All the times Kim Kardashian revealed her REAL skin as fans slam her for ‘erasing’ psoriasis & blemishes with photoshop
TAKE a look at all of the times Kim Kardashian revealed her red, flaky skin caused by psoriasis.
The 41-year-old reality star was recently slammed for erasing her blemishes and psoriasis outbreaks with photoshop.
Kim has been open about her battle with psoriasis, which is a skin disease that causes red, itchy scaly patches.
The flare ups most commonly occur on the knees, elbows, trunk and scalp.
The Keeping Up With the Kardashians alum revealed she first began to deal with psoriasis when she was 25.
In an article for her sister Kourtney’s brand Poosh, Kim wrote: “When I was 25, I had my first psoriasis flare-up.
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“I got a common cold, and since psoriasis is an autoimmune condition, this triggered it. It was all over my stomach and legs.”
She continued: “Luckily, in my apartment complex at the time, my neighbor was a dermatologist. I showed it to him, and he said to come into the office and he would give me a shot of cortisone and then hopefully it would go away (since it was my first big outbreak).
“I did this and my psoriasis completely went away for about five years.”
Kardashian matriarch Kris Jenner, 66, also has psoriasis, though Kim was her only child to inherit it.
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Kim explained in the Poosh story that the psoriasis came back when she was in her early 30s.
DISAPPEARING ACT
The SKIMS mogul- who shares four kids with ex Kanye West, 44- noted that her skin cleared up during her pregnancies.
She wrote: “When I got pregnant both times, it fully went away.
“That was amazing, but then it came back again.”
Kim has shared numerous photos on Instagram that showed off her outbreaks, which happen on her face and legs.
She even reflected on the condition on her now defunct app.
According to Glamour, the reality star wrote back in 2016: “Sometimes the rashes are itchy, sometimes they’re flaky.
“Mine flares up from time to time for different reasons…. Scientists are constantly researching and developing new medications to help treat it, but for now I use a topical cortisone ointment every night before bed.
“I’m always hoping for a cure, of course, but in the meantime, I’m learning to just accept it as part of who I am.”
ASKING FOR HELP
Then in 2018, Kim shared her plans to go on medication for the psoriasis.
She wrote on Twitter: “I think the time has come I start a medication for psoriasis. I’ve never seen it like this before and I can’t even cover it at this point. It’s taken over my body. Has anyone tried a medication for psoriasis & what kind works best? Need help ASAP!!!”
Kim has continued to keep fans up to date about the flare ups and even shared unedited selfies in 2019.
After photos circulated of Kim out and about in 2019, many fans noticed she appeared to be covering up blotches on her face with makeup.
While one outlet wrote that Kim was having a bad skin day, the reality star corrected in a tweet: “It’s psoriasis all over my face.”
She later took to her Instagram Story to shares a photo of her face covered in red blotches.
Kim captioned the snap: “Psoriasis face.”
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Then in a September 2019 episode of KUWTK, Kim revealed she had been diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis.
She wrote in her Poosh story: “It’s similar to arthritis that can stem from psoriasis and it can come and go.
“It’s still painful and scary, but I was happy to have a diagnosis. No matter what autoimmune condition I had, I was going to get through it, and they are all manageable with proper care.”
EDITING BACKLASH
Despite being open about the condition, Kim has still been caught editing her photos to give herself clearer skin.
Kim recently hit the red carpet while attending the Vanity Fair Oscars party.
While the reality star had a lot of fans talking about her skintight blue dress, others noticed that her skin looked different than it does in her many social media posts.
One fan posted side by side images of a photo Kim shared on Instagram next to a shot of her during the Oscars bash on Reddit.
In the Instagram photo, the SKIMS mogul’s skin appeared flawless and smooth.
he also rocked a slightly different tan, while her makeup appeared to be flawless.
While she still looked gorgeous in the unedited photo, KUWTK fans noted Kim’s skin was less smooth and looked much more natural.
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Alongside the two photos, the initial Reddit user wrote: “Kim should go easy on the Photoshop.”
Others agreed with the statement, as someone else commented: “When your so used to seeing the smoothed filtered photos it’s a bit of a shock when we get a real image. She looks fabulous in both photos. But different.”