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Kim K doesn't let the condition knock her confidence, saying, "There's nothing I can do about [my psoriasis], so there's no reason why I should feel uncomfortable."
The 'Queer Eye' star posted an unretouched photo on Instagram, saying, "Your body is fierce, it's cute, it's fine, and the more people that know about psoriasis, the more you'll stop having to tell cute guys about it when you take your top off."
Delevingne experienced extremely painful flare-ups of the condition, saying, "People would put on gloves and not want to touch me because they thought it was, like, leprosy or something."
Kim Kardashian revealed that she suspects that she inherited the condition from her mother Kris Jenner, who also suffers from the condition.
The author and TV personality, who is also a proud advocate for the National Psoriasis Foundation, said, "You don't have to be ashamed. You can still live life and do amazing things."
Beloved actor Jon Lovitz suffers from the condition, too. "Why be embarrassed about psoriasis?" he wrote. "Nobody is perfect, right? Trust me, I would know. I make fun of people for a living."
Art Garfunkel revealed in an interview in 1998 that he was disappointed to discover that swimming in the Dead Sea did nothing to soothe his symptoms.
The Oasis front man has psoriasis all over his body. Once he met a fan backstage who mistook the white flakey patches for drugs!
'Inglourious Basterds' (2009) actor Eli Roth had a terrible breakout when he was 22. He couldn't walk because the skin on his legs was cracked and bleeding.
The American golfing legend has suffered with the condition, but luckily the treatment was effective and it didn't affect his career.
The American former competitive swimmer, who is a 12-time Olympic medalist, opened up about her experience with the condition, saying, "I want people to know that I have dealt with this and have been seen with it, and I'm not afraid to show more of myself."
The 'Leave It to Beaver' star has suffered from the condition for decades.
Sources: (Good Housekeeping) (Healthline)
The 2006 winner of 'America's Next Top Model' has been a spokeswoman for the National Psoriasis Foundation.
The 'What Not to Wear' style guru suffered from the condition terribly when she was in sixth grade, saying that she "felt like a monster."
According to research published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, almost 7.5 million Americans have psoriasis.
If a close family member has the condition, then you're more likely to have the gene that causes it, which means you're more likely to develop it.
Children commonly suffer from guttate psoriasis, which appears as pink spots that are rarely thick or raised.
Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune condition that causes a rapid buildup of skin cells, which causes scaling.
Other common forms include pustular psoriasis, inverse psoriasis, and erythrodermic psoriasis. All are the result of an autoimmune condition. The white blood cells mistakenly attack skin cells, causing the production of skin cells to go into overdrive, resulting in an eventual excess in skin cells.
Ointments and cream are usually the answer to psoriasis. Topical corticosteroids, topical retinoids, salicylic acid, and moisturizers are all commonly prescribed.
For those who suffer from more extreme symptoms and for whom creams don't work, they may need to use oral or injected medications. These are normally much stronger medicines and produce side effects.
Losing weight has been shown to help keep the symptoms of psoriasis in check, even if it just helps the medication to work more efficiently.
Avoiding saturated fats and animal fats from foods like red meat and cheese and instead consuming more omega-3 fats like those found in salmon and walnuts helps, too.
In general, the condition flares up when someone's health is compromised, either mentally or psychically. Therefore, it is even more imperative that people who have it are getting enough vitamins and minerals.
The majority (80%) suffer from plaque psoriasis. It causes inflamed red patches covered in whitish silver scales on the elbows, knees, and scalp.
The 1980s pop star who brought us 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun' has been suffering from psoriasis since 2010, saying she "felt like the Elephant Man" and fell into a depression. She's since been working with the National Psoriasis Foundation and Novartis to raise awareness about the condition.
There's also a big correlation between drinking alcohol (especially excessively) and psoriasis outbreaks.
Psoriasis usually flares up when people are subject to certain triggers. These triggers often vary from person to person. Stress is a very common trigger.
Psoriasis is a very common, long-lasting, noncontagious autoimmune disease. It's normally characterized by raised areas on the skin. These can be dry, sore, bleeding, red, inflamed, or scaly regions that cause a lot of pain and discomfort.
Not only is it an uncomfortable condition, but it also tends to knock the confidence of those who suffer from it. Many of its celebrity sufferers have opened up about their experience with the condition. To understand more about it and what these stars said, click through the following gallery.
Psoriasis and its celebrity sufferers
October 29 is World Psoriasis Day
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Psoriasis is a very common, long-lasting, noncontagious autoimmune disease. It's normally characterized by raised areas on the skin. These can be dry, sore, bleeding, red, inflamed, or scaly regions that cause a lot of pain and discomfort.
Not only is it an uncomfortable condition, but it also tends to knock the confidence of those who suffer from it. Many of its celebrity sufferers have opened up about their experience with the condition. To understand more about it and what these stars said, click through the following gallery.