R. Kumar, Eunice Esther Lovely, M. A. Kshirsagar, J. Jeeva
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Skin is the largest and vital organ for the protection of internal body from the outer environment. But due to the diseases of the skin, the protectiveness and hygiene of the internal body environment is at risk. Among the prevailing skin problems, psoriasis is being a widespread infection which causes irritation. Many people worldwide are suffering from psoriasis which is a recurring problem. In this paper we have developed a technique for the management of scalp psoriasis and skin psoriasis. People with scalp psoriasis are finding it difficult to take hair washes even once in a week. When high tension is applied on the scalp of patients with psoriasis, there is itching and finally bleeding. Therefore our technique consists of sucking the flakes without any bleeding with the help of a comb like vacuum device. With the help of this device, the vacuum created removes the unattached scalp flakes thereby providing a clean scalp. It also has an added feature of providing phototherapy from an arrangement of UV light emitting diodes integrated in the device which is safe.