth it rests on. A two-storey house has a basement and two floors. The basement, or foundation, of the house rests on the earth. The house itself consists of bricks and a roof. The bricks are joined together by cement.
The skin, like a house, is also divided into two parts: the outer, thinner portion called the epidermis (which we can think of as our house) and the inner, thicker layer called the dermis (which we can think of as the ground or earth). Just as a house rests on the earth for stability, the epidermis rests on top of the dermis.
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