Effective for many patients.
Excimer laser vitiligo.
Excimer laser for vitiligo.
Currently the most widespread therapy for the repigmentation of vitiligo spots relies on narrow band uv radiation with a wavelength of 311nm nbuvb emitted by a medical light bulb.
Excimer 308 monochromatic uvb light therapy for psoriasis and vitiligo skin diseases.
Light boxes are used to treat widespread vitiligo.
About 70 see results with an excimer laser.
Lasers are used to treat a small area.
Vitiligo is a skin disorder wherein pale white patches develop on the skin mainly due the death of or a defect in melanocytes the cells that are responsible for the pigmentation of skin.
Excimer laser vitiligo is a treatment method for curing the skin disorder known as vitiligo.
Patient may sit in a light box or receive excimer laser treatments.
Least effective on hands and feet.
Targeted treatment of vitiligo patches limits exposure to.
Works best on the face.
Using a carefully focused beam of laser light delivered through a sophisticated fiber optic delivery system the excimer system is designed to repigment unsightly lighter skin tones.
Clinical studies show that patients treated with the excimer laser system achieve greater repigmentation in a few weeks than with any other present vitiligo therapy safe.
The excimer laser was invented in the 70s and uses a combination of two gases and electrical stimulation to create a laser light in the uv range.