dermatologist for psoriasis

Posted by deliran (256 days ago)

Help! Need a good, thorough, English-speaking dermatologist to help me with my psoriasis. My skin has been getting worse and worse lately and I need to see a dermatologist here in HKG. Does anyone have recommendations?

(I am based in Hong Kong)

Posted by jcheung (256 days ago)

other than western medicine, acupuncture and chinese medicine are also good in treating psoriasis. Take a look at some of the web sites in the service directories :

http://hongkong.asiaxpat.com/directory/?cat=201&sub=44

(I am based in Hong Kong)

Posted by Sashimi Girl (246 days ago)

the ONLY thing that helped my husband was traditional chinese medicine which included multiple rounds of acupuncture and chinese herbs (which were really disgusting). he's tried every other cream/lotion etc and none worked as well as the TCM.

(I am based in Hong Kong)

Posted by ryanhynek (223 days ago)

I am looking for the same thing. Psoriasis has gotten out of control in the last couple of months. Never had it this severe before. Looking for a dermatologist who actually knows about this disease. My last dermatologist here barely had a clue. Still want to go the western route. Anyone know any specialists here?

(I am based in Hong Kong)

Posted by Pumpkin (222 days ago)

I'm a 30+ year chronic psoriasis case and have done the rounds of a vast number of derms here in HKG in my seven years here ..been hospitalised with it here, had steriods, light therapy, systemics..etc etc. Only one's I haven't done are chemo which I won't do at my age and biologics which they don't offer here on public healthcare and are too expensive otherwise (10k per shot).

You can either run a search on here to see my recommendation or you can PM me...if you let me know where you are upto on your treatments and what you have/haven't taken and will/won't do, it will help me point you in a direction that will hopefully work for you.

I'm currently not medicating because I'm ignoring it and I'm tired of it. But at least its stabilised at about 15% body coverage...usually around 30-40%. So trust me, I know what I'm talking about.

(I am based in Hong Kong)

Posted by kalia (222 days ago)

Try the dermatology and laser centre, ice house street 2109 9999, Dr Henry Chan, trained in the uk. I went there a few years ago and he diagnosed pustula psoriasis straight away even though i had been to a few dermatologists and they were all telling me it was athletes foot, not quite sure how they missed the pustules but apparently not too common here. I was given an injection type thing that he used to shoot at my foot from across the room, all very strange and 1000hkd a pop but they worked and it cleared up after after 3 of them and have never had it since.

(I am based in Hong Kong)