Psoriasis Causes - Why Skin Cells Go Crazy When you have psoriasis, your skin cells run amok. While it normally takes about 30 days for new cells to reach the surface of your skin, in psoriasis they surface in just 3 days - much too fast to be shed. These out-of-control skin cells form plaque... 05-23-2008 by merquen and 1 other Tags history, medicine, parasites, skin