Psoriasis – A dreaded skin disease

Snakesshed their skin on a periodic basis. But are you aware of the fact that thehuman beings too shed their outer skin every three to four weeks? You areunlikely to be aware of it because it is a process that happens graduallywithout grabbing any attention. The cells in the bottom level of our epidermallayer continuously divide and they replace the outermost dead cells gradually.The dead outer skin is thus removed in the form of scales, which are notvisible usually.
 

 

Butin the psoriasis-affected people, there is a tremendous increase in the growthcycle of the new skin cells which in turn leads to the amassing of the deadscales on the skin. This disease may mar the appearance of the patient and thescales and plaques on the body of the patient invite repulsion from others.
 

 

``Psoriasisis an auto-immune disease which occurs due to the faulty signals sent by theimmune system. But the actual reason can be attributed to genes or to someenvironmental factors,’’ says Saritha Venugopal, a medical student. ``There aremany curing methods for the disease, of which psoriasis ayurvedic treatment seems tobe more popular,’’ she adds.
 

 

Exposureto extreme temperatures, pollutants in the atmosphere, high stress, obesity etccan act as catalysts to the disease, say experts.