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See Latest ArticlesTreating vitiligo and psoriasis with the excimer laser
JAAPA, 02/09/09
Brubb B et al. - Improvements on traditional therapies, such as the XTRAC excimer laser, are making it easier to treat psoriasis and vitiligo safely and effectively. The 308-nm excimer laser is an ideal modality for historically difficult to treat areas, including elbows, knees, and the scalp, in patients with psoriasis. Other advantages of the excimer laser for psoriasis include the need for fewer treatments, yielding a lower overall cumulative dose; the ability to treat single recalcitrant plaques; and remission times similar to those seen with traditional phototherapy. Traditional therapies for vitiligo require months of treatment and yield often disappointing results. Patients with vitiligo can have hope that they will see results more quickly with the excimer laser than with traditional phototherapy.
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