Psoriasis on face issues are caused from to a skin condition that stimulates the formation of thick, dry, scaly patches on the skin that are often irritating, itchy, and sometimes painful. People who experience the condition on the face tend to stay away from gatherings with friends or family as the condition becomes more apparent when it targets the face.

Facial psoriasis usually affects the forehead, region around the eyebrows, the skin between the upper lip and nose and also the hairline. There are numerous approaches that should be tried in order to find out which treatment suits a person best as every individual is different and what might work on one person, may not work on another.

The following are some treatment methods for psoriasis on face conditions:

• Use topical steroids

Topical steroids, also commonly known as corticosteroids, deal with inflammation and redness of the skin on the face. It is important that you use corticosteroids moderately as overuse may irritate and inflame the skin, especially if left for prolonged periods of time. Topical steroids come in a wide range of applications, depending o the severity of the condition. Start your treatment regimen with mild corticosteroids to protect your face from possible breakouts due to psoriasis on face conditions.

• Use tazarotene or calcipotriene

Tazarotene (brand name: Tazorac) is obtained from vitamin A and calcipotriene (brand name: Dovonex) is a synthetic version of vitamin D3. Both treatments require a prescription from your doctor.

• Use over-the-counter creams

Use over-the-counter creams or ointments that contain salicylic acid to clear facial psoriasis. Salicylic acid acts as a peeling agent, thus allowing the shedding of the outer layer of the skin. Use ointments containing salicylic acid in small amounts as excessive use may lead to irritation.

• Treat psoriasis around the eyes

It is important that while treating psoriasis on face conditions, you must also try to clear up psoriasis affecting the eyelids and the skin around the eyes as these areas are the most sensitive parts of the face. Use tacrolimus (brand names: Protopic and Prograf) or pimecrolimus (brand name: Elidel) under your doctor’s consent. These prescription creams should be used instead of topical steroids as corticosteroids may lead to harmful side effects if used on sensitive skin areas.

• Phototherapy

This method involves treating the affected regions of the skin with a controlled amount of sunlight or synthetic ultraviolet B (UVB) light. You can sunbathe (moderately) or expose your skin to UVB light in order to eliminate T cells on the surface of the skin.

T cells are a type of white blood cells that uncontrollably multiply when a person is suffering from psoriasis, thus resulting in dry, scaly skin. Note that too much sunlight or artificial UVB light may worsen symptoms of psoriasis; therefore, sunbathe or consider phototherapy for only short periods – ideally 10-20 minutes while using a sunscreen with a sun protection factor (SPF) of at least 15 on the unaffected regions. Consult your dermatologist if you will seek artificial UVB phototherapy for psoriasis on face conditions.