Many patients who achieve clearance with the excimer laser treatment remain relapse free for several months or more before requiring re treatment with the laser.
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Excimer laser therapy is one type of treatment that helps get rid of red patches by exposing them to targeted ultraviolet b uvb rays.
Excimer lasers provide the benefits of nb uvb but can be used on smaller treatment areas such as the elbow or knee for particularly stubborn plaques of psoriasis.
In fact it is the first excimer laser cleared by the fda for treating psoriasis.
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Xtrac excimer laser treatment for psoriasis and vitiligo.
Excimer laser for the treatment of psoriasis.
The excimer laser used for psoriasis emits a strong uvb light at 308nm.
When 42 people with nail psoriasis had excimer laser treatment twice per week for 12 weeks 38 saw an improvement of 50 or more.
Safety efficacy and patient acceptability national psoriasis foundation.
An excimer laser is short for excited dimer laser which describes the mechanism by which the laser pulse is generated.
Xtrac laser and skin cancer since the xtrac laser uses uvb rays which can increase the risk for skin cancer many people wonder if the benefits outweigh the risks when considering this therapy.
Psoriasis is a condition where the body regenerates skin cells more quickly than it can shed the older cells.
The pharos excimer laser is different from cosmetic lasers that are usually associated with pain during treatment and post treatment downtime for the patient.
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Excimer laser is an effective technique to treat vitiligo and psoriasis.
In research involving people with palmoplantar pustular psoriasis.
The brand name of this treatment is xtrac laser therapy.
Having used traditional light boxes in my practice for many years i was somewhat skeptical about using excimer laser therapy for psoriasis.
This wavelength has been shown to decrease the plaques of psoriasis.
Instead the pharos delivers a highly energetic but painless beam of uvb light directly to the psoriasis vitiligo and atopic dermatitis patches through a handpiece that rests directly.