• Can be safely covered with nail polish or artificial nails
• Treatment is extremely difficult and often does not work

Topical Creams:

• Cortisone creams are commonly used
  • Use them once or twice daily as directed
• Once an area improves, stop using the medicated creams
  • Long-term cortisone use may thin the skin
• Creams are usually ineffective for nail psoriasis

Nail Rejuvenation (Laquer Therapy):

• Clinical trials have demonstrated improvement with medicated nail laquers and nail rejuvenation therapy
• I am now pleased to offer nail rejuvenation treatments in my office
• These treatments help to make the nails stronger, more flexible, less brittle and healthier
• Nail rejuvenation treatments have been shown to strengthen weak and brittle nails
• At least one month of treatment is required for for improvement
• This treatment can be applied under nail polish to protect the nails and to strengthen them
• To learn more about treatment of nail psoriasis with Nail Rejuvenation Therapy, please click here

Intralesional Steroid (Cortisone Injections):

• Injections of cortisone into the fingertip and around the nail may lead to improvement
• The treatments are very painful, and the results are often disappointing
• The injections are repeated at monthly intervals
• The main side effects from the injections include, but are not limited to: thinning of the skin
  • This may appear as stretch marks, dimpling of the skin or bruising
  • Skin thinning will usually resolve spontaneously once treatment is stopped

Phototherapy (Light Therapy):

• Does not work for nail psoriasis

Oral Therapy (Pills) and Biologics:

• For more severe psoriasis oral medications may be used
• Talk to your doctor about your treatment options