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What To Do For Psoriasis In The Elbow?

I have psoriasis on my elbow and it's not that much, I actually bought some sort of cream for it and put it on every night and it keeps it down, if i don't put it on for a few days it starts getting worse but as long as I just put the stuff on again it makes it go away a bit but I can never get it to completely go away, and as I've read there's no actual cure for psoriasis. But I was wondering if a doctor actually cut the skin off that it's on, would that get rid of it? not just the scaly skin, but the skin that's under that even.
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hello dear,
Welcome to healthcaremagic.
I have read your query and understood your concern.

Psoriasis as you read correctly is a controllable disease but not a curable disease.
For limited area involvement, topical moderate to strong potency steroid with or without salicylic acid is advised.
That will control the flare but wont prevent it from recurrence.

Trauma is a triggering factor for the same. So any kind of surgery will augment the disease only.

Put a good amount of moisturisers over body to prevent dryness and apply steroidal cream over the lesions for 2-3 weeks under supervision.
Stay healthy.
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What To Do For Psoriasis In The Elbow?

Hello dear, Welcome to healthcaremagic. I have read your query and understood your concern. Psoriasis as you read correctly is a controllable disease but not a curable disease. For limited area involvement, topical moderate to strong potency steroid with or without salicylic acid is advised. That will control the flare but wont prevent it from recurrence. Trauma is a triggering factor for the same. So any kind of surgery will augment the disease only. Put a good amount of moisturisers over body to prevent dryness and apply steroidal cream over the lesions for 2-3 weeks under supervision. Stay healthy.