Greater Fort Myers Chamber Of Commerce: Florida Skin Center Offers Treatment For Psoriasis – August Is Psoriasis Awareness Month

Press release from Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce:

2021-08-05

Florida Skin Center Offers Treatment for Psoriasis

August is Psoriasis Awareness Month

 FORT MYERS, FL. (August 5, 2021)- August is Psoriasis Awareness Month, and Florida Skin Center (FSC), skin care specialists that provide a full range of medical and cosmetic dermatological care, are taking the opportunity to educate and inform sufferers on causes, treatments, triggers, and management of the inflammatory and often irritating disease.

Psoriasis is a skin condition that can cause silver scaly plaques to form on the skin, nails, and scalp. It affects 3 percent of the population. The cause of psoriasis is unclear, but it is characterized by inflammation caused by the dysfunction of the immune system.  This occurs because the overactive immune system speeds up skin cell growth. Normal skin cells completely grow and shed in a month. With psoriasis, skin cells do this in only three or four days. Instead of shedding, the skin cells pile up on the surface of the skin. Some report that psoriasis plaques itch, burn, and sting.  Although there is no known cure for psoriasis, a combination of medications and light therapy can control this skin condition.

Anais Aurora Badia, M.D., D.O., FSC founder, and medical director, and her team have been successfully treating psoriasis patients, including children, with a variety of options including the latest technology in narrowband type B ultraviolet (UVB) light therapy and excimer laser.  “Our goal is to offer patients of all ages the most advanced treatments in psoriasis,” said Badia.  “We believe that everyone has unique skin needs, and we will customize a treatment plan that can include a combination of topical treatments, oral medications, injectable treatments, narrowband UVB therapy, and the excimer laser.”

Narrowband UVB therapy is done through convenient lightbox therapy that includes different lightboxes for the body, hands, feet, and a hand piece for the scalp and stubborn patches. The lightboxes are safe for children as well as adults.

The excimer laser uses narrowband UVB light to deliver targeted high-dose therapeutic light right on the affected tissues while protecting healthy skin. This ensures the laser can deliver a high dose of treatment for longer remission and faster clearing than any alternative service. Each patient and condition varies in the number of treatments necessary and the time it will take to reach clearance. Most patients will initially require two treatments each week to clear their lesions. It may take 12-15 treatments to improve psoriasis. Most patients will then need maintenance treatments.

FSC offers an annual complimentary full-body skin check by appointment.  Mention the complimentary skin check when making an appointment.  Any skin concerns are evaluated at that time.

Narrowband UVB therapy and excimer laser appointments are available in select FSC offices.

Recognized for two consecutive years by the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery (ASDS) and Neutrogena® Choose Skin Health program as Top Screener for free skin checks, Florida Skin Center focuses on medical excellence and guest service. Florida Skin Center was also named a 2020 Best and Brightest Companies to Work For® in the nation.

Florida Skin Center has offices in Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Lehigh Acres, and Punta Gorda.  All locations offer readily available same-week and early-morning appointments. In addition, ft. Myers and Cape Coral offices are open on select Saturdays. Appointment scheduling and text messaging are available online at FloridaSkinCenter.com or call (239) 561-3376. Follow Florida Skin Center on Facebook and Instagram.

This press release was produced by Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce. The views expressed here are the author’s own.