Dermatologist · Indiranagar
Psoriasis & Eczema Treatment in Bengaluru
There is a particular tiredness that comes with a skin condition that will not leave. Not the flare itself, but the planning around it — the sleeves in summer, the two bad weeks before an event, the nights you don’t sleep because the itching is worse after dark.
That is the part we treat. Not just the skin.
Psoriasis is rarely only where you first noticed it
Beyond the elbows and knees, it appears on the scalp as stubborn dandruff, in the nails as pitting and thickening that gets treated as fungal infection for years, on palms and soles, in the body folds, and in intimate areas patients rarely mention unless asked. We ask.
And it can involve the joints. Morning stiffness, a swollen finger or toe, persistent heel pain — psoriatic arthritis damages bone over time, and that damage does not reverse. This is the reason not to wait.
Eczema is a family, not a single condition
Atopic eczema in children and adults. Cracked, painful hand eczema. Blistering dyshidrotic eczema on palms and soles. Contact and allergic reactions to cosmetics, hair dye, jewellery or detergents. Discoid patches. Stasis eczema around the ankles. Seborrhoeic dermatitis on the scalp, eyebrows and nose, mistaken for dandruff for years. Plus lichen planus, prurigo, and persistent itching with no rash at all — which is not imagined.
Treating all of them the same way is why so many people improve for a fortnight and then relapse.
Why the answer is rarely on the surface
Chronic skin disease is inflammation, and inflammation comes from somewhere — the gut, hormones, thyroid, an overactive immune system, sleep and stress.
A cream cannot reach any of that. It is why treatment works while you use it and stops when you don’t.
So we look further back: diet, gut health, sleep, stress, and the deficiencies that testing reveals and guesswork never will. Alongside conventional treatment, we draw on supportive and regenerative therapies — including medical ozone — to calm inflammation and support immune balance.
Treating the surface manages the flare. Treating what is beneath it changes the year.
Come and talk to us
Meet Dr Rakshitha Jayaprakash in Indiranagar — an unhurried, entirely private consultation, and a proper conversation about living with your skin rather than fighting it.
You should not have to plan your life around your skin.