Its innovative use in vitiligo came in 1997 but twenty plus years later it is still an unaffordable luxury in many developing countries.
Light box therapy for vitiligo.
Not very effective for the hands or feet.
But some drugs used alone in combination or with light therapy can help restore some skin tone.
Narrow band ultraviolet light b uvb therapy which is delivered via a light box to treat psoriasis vitiligo and other inflammatory skin disorders.
Drugs that control inflammation.
You can treat vitiligo with two types of light therapy.
Ultraviolet type b uvb light is a part of sunlight that reaches the surface of earth in abundance.
Psoralen and ultraviolet light a puva therapy which combines the use of an oral or topical medication to maximize the effect of light therapy for conditions like psoriasis and vitiligo.
Light therapy for vitiligo.
About 50 to 75 effective in restoring pigment to the face trunk upper arms and upper legs.
Psoralen may be applied to the skin or taken as a pill.
Can treat widespread vitiligo.
In the recent past the combination of ultraviolet a light and psoralen was used for treatment of vitiligo.
This region has been determined to help stimulate pigment cells to produce melanocytes in less time than it takes to burn the skin.
Psoralen is a type of medication that can be taken orally or topically to treat a number of skin conditions including vitiligo.
It is used as a treatment for wintertime seasonal affective.
Applying a corticosteroid cream to affected skin might return color.
Uses uva light and a medicine called psoralen to restore skin color.
When sunlight reach the skin one part is reflected and the other part is absorbed by the skin.
Light therapy boxes should be designed to filter out harmful ultraviolet uv light but some may not filter it all out.
Uv light can cause skin and eye damage.
No drug can stop the process of vitiligo the loss of pigment cells melanocytes.
Look for a light therapy box that emits as little uv light as possible.
One uses a narrow band ultraviolet b nbuvb light.
This is most effective when vitiligo is still in its early.
You sit in a light box or booth or a doctor uses lasers to apply it.
In the puva method psoralen plus uva a uva light therapy box is typically used.