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my1st




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Sep 25 2017, 6:23 pm
My 10 yr old daughter' s nails (3 fingernails and 1 toenail) are turning whitish and becoming a different texture than the rest. (Thought it was fungus, looks quite similar. )We saw a dermatologist who said that it's psoriasis. Sent for lab testing to confirm diagnosis. Dermatoglogist prescribed a cream which dd uses daily. We haven't seen any change for the better. Dd is devastated about it, it looks ugly and very not feminine. She literally cries about this every night.
Do you know of someone, perhaps a nail specialist, who would have a 100% cure for this?
Please help!
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amother
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Post Mon, Sep 25 2017, 8:34 pm
I wish I could offer you help about the nails, but I am not fully familiar with nail conditions and the various presentations of psoriasis.

I will say, however, that depending on which type of creams she is using daily, there is the potential to develop a new and worse condition caused by steroids.

Steroids have a very specific manner in which they can be used safely; beyond that, you run the risk of developing a rash that can take a very long time to heal from, and that healing can only happen after withdrawing from steroids.

If you post the medication name, I'll give you specific info on it.

How long has she been using these creams?

I can also also give you a world class dermatologist's info, a doctor who REALLY knows what he is doing and will not harm her and may have the answer to the nail condition.
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Ruchel




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Sep 26 2017, 5:00 am
My mother doesn't have it on nails/hands, but she uses cortison, and Dead sea products.
Ahava is foundable with Sephora.
-417 is co-owned Jewish and Muslim.
Eshel is a French Jewish brand.
Sabon has products - I only know of their shops in Israel and France
Hoping this helps!
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my1st




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Sep 26 2017, 6:54 am
amother wrote:
I wish I could offer you help about the nails, but I am not fully familiar with nail conditions and the various presentations of psoriasis.

I will say, however, that depending on which type of creams she is using daily, there is the potential to develop a new and worse condition caused by steroids.

Steroids have a very specific manner in which they can be used safely; beyond that, you run the risk of developing a rash that can take a very long time to heal from, and that healing can only happen after withdrawing from steroids.

If you post the medication name, I'll give you specific info on it.

How long has she been using these creams?

I can also also give you a world class dermatologist's info, a doctor who REALLY knows what he is doing and will not harm her and may have the answer to the nail condition.

The cream she 's using is called Ammonium Lactate 12%. She's been using it for 6 months already.
What is the name of the doctor you would recommend?
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MagentaYenta




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Sep 26 2017, 7:01 am
amother wrote:
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I can also also give you a world class dermatologist's info, a doctor who REALLY knows what he is doing and will not harm her and may have the answer to the nail condition.


Just as an FYI since you are freely dispensing medical advice as an anon.
Psoriasis is an autoimmune disease.
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amother
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Post Tue, Sep 26 2017, 7:33 am
100%.

However, there are treatments for maintaining psoriasis that can be harmful when used wrongly.

Only a very well researched doctor should be trusted with skin care; many have poor medical training. A doctor's responsibility is to understand the mechanism of each medication and how it can affect the body both positively and negatively, and what are the parameters of safe usage. The majority of doctors are mediocre when it comes to understanding, really understanding medication.

I'm just trying to figure out what you gained by pointing out that psoriasis is autoimmune. Whether a conditional is resolvable or not, a person deserves the correct medical maintenance.

And, as a side point, there are many, many misdiagnoses of psoriasis that are actually NOT psoriasis at all.
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amother
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Post Tue, Sep 26 2017, 7:41 am
my1st wrote:
The cream she 's using is called Ammonium Lactate 12%. She's been using it for 6 months already.
What is the name of the doctor you would recommend?


Ammonium Lactate wouldn't cause me to worry, however, if it is isn't helping, than obviously, there is no reason to continue with that product.

The Dr. I recommend is Dr. Marvin Rapaport. He is an older doctor that is also a professor of medicine at UCLA. He deeply researches each medication and has debunked many commonly-accepted medical myths. He reads medical studies with a critical eye and can pick up on when a study is a sham or a honestly conducted one.

He is the only dermatologist I truly trust. He has helped thousands of people that have been harmed by other doctors with less knowledge, especially in regards to over-prescribing of steroids. (He believes in using steroids, but only according to a very specific method.)

He is located in LA, but he does telemedicine for those who cannot travel.

Dr. Marvin Rapaport, MD

436 North Bedford Drive Suite 306
Beverly Hills, CA 90210

Phone: (310) 274-4401
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my1st




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Sep 26 2017, 11:29 am
amother wrote:
Ammonium Lactate wouldn't cause me to worry, however, if it is isn't helping, than obviously, there is no reason to continue with that product.

The Dr. I recommend is Dr. Marvin Rapaport. He is an older doctor that is also a professor of medicine at UCLA. He deeply researches each medication and has debunked many commonly-accepted medical myths. He reads medical studies with a critical eye and can pick up on when a study is a sham or a honestl

He is located in LA, but he does telemedicine for those who cannot travel.

Dr. Marvin Rapaport, MD

436 North Bedford Drive Suite 306
Beverly Hills, CA 90210

Phone: (310) 274-4401

Thanks, I contacted their office. He foes telemedicine for patients who need ongoing treatment , but prefers first visit in person. Generally for patients using steroids, which can be a long process.
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