Lauren Ironmonger's psoriasis is no longer severe – in part due to her dermatologist and a proper treatment plan – but the experience with the condition has left an indelible mark on her understanding of beauty and selfhood.
found that 63 per cent of those diagnosed with acne suffer from depression within the first year.
The effects of the condition, she says, can be wide-ranging. “It affects how one feels about oneself and interacts with the world,” impacting sleep, work, and social perception.In treating psoriasis, Smith says dermatologists take a holistic approach, taking into account the “psychosocial and psychological wellbeing of sufferers”. The DLQI is an assessment tool commonly used in the field to gauge the impact of a skin condition on a patient’s life.
Wilde founded the successful skincare brand tbh, which often reposts images of customers on social media with their bare skin and blemishes. She attributes this to their very vocal base of Gen Z customers who she says are demanding greater representation from brands than generations before. “I think that it has really been a bottom-up movement where customers have demanded a more balanced and more realistic portrayal of beauty.
Onella Muralidharan won Bella Management’s Unsigned Model Competition in 2021. The 23-year-old curve model has vitiligo, a condition in which parts of the skin lack pigmentation, and says she never thought she would be a model. “I’m curvy, and I have a skin condition that is quite apparent. I didn’t really feel like I hit those beauty standards.”
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