Skin Care

Know Different types of Psoriasis

Psoriasis is a chronic immune mediated relapsing disease of skin and there are several different clinical types of psoriasis. Different types of psoriasis may show different clinical manifestations/symptoms. In general psoriasis is the types of psoriasis are non-pustular, pustular and other types of psoriasis.

Non-pustular psoriasis:

This is further subdivided into Psoriasis vulgaris (also known as chronic stationary psoriasis and plaque-like psoriasis) and erythrodermic psoriasis.

Psoriasis vulgaris:

This is the most common form of psoriasis, which accounts for up to 90% of individuals with psoriasis. In this form of psoriasis there plaque formation occurs, which appears as raised areas of inflamed skin, which have silver color scales.

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Treatment of Psoriasis

Psoriasis is a chronic immune mediated skin disease. It is a fairly common skin disease and affects large number of people. The main pathology in psoriasis is speeding up of the growth cycle of skin cells and as a result skin turn over is increased (i.e. normal skin turn over time of approximately 28 days become less than that) and there is also plaque formation occurs.

There are various treatment options available for treatment of psoriasis. If a disease does not have specific and effective treatment, number of different treatment options is generally available for that particular disease and unfortunately none of the treatment options can cure the disease and none of these generally give high satisfaction. The same is true in case of psoriasis too, as it is a chronic disease without any cure; hence there are several treatment options available. Some of the treatment modalities can be helpful and can improve quality of life.

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Few aspects about Psoriasis

Psoriasis is a disease of skin which is immune mediated. It is a common skin disease and according to National Psoriasis Foundation of United States, in the US alone between 150,000 and 260,000 new cases of psoriasis is diagnosed every year. More than 5 million Americans are suffering from the disease (psoriasis) and spent billions of dollars each year for its treatment. From the statistics it is clear that psoriasis is fairly common disease.

What is psoriasis?

Psoriasis is a chronic skin disease where immune system sends faulty signals, which speed up the growth cycle of skin cells or cells of dermis. It is not due to infection by microorganisms or nor it is contagious. Normally the growth cycle of skin cells of dermis is approximately 4 weeks or 28 days, but in psoriasis the growth cycle of skin cells is reduced below 28 days (e.g. 20-25 days or less) and due to this skin looks abnormal.

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Some Precautions for Use of Acnezine Acne Treatment Cream

All medications have some side effects and Acnezine acne treatment cream is no exception to this rule. If you decide to use the product to reduce/prevent/treat acne (pimples) you should be aware of the side effects Acnezine acne treatment cream or its ingredients may cause and be prepared to accept the side effects, which are mostly mild in nature and do not cause any serious harm to the health of the user. You can also take certain precautions to reduce/prevent the side effects associated with use of Acnezine acne treatment cream for treatment of acne.

Benzoyl peroxide is the active anti acne ingredient in Acnezine acne treatment cream and most of the side effects of the products are due to Benzoyl peroxide. The side effects of Benzoyl peroxide are skin irritation, burning, stinging sensation, redness of skin, allergy to benzoyl peroxide, edema, contact sensitization, dryness of skin, formation of scales etc.

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Some Frequently Asked Questions about Acnezine

Acnezine acne treatment cream is one of the frequently used and purchased products online and it is obvious that there will be many questions frequently asked by many users/buyers of the product. The frequently asked questions (FAQ) ranges from how to use acnezine product to the ingredients present in the product to the cost and shipping procedures. Here are some of the frequently asked questions and their answers about Acnezine.

How the products should be used for best results?

Acnezine acne treatment cream should be used one to three times a day. Use a thin layer over the affected area after thoroughly cleansing the skin over which is to be applied. It is better to start with a single application a day and gradually increased to two and three applications a day to prevent excessive drying of the skin, which is a common side effect of the product. If there is excessive drying of the skin (sometimes there may be peeling of skin) despite precaution reduce the frequency of application to once a day or every alternate day.

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