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Beyoncé is one of the most beautiful and successful women in the world, so her exposure this week made many people raise an eyebrow.
The singer revealed this week that she has suffered from scalp psoriasis since childhood - an autoimmune disease that affects tens of millions of people worldwide and causes itchy and flaky skin.
But not only.
In an interview with Essence magazine, and in honor of releasing a new line of hair care products called Cécred, the 42-year-old singer said: "The relationship we have with our hair is a deeply personal journey. From spending my childhood in my mother's salon to my father applying oil to my scalp to treating psoriasis - the moments These were sacred to me."
Critically ill patients may also suffer from joint diseases, diabetes, obesity and high rates of depression.
The disease affects the functioning of some patients, who experience mental, social, intimate and occupational difficulties.
The average age for the onset of psoriasis is 33 and in three quarters of the patients the disease broke out before the age of 46. However, the disease can break out at any age.
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What is psoriasis?
According to Dr. Lahvit Akerman, an expert in dermatology, psoriasis is a common skin disease that over two percent of the population suffers from.
The symptoms can be different for each person and they can vary from case to case.
It can be a mild rash on the elbows or scalp, but it can also be a stormy, widespread and unpredictable disease.
Psoriasis can appear anywhere and not just on the elbows, and what is important to know is that it can have accompanying symptoms related to the inside of the body - and therefore medical advice is critical.
" for the accumulation of scales on the skin and the rash covered with the characteristic scales of psoriasis.
Dr. Ackerman also adds that it is important to know that there are treatments that can be performed today in order to calm the disease and keep flare-ups away from each other.
"Like everything, there is a genetic component that cannot be changed, but there is also a personal component and factors that may worsen. For example, oiling the skin is an important part of the treatment and can be the primary treatment in case you are unable to get to the doctor. Psoriasis is known to arise and flare up in situations of mental stress, so it must be treated Also in this factor."
Beyoncé is not the first to talk about dealing with the disease and among the celebrities who suffer from psoriasis and who have spoken openly in the media about dealing with the disease are: Kim Kardashian, Britney Spears, Cyndi Lauper, Leanne Rimes, models Cara Delevingne and Creedy English, Art Garfunkel from the duo Simon and Garfunkel, comedian John Lovitz and Baretz Eyal Berkovic.
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