Excimer Laser Vitiligo Reviews

The excimer laser is a highly focused beam of uvb light.

Excimer laser vitiligo reviews.

Vitiligo is an acquired cutaneous hypopigmentary disorder which characterized by solitary or multiple depigmented maculae or patches. Available data concerning the follow up of treated patients and some criteria for the selection of patients with a greater chance to respond satisfactorily to treatment are also. A review j am acad dermatol 2009. Randomized controlled trials were searched to conduct a systematic review.

Narrowband ultraviolet b phototherapy and 308 nm excimer laser in the treatment of vitiligo. This procedure is painless and can be administered in a doctor s office in less than half an hour. The 308 nm excimer laser has been used as phototherapy on vitiligo. The excimer laser system is light years ahead of other vitiligo treatments.

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. 9 although the response time and the duration of response varied. Patient characteristics associated with quality of life j am acad dermatol 2009. The effectiveness of excimer laser treatments in vitiligo in 23 separate articles that included case studies randomized controlled studies retrospective analyses randomized blinded studies and controlled comparative studies.

The 308 nm excimer laser has been used as phototherapy on vitiligo. Targeted treatment of vitiligo patches limits exposure to. The burden of vitiligo. Excimer laser for vitiligo.

To evaluate the efficacy and safety of 308 nm excimer laser on vitiligo. More frequent treatments achieve better results. The keywords were identified as laser excimer laser quasimolecule xecl and vitiligo. Dermatologists focus the laser directly on the lightened areas of skin using a wand like device.

Compared to other treatment modalities the excimer laser most likely constitutes the treatment of choice for localized vitiligo. To evaluate the efficacy and safety of 308 nm excimer laser on vitiligo. The uvb light may stimulate repigmentation in the skin restoring color to white patches. Uv sensitive areas respond best as well as a short duration of the disease.

Excimer laser is relatively safe and effective for localized disease. Nicolaidou e antoniou c stratigos a et al. In this article we review the efficacy adverse effects and possible mechanisms of action of narrowband ultraviolet b and excimer laser in the management of vitiligo. 20 2004 a new study shows that combining a special laser therapy and a skin ointment called tacrolimus may be better at helping repigment skin affected by vitiligo according to french.