About the Author Dr Maher Succar qualified as a Doctor of Medicine at the Medical Institute of Kharkov in the Ukraine in 1991 and was subsequently retained as a resident in the department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Makaseed General Hospital, Beirut. On moving to the UK, Dr Succar studied Clinical Iridology at the UK College of Iris Analysis where he is leading the course. He went on to qualify in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture at the University of Westminster. He has built up a successful practice in Clinical Iridology, Diet therapy and Acupuncture.
Psoriasis is a chronic skin disease characterised by red, scaly and often itchy blotches of skin.
It often affects the scalp, elbows and knees although, in acute cases, it can affect virtually the whole body. It is one of the so-called chronic 'incurable' disorders that is all too often trivialised because it is not life threatening or physically debilitating. However, it is certainly not a trivial matter and often causes great distress and embarrassment. If you suffer with psoriasis, you are not alone. That means between 1.2 and 2.4 million people have psoriasis in the UK and that number is steadily increasing each year.