For decades, people with psoriasis have been treated in clinics with narrowband ultraviolet B phototherapy, or light therapy, to reduce sores, scales, and inflammation. Now, new research from the ...

For decades, people with psoriasis have been treated in clinics with narrowband ultraviolet B phototherapy, or light therapy, to reduce sores, scales, and inflammation. Now, new research from the ...

Phototherapy involves the use of ultraviolet ... A lower risk of skin malignancy is a proposed advantage of narrowband UVB over broadband, as wavelengths in the lower end of the UVB spectrum ...

Clearing of lesions can be accelerated by exposure to sunlight or a short course of broadband or narrowband UVB phototherapy. Other options in therapy include topical corticosteroids, psoralen ...

Another common treatment for psoriasis is phototherapy, which involves routinely exposing the skin to an artificial UVB light source for a set length of time. Studies have shown that narrowband ...

Most people who have psoriasis can use a type of phototherapy called narrowband UVB. Dermatologists prescribe this for children, women who are pregnant or breastfeeding, and people who have a weakened ...

For decades, people with psoriasis have been treated in clinics with narrowband ultraviolet B phototherapy, or light therapy, to reduce sores, scales, and inflammation. Now, new research from the ...

“Various therapies have been discovered for psoriasis including topical treatments, phototherapy, conventional systemic ... Despite receiving treatment with narrow-band ultraviolet-B, methotrexate ...

Ultraviolet treatment at home for people with psoriasis Although narrowband UV-B phototherapy is often effective in people with plaque or guttate psoriasis, treatment usually requires multiple visits ...