Living With Psoriasis

Removing Unwanted Hair When You Have Psoriasis

Getting rid of facial or body hair is a little more difficult when you have psoriasis. The last thing you want to do is injure your sensitive skin. But that doesn't mean you have to live with hair on your body or face that you don't want there. You just have to be careful.

Dating Tips: Don’t Let Psoriasis Keep You at Home

Dating can be nerve-wracking for anyone—and having psoriasis just gives you one more thing to be nervous about. Maybe you’re concerned that your date will be turned off by how your skin looks. Or perhaps you worry that you’ll be rejected because your date fears catching the disease.

Unfortunately, some people let such concerns stand in their way. In a survey by the National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF) of 426 people with psoriasis, about one-third said they limited dating or intimacy because of their skin condition.