Why does psoriasis affect certain areas more commonly?

[Lilbromy_x]

Hi Lilbromy and    to the club, you have found a great place for finding out about the disease and what is working for our members, Fred has already pointed you at the natural treatment boards , but if I were you I would get myself referred to a dermatologist, you are right that steroid creams are not good and uv treatment is a short term fix, whereas a dermatologist has many things he can offer that won't damage the skin.

As you know psoriasis is for life and the sooner you manage to get it under control the better for you. We don't have all the answers here but you will get plenty of advice

good luck and I have no idea why psoriasis is supposed to be more common on knees and elbows, I always thought it was because the skin there was more likely to get injured and also it's constantly stretching and contracting ... But that was only my opinion ..not fact

Jim

Wicked! Thanks for that Jim! Yeah that kind of makes sense I guess about the knees, it could be something to do with the skin being thinner I guess.. But yeah a mystery we may never know. I just find it peculiar that I always flare up the worst on the inside of my legs. 

I also went to the dermatologist 8 months ago and was out straight onto light therapy which I ended 3 months ago. However, the dermatologist costs a lot of money here in Australia and the flare up is relatively mild at the moment so if I can get it back under control without the need to pay more money which I don't really have, that's the ideal solution.