The longer you live with psoriasis, the more you start to recognize that you have to be mindful of different psoriasis triggers throughout the seasons. As the months pass, new triggers pop up and previous ones fade away. Some are more prominent in the winter — and others during the summer.
Lindsey Bordone, MD, is a board-certified dermatologist at Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
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