For almost a decade, Giorgia Lanuzza has endured people stopping and staring at her. She has faced cruel taunts from schoolmates as well as strangers and claims she was left feeling like a “freak”—too scared to look at herself in the mirror. The 24-year-old has suffered from psoriasis since she was 13. While most people endure small red patches on parts of their body, Lanuzza said 97% of her body is covered with painful red welts. She hid her “ugly” skin in shame for years but has finally learned to love it and is proudly showing off her body to encourage other women battling psoriasis. Psoriasis is not contagious.
