Health Boards
Mon-19-03-2018, 23:17 PM
(This post was last modified: Mon-19-03-2018, 23:20 PM by jiml. Edited 2 times in total.)
Hi Duncan I was on and off them for several years but never put my thin skin down to the steroids. I don't know when exactly the damage was done
I used all types of creams including tar based and vitamin D derivative creams and salicylic acid and then ultra violet treatments ....I only warn you because once your skin thins you will have to live with that as well as the psoriasis
The damage once done is permanent that's why I advise to get on a systemic drug that will deal with the disease from the inside
As a young man I was an engineer, who worked on site a lot ..most of the places I worked were hazardous and I often knocked my legs and every time I did the skin split ...and because I had psoriasis I never uncovered my legs, but carried bandages in my van so I could dress them myself without anyone knowing.... I wish someone had explained to me the damage that was being done, as I still live daily with the fear of knocking my legs and adding still more scars to the many I already have.
I used all types of creams including tar based and vitamin D derivative creams and salicylic acid and then ultra violet treatments ....I only warn you because once your skin thins you will have to live with that as well as the psoriasis
The damage once done is permanent that's why I advise to get on a systemic drug that will deal with the disease from the inside
As a young man I was an engineer, who worked on site a lot ..most of the places I worked were hazardous and I often knocked my legs and every time I did the skin split ...and because I had psoriasis I never uncovered my legs, but carried bandages in my van so I could dress them myself without anyone knowing.... I wish someone had explained to me the damage that was being done, as I still live daily with the fear of knocking my legs and adding still more scars to the many I already have.