For adults with moderate to severe hidradenitis suppurativa

HS IS HARD. HEAR HOW REAL PEOPLE FOUND RELIEF.

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Handling HS symptoms and finding no relief

Painful bumps, boils, and abscesses started showing up for Frank, Lindsay, and Lily, and they had no idea what was causing it. For years they tried to manage their symptoms as best they could until they got a diagnosis, hidradenitis suppurativa (HS).
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Frank, Lindsay, and Lily are actual patients and have been compensated for their time. Individual results may vary.

Finally getting an HS diagnosis

Frank, Lindsay, and Lily had been told by doctors to make lifestyle changes, like losing weight or eating better, until they found a dermatologist who explained that their symptoms were not their fault. They had a chronic inflammatory skin condition called hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), and there was hope for symptom relief.
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Frank, Lindsay, and Lily are actual patients and have been compensated for their time. Individual results may vary.

HS is more than skin deep

After cycling from treatment to treatment that only addressed the symptoms of hidradenitis suppurative (HS), it was time for something different. Frank, Lindsay, and Lily worked with their dermatologists to treat their symptoms systemically.
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Frank, Lindsay, and Lily are actual patients and have been compensated for their time. Individual results may vary.

Trying a biologic sooner

After talking with their dermatologists and learning that hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a disease which can lead to scarring and tunneling if untreated, Frank, Lindsay, and Lily needed to treat their symptoms at the source—by targeting a source of HS inflammation with a biologic.

Frank, Lindsay, and Lily are actual patients and have been compensated for their time. Individual results may vary.

Self-Injection was worth it

Frank, Lindsay, and Lily talk about what it feels like to start a biologic for hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), and why they are ultimately glad they did it.

Frank, Lindsay, and Lily are actual patients and have been compensated for their time. Individual results may vary.

Finding real relief with COSENTYX

Frank, Lindsay, and Lily were suffering with hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) symptoms that impacted their lives and held them back. Since finding symptom relief, they have been able to do things they want to do again, like wearing the clothes they want to wear, and showing up without feeling like hiding anymore.
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Frank, Lindsay, and Lily are actual patients and have been compensated for their time. Individual results may vary.

HS symptoms can make even a hug stressful

Others don't know what living with HS can do to people, but the more dermatologists hear about it, the more they can help.

People stick with COSENTYX

Less than 3% of people in clinical studies stopped taking COSENTYX due to side effects.^†

^†In a study of patients with moderate-to-severe HS.

More Patient Stories

Lindsay's Story

Lindsay's Story

Lindsay’s HS symptoms started when she was in her mid-twenties. Over time, her abscesses got worse and were holding her back. She talked to her dermatologist and found symptom relief with a biologic and was able to get back to doing the things she loves.

Lindsay is an actual patient and was compensated for her time. Individual results may vary.

Lily's Story

Lily's Story

Lily started having HS symptoms around 6th grade, and it wasn’t an easy path to finding a diagnosis and a treatment that worked for her. But she stayed strong and finally found relief from her symptoms with COSENTYX®.

Lily is an actual patient and was compensated for her time. Individual results may vary.

NiYondashay's Story

NiYondashay's Story

NiYondashay’s journey with HS started when she was 14 years old. She wasn’t comfortable speaking up at first about her symptoms until they got so painful that she had no choice. And now she is determined to help others who might be struggling with HS.

NiYondashay is an actual patient and was compensated for her time. Individual results may vary.

Frank's Story

Frank's Story

Frank has a passion for spreading awareness about his HS. Before he started treatment with COSENTYX®, he felt like hiding and covering up. He wasn’t able to wear what he wanted to or show up in life as his full self with his symptoms holding him back.

Frank is an actual patient and was compensated for his time. Individual results may vary.

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