Personalized Care for Psoriasis at UDermic Health
Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin condition that can affect much more than the appearance of your skin. For some patients, psoriasis causes persistent itching, discomfort, scaling, and irritation that can interfere with everyday life. While there is currently no cure for psoriasis, modern dermatology treatments can help many patients achieve significant, long-lasting improvement.
At UDermic Health, our dermatology team provides personalized psoriasis treatment based on the severity of your condition, areas affected, previous treatments, medical history, and individual needs. For patients with moderate to severe psoriasis or psoriasis that has not responded adequately to other therapies, biologic treatment may be an option.
What Is Psoriasis?
Psoriasis is an immune-mediated inflammatory condition that causes skin cells to build up more rapidly than normal. This can result in raised, thickened, scaly areas of skin known as plaques.
Plaque psoriasis is the most common form, but psoriasis can appear differently from person to person. It frequently affects the scalp, elbows, knees, lower back, hands, feet, and nails, although it can develop almost anywhere on the body.
Symptoms may include:
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Raised or thickened areas of skin
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Dry, flaky, or scaly patches
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Itching, burning, or tenderness
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Cracked skin that may bleed
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Changes to the fingernails or toenails
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Symptoms that improve and worsen over time
What Are Biologics?
What Are Biologics?
Biologics are advanced medications designed to target specific components of the immune system involved in psoriasis and inflammation.
Traditional systemic medications may affect the immune system more broadly. Biologics are designed to interfere with specific inflammatory pathways that contribute to psoriasis.
Several types of biologic medications are available, and different medications target different parts of the immune response. Your dermatology provider can determine whether biologic therapy may be appropriate and which treatment best fits your individual circumstances.
Comprehensive Biologic Care at UDermic Health
Biologic therapy can be highly effective for appropriate patients, but starting and maintaining treatment can be a complex process. These medications often require additional screening, extensive insurance documentation, prior authorization, specialty pharmacy coordination, and ongoing follow-up.
Because of the time, administrative requirements, and insurance complexities involved, managing biologic therapy requires a practice to have the resources and experience to guide patients through each step of the process. Accessing these medications can sometimes be challenging, particularly when insurance companies require documentation of previous treatments or additional approval before covering the prescribed medication.
At UDermic Health, we are one of the few practices that offer biologics and we have made biologic management an important part of our medical dermatology services. Our team works alongside our providers to help patients navigate the process from the initial treatment decision through insurance approval and ongoing care.