For example, you may choose to get a tattoo on your forearm because you’ve never had symptoms of psoriasis there. However, 10–20 days later, you may start to experience new lesions within the ...

But psoriasis doesn’t mean you have to avoid physical contact with your friends and family. ... but you can keep an arm around my waist.” Whether it’s a child, ...

Scientists believe the hormone hepcidin, when produced in the skin, may be the root cause of psoriasis -- a chronic and sometimes debilitating skin disease that affects 2-3% of the global population.