Psoriasis is not uncommon: this inflammatory skin disease affects between 2% and 3% of the French population. This dermatosis is most often manifested by the appearance on the skin of red patches covered with scales (that is to say: which “peel”).
Non-contagious, psoriasis develops in flare-ups interspersed with periods of remission. It is indeed a chronic disease, which means that there is no cure for psoriasis: however, treatments can reduce the symptoms and improve the quality of life of patients.
“Don’t let psoriasis drag you down!”
However, there are rarer forms of psoriasis, such as that developed by Bri Morrell, a young woman in her twenties who lives in Leicester (England). For her, the disease developed in a brutal way: one morning, upon waking, the Briton found that her body was covered with red, painful and itchy patches.
Very worried, Bri Morrell immediately went to the emergency room where the diagnosis of psoriasis was made. Since then, the young woman has lived with her disease: during periods of flare-up, her body is 70% covered with very extensive red patches on her back, legs, chest, scalp, nails. or his arms.
To raise awareness of psoriasis and play down the unsightly aspect of the lesions caused by the disease, Bri Morrell decided to launch an Instagram account : “I had to learn to stop worrying about other people’s eyes and to love myself despite the fact that I don’t correspond to European beauty standardsshe explains. Don’t hide your skin conditions: don’t let psoriasis drag you down!“
