Psoriasis is a common skin condition affecting two to three per cent of the population of the United Kingdom and Ireland. It can start at any age, but most often develops between the ages of 11 and 45.
Psoriasis is simply a speeding up of the usual replacement processes of the skin. Normally skin cells take about 21 to 28 days to replace themselves; in psoriasis this process is greatly accelerated, and skin cells can be replaced every two to six days. This results in an accumulation of skin cells on the surface of the skin, in the form of a psoriatic plaque. This process is the same wherever it occurs on the body.
Hosted on all talkhealth sites www.talkhealthpartnership.com, medical experts will be on hand from 28 October to 3 November to answer your questions. You will be able to speak directly to leading consultants about how to manage and treat psoriasis. Experts include Dr Anthony Bewley, Clinical Nurse Specialist Coleen Gradwell and Independent Nurse Prescriber Fiona Reid.