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Palmar Plantar Psoriasis

Palmar-Plantar Psoriasis

Palmar-Plantar Psoriasis also known as hand and foot psoriasis is a particularly difficult form of the disease to treat. The soles of the feet or the palm of the hands become thick, cracked and filled with
sores. Treatments for the condition include the regular course for psoriasis such as topical creams containing steroids, or in more severe cases ultraviolet light treatments can also be used. The key with the treating Palmar-Plantar Psoriasis is to be persistent and patient, and seeking the advice of your GP or dermatologist.

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I'm going to buy Fish Oil Tablets tomorrow , would love to hear if they have worked for you ? I have planterpalmer Psoriasis





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omega 3,6 & 9 have worked wonders om my Daughters Palmer planter. we also split a capsule and rub it straight into the skin area. BEST thing we have ever used.

I started taking omega 3 tabs and my feet/ hands improved to just about normal ! My daughter and husband are so happy for me .i'm thinking about opening up a capsule to rub the oil on my hands and feet to see if it hey get even better

hello I'm a 14 year old boy I have a skin condition I believe to be called tylosis , I have never had any treatments for it of any sort I'm so embarresed about it I hide it so people can't see, it's on my hands and feet, do you know any cure or ways to get rid of it thank you so much if u do it would literally meen the world to me.





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I have psoriasis all over my body, and have used all the creams steroids etc. it has covered my hands too. but by chance I noticed it started to clear up on my hands, after I begun to use anti bacterial soap after washing my hands after visits to the toilet, etc. The psoriasis has improved a lot. I then begun to use normal soap after I run out of the A.B soap and I noticed that my hands begun to become more raw and red again, but after using anti bacterial soap it has begun to clear again. I have it all over my body still, but where I been washing my hands with the A.B. soap it has deffo helped. I'm not sure if its that for sure? but it might be. And the soap I've used, is not expensive, just supermarket own brands.. Maybe it might work for someone reading this?





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I have suffered this condition now for 2 years I have it on both hands and feet. I have tried every steroid cream under the sun, I have also had a course of PUVA Treatment. The PUVA treatment cleared my hands for about 8 months, it helped my feet but didn't clear it. It has now returned on my hands but not to the extent it used to be my feet are really bad. I am still using steroid creams and emollients, I have tried cling film etc and I wear cotton socks and gloves at night and i take a sedative tablet at night to stop the itch. It is so painful and embarrassing especially when at work. Can anyone recommend any other treatments or methods that I could try





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If you have tried all the other treatments, methotrexate,cyclosporine, etc. (They didn't work for me) Then ask your dermatologist to prescribe Enbrel. Had PPP for 7 years, tried this and it WORKS!! Google it for details.

I had this for 3 years i was given synair cream E45 betnovate nothing worked. I went to china and in a shop like superdrug i asked one of the staff and she passed me a cream it cleared up within a week. Chinese medicine really worked well





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hi jerry what was the name of the cream please.

it was all in chinese. but there is a name called BAIXIAOLING it came in a 20 g tube.

I have Psoriasis on the top of my feet and between my toes. When I wear flip flops I get stared at a lot. But I continue to wear them. Was told to get some sun but I can't take the heat anymore. I have just started Methotrexate a month ago my condition is a little better but last week has gotten worse. Dr. has up my dose of Methotrexate hope it works, labs should be taken every four weeks due to the fact it does affect your kindeys and liver.





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hi the only cream that worked for me was "Elizabeth Ardens Eight Hour Cream" I am never without it





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Hi I too suffer from palmer psoriasis covering 3/4 of my right palm, a small patch on my left palm has started, on my right knee also on both ankles finishing just at the side of my soles. After every cream, steroid, acid, 7 week of light therapy still very much there and now spreading to my wrist. Dermatologist did patch testing and I'm allergic to nickel and potassium. Basically tablets is a last resort, I'm back in 2 months for a review but he basically said there's nothing else they can do..devastating!! I'm in constant pain with my hands, im only 30 with a 2 year old and lost my job last year and I'm finding it impossible to get work when they ask about skin conditions. If anyone has any advice/new things I could try please tell me.





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I suffer to from Palmer psorasis. Try a mild chemotherapy called "methotrexate" it saved my life! It takes a couple of months for the ful affect but well worth it! Before I tryed methotrexate I was in severe pain. I had psoriasis on my hands and feet, I could barely walk and was raising 2 kids on my own. Thank god for new medical break throughs! Good luck!

it seems i have plantar fasciitis (numbness of feet after sleeping. what can be done to relieve the pain after waking up. Also i my anus is itching after using my bowels to the point it can become very irritable and needs scratching soon after cleaning.This has only started in the last 10 yrs. i am 49 male





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Hi i also have plantar fasciitis and it is painfull, i usualy reach for my ibuprefen, this works for me, i think understanding your problem and reading as much as you can you are half way there, there are excersises you can do and insoles that can help (better if you get them made especialy for you) if you look up patient.co.uk and type in plantar fasciitis this will help understand the condition, hope this helps you and anyone else that reads this, good luck.

i've had this condition on my foot for 6yrs and on the palm of my hand for 2yrs, my doctor has tried everything but nothing works. Tried loads of different things off the net, E45 cream, coal soap. I have even tried wrapping my food with cling film once E45 applied but nothing works and it is very embarrassing :( I do find however soaking in a bath and using a pumise stone gently helps to stop the skin going really flakey





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