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2. Ultraviolet light therapy - Wikipedia

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   To date, there is no link between an increase in a patient's risk of skin cancer and the proper use of narrow-band UVB phototherapy. [1] [2] "Proper use" is generally defined as reaching the "Sub-Erythemic Dose" (S.E.D.), the maximum amount of UVB your skin can receive without burning. Certain fungal growths under the toenail can be treated ...

3. UV-B lamps - Wikipedia

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   UV-B treatments for skin conditions such as psoriasis, vitiligo, and atopic dermatitis are administered in very low doses, often lasting only a few minutes or less than a minute when using lamps emitting 290-300 nanometer light. This low dosage does not significantly increase the risk of skin cancer, making UV-B phototherapy a safe treatment ...

4. PUVA therapy - Wikipedia

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   PUVA (psoralen and UVA) is an ultraviolet light therapy treatment for skin diseases: vitiligo, eczema, psoriasis, graft-versus-host disease, mycosis fungoides, large plaque parapsoriasis, and cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, using the sensitizing effects of the drug psoralen.

5. Understanding The Power Of Light Therapy For Psoriasis - AOL

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   UVB Phototherapy. Ultraviolet B (UVB) light is particularly effective for treating psoriasis, although it doesn't penetrate the skin as deeply as UVA light. UVB light therapy can be used to target ...

6. These Pictures Will Help You Identify the Most Common Skin Rashes

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   What it looks like: Medically known as atopic dermatitis, eczema is an umbrella term for a range of skin conditions characterized by red, splotchy, dry, cracked, crusty, or flaky skin, that can ...

7. Light therapy - Wikipedia

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   Light therapy, also called phototherapy or bright light therapy is the exposure to direct sunlight or artificial light at controlled wavelengths in order to treat a variety of medical disorders, including seasonal affective disorder (SAD), circadian rhythm sleep-wake disorders, cancers, and skin wound infections.

8. Should you see a doctor for that skin rash? Experts share ...

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   What it looks like: The term eczema actually refer to several conditions that all cause inflamed skin, the American Academy of Dermatology explains. Atopic dermatitis is the most common form of ...

9. Light-emitting diode therapy - Wikipedia

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   The cancerous skin lesions refer to damaged cutaneous tissues with risks of further developing into skin cell carcinoma. [31] Skin carcinoma, or skin cancer, is very common in sun-radiation-abundant areas. The over-exposure to sunlight is the most prevalent cause that leads to Actinic keratosis (AK), a common cancerous cutaneous lesion.