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Weight loss is associated with a decrease in PsO severity and improved quality of life (QoL).41,42 Weight loss greater than 5% is associated with a higher rate of minimum disease activity in patients who are obese or overweight and in treatment for PsO.43,44 The Mediterranean diet, which facilitates weight loss, reduces psoriatic lesions.45 Weight loss in patients with HS leads to a notable decrease in the number of lesions and, in some cases, disease remission.46 Dysfunctional adiposity has been associated with worse indices of CVR and Dermatology Quality of Life Index (DLQI) in patients with HS.47 The decrease in fatty tissue is associated with a decrease in molecular mechanisms that characterize the systemic inflammatory state.48 Diet and exercise are the first therapeutic step but these interventions are, however, often insufficient to achieve favorable outcomes in skin diseases, good response to treatment for these conditions, and a decrease in CVR

So, you know, I think its as long as youre doing it safely and as long as youre doing it effectively and without, you know, side effects that are intolerable, I would continue the medications and the long term, much like you do your blood pressure medications