Psoriasis

Our laser is especially designed to produce ultraviolet radiation at a very specific wavelength -- 308 nanometers. This wavelength of ultraviolet light is highly effective at treating psoriasis. A nearly identical wavelength of light, 311nm is referred to as narrow band UVB (NB-UVB) but is only available using special fluorescent light bulbs. Excimer laser provides the benefits of NB-UVB with the small treatment areas typically ascribed to laser treatments (for example, a particularly stubborn plaque of psoriasis on the elbow or knee).

It usually takes about 10 to 15 treatments with the excimer laser to achieve substantial improvement in a plaque of psoriasis. One major advantage of excimer laser treatment is that remission times are generally much longer than treatments relying on topical creams.


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 EXCELO2 Treatment Image Before and after photo