Is Plaque Psoriasis Treatment Different Depending on the Site?

Treatments for plaque psoriasis vary depending on where it presents on the body, says Dendy Engelman, MD, a dermatologic surgeon with Metropolitan Hospital Center. Learn more in this video.

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So the treatments do vary based on where you

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have your area of involvement. So for example, if it's on the elbows or the knees, that skin is pretty thick, and can handle a lot more

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of a stronger medication. If it's inverse psoriasis, where it's in skin folds, we have to be careful with the strength of anti-inflammatory

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that we use there. For example, some kind of hydrocortisone preparation. So we lower the strength in areas such as the face,

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in the underarms, or in the groin, because that skin is more sensitive. And because it's folded or occluded, it increases the potency of the medicine we use there.