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I am wondering if anyone has any advice or tips on dealing with nail Psoriasis.
Mine are pretty bad at the moment, pitted and very sore if i knock them. Two of them look like they are coming away from the nail bed (which makes me feel queasy everytime i think about it.)
I guess its hard to treat but just wondered if there was anything out there.
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(Tue-18-02-2014, 14:16 PM)Mike1967 Wrote: I am wondering if anyone has any advice or tips on dealing with nail Psoriasis.
Mine are pretty bad at the moment, pitted and very sore if i knock them. Two of them look like they are coming away from the nail bed (which makes me feel queasy everytime i think about it.)
I guess its hard to treat but just wondered if there was anything out there.
I used to ask for Dovobet gel which seemed to soak down into the nail bed better than the ointment or cream. Then put a plaster round to protect the nail and keep the gel in.
Wasn't a great success but I never lost a nail and seemed to stop it getting any worse.
I don't know if betnovate scalp application is still available but I also used to use that many years ago it was non greasy and evaporated very quickly
And of course my current treatment keeps my nails well under control, except for one thumb nail that keeps splitting
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May be of help, or get others talking.
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I have dovobet gel, so I will try that thanks.
I hate the thought of losing a nail I really am the most squeamish person ever lol
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Just thought I would update on my constantly split thumb nail. It is a constant nuisance as it always catches on things and splits more, I try to keep my nails very short now, so they don't catch on bedding or clothes. My Fumaderm keeps all my plaques under control but this damn nail just keeps splitting. I have given up treating it with steroid creams, what I do now. Which is a bit unorthodox is to cut the nail very short, then put a drop of superglue on the crack it seems to hold it together for a while
![[Image: image.jpg]](https://s26.postimg.cc/6g8d83y1l/image.jpg)
What does please me is that a couple of years ago I was fairly extensively covered in plaques now all I have to show of my psoriasis is the above picture
I'm hopeful that the thumb will stop splitting someday. My toenails have gone back to normal nails now, whereas I used to have to get industrial cutters to cut the thick big toe nails they seem to have responded well to my treatment
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