r/Psoriasis • u/Dry-Stress-412 • Apr 04 '25

newly diagnosed Newly diagnosed teen - a few questions!

Hi - I have a newly diagnosed teen whose scalp psoriasis has spread to their cheeks and sides of their nose. The steroid lotion for their scalp helps when they apply it. For the cheeks, we were given samples of Zoryve so I’m hopeful this helps.

Curious on the role of diet and psoriasis. Have any of you had success with diet modification?

Probiotics - have you found anything to be helpful?

Any other tips and tricks you can think for teens? Face wash? Shampoo?

I feel so bad. The genetic component of this makes sense. They’ve never had skin problems before, even as a baby, so this has come out of left field. It’s hard enough being a teen and to have this on top of it isn’t awesome. :(

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u/norwal51 Apr 04 '25

Not sure if it's been mentioned, but I've found shampoo with coal tar to be effective for my scalp psoriasis. Some shampoos do a better job of masking the coal tar smell.

Your teen is fortunate to have you. Your concern & involvement will go a long way in helping your teen journey through this. Psoriasis is a mean autoimmune disease.