New 'invisible' foam to ease psoriasis agony: Simple-to-use spray the latest weapon in battle against skin condition
- New spray-on foam treatment can clear psoriasis in less than a month
- The skin condition causes red, crusty patches and affects 1.8m in the UK
- New treatment foam Enstilar combines Vitamin D with a corticosteroid
- Eight in ten patients in the clinical trial reported improvements in 4 weeks
The foam is now available on prescription through a GP or dermatologist.
'If a treatment is messy and difficult to use, it affects how willing people are to use it,' said Dr Emma Wedgeworth, consultant dermatologist and British Skin Foundation spokeswoman, who also pointed out that any steroid-containing skin treatment is only for short-term use since such drugs can damage the skin if used long-term.
But she cautioned: 'In most cases, psoriasis is a chronic condition and so when you stop the product, you may find the psoriasis comes back.'
John Warne, founder of support group Psoriasis Help Organisation, said that choice in effective treatments for plaque psoriasis had previously been 'an area of significant unmet need', and he expressed delight at the launch of the new foam.
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