According to reports around 3% of American population is afflicted by psoriasis \u2013 a skin condition characterized by inflamed, red patches noticeable on your elbows, knees, scalps, hands and elbows and others. In reality, psoriasis is triggered by disturbances in the skin cell growing cycle. Generally new skin takes around 4 weeks to replace old skin. However, with psoriasis, your skin sheds too fast and the new skin grows equally fast as well. The unimaginable pace of skin growth is something which leads to the patches that we have talked about here. <\/p>\n
Talk to a dermatologist in Delhi<\/a> and he will tell you that there\u2019s a virtually a world of misconceptions surrounding psoriasis. Today, we are just going to discuss and dispel a few of these myths. So, let\u2019s browse through.<\/p>\n A dermatologist in Delhi<\/strong> will tell you about the challenges of psoriasis treatment triggered by the misconceptions attached to it- so much so, that most of the skin specialists<\/a> initiate treatment by informing patient about the skin condition<\/strong> at first. They have reported that there are major fallacies that exist. It\u2019s important to drive those fallacies away for sure. <\/p>\n This is not just any other skin discrepancy which occurs due to germs. It is essentially an auto-immune disorder. It\u2019s your malfunctioning immune system which leads to the abnormal pace at which your skin cells work. The skin cells don\u2019t really have the adequate time to shed as a result of which they end up developing in the telltale patches. <\/p>\n No matter how harsh it sounds, there\u2019s none who \u201ctakes\u201d those skin patches without judging them. The first thing that hits their mind is that the skin condition<\/strong> is contagious and that they would better avoid people having psoriasis at the first place. The fallacy at times leads the sufferer to think on the same line as well!<\/p>\n Let us tell you that psoriasis is in no way contagious. It does not take place owing to the lack of hygiene. Psoriasis<\/a> does not spread if you hug, kiss or share food with someone having psoriasis at the first place. It is the responsibility of the sufferer to stop thinking that he or she is suffering from a contagious disease. <\/p>\n As a sufferer if you actually believe this then you are not helping yourself. It might as well stop you from visiting the dermatologist in Delhi<\/strong> at the first place. Let us tell you that though this skin condition cannot be cured entirely it can be treated \u2013 with the main aim of stopping the growth of over-active skin cells. Proper treatment can also help you seek relief from itching and any other sort of discomfiture associated with psoriasis. It can also remove excess skin from your body. <\/p>\n It is extremely important on your end to ensure that you are educating yourself more about psoriasis in general and contacting a qualified dermatologist in Delhi<\/strong> so as to be duly informed. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" According to reports around 3% of American population is afflicted by psoriasis \u2013 a skin condition characterized by inflamed, red patches noticeable on your elbows, knees, scalps, hands and elbows and others. In reality, psoriasis is triggered by disturbances in the skin cell growing cycle. Generally new skin takes around 4 weeks to replace old… Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":642,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drsandeshgupta.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/753"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drsandeshgupta.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drsandeshgupta.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drsandeshgupta.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drsandeshgupta.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=753"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.drsandeshgupta.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/753\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":754,"href":"https:\/\/www.drsandeshgupta.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/753\/revisions\/754"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drsandeshgupta.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/642"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drsandeshgupta.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=753"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drsandeshgupta.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=753"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drsandeshgupta.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=753"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}What are the myths about the psoriasis?<\/h2>\n
Myth 1: Psoriasis is nothing more than a skin condition<\/h2>\n
Myth 2: It is contagious<\/h2>\n
Myth 3: It cannot be treated<\/h2>\n