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Suggest Alternative Treatment For Psoriasis

dear sir, my name santhosh, i have been suffering from psoriasis.I have underwent many medications homeopathy, ayurvedic but these only cured for certain timeperiod. Later it used to come back agaain. Now i am a consulting a dermatologist. Still the same is happening. he prescribed sternon lotion and Ionax-T shampoo. But these are not giving longterm relief..... What should i do...I asked the doctor, he boldly said their is no permanent cure for this... you have to deal with it.... may be lifelong . what shoul i do please suggest me ???
Fri, 19 Jun 2015
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It is true that we do not have a cure for psoriasis. The most common treatment is steroid creams or ointments. In addition there are oral medications that can by tried by a dermatologist and UV light therapy is also helpful in some patients.
Here is a link were you can get more information
http://www.uptodate.com/contents/psoriasis-the-basics?source=search_result&search=psoriasis&selectedTitle=1~150
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Suggest Alternative Treatment For Psoriasis

Hello, It is true that we do not have a cure for psoriasis. The most common treatment is steroid creams or ointments. In addition there are oral medications that can by tried by a dermatologist and UV light therapy is also helpful in some patients. Here is a link were you can get more information http://www.uptodate.com/contents/psoriasis-the-basics?source=search_result&search=psoriasis&selectedTitle=1~150 Regards