The safest treatment for moderate to severe psoriasis is narrowband UVB treatment. Utilizing a monochromatic ultraviolet wavelength, the patient stands in a light box three times per week for 12 weeks. Each treatment takes less than five minutes! The success rate for clearing the psoriasis is 70% and patients stay clear for six months or longer 40% of the time.
Although the treatment uses UVB rays, there is no increased risk of skin cancer. Since normal skin burns quicker than psoriatic plaques, the amount of phototherapy administered is limited by the normal skin burning and one can only increase the dosage by 10-15% of the previous dose.
By utilizing this laser treatment to localized plaques, one can increase the dose by 30% of the previous dose and clear plaques in 16 treatments. The treatment is only administered to psoriatic plaques and spares other areas of otherwise normal skin.
Utilizing the Pharos Excimer laser, we have been able to clear psoriatic plaques in 16 treatments (twice per week for eight weeks) each treatment taking less than 10 minutes. In addition, due to the small spot size of the apparatus, we can treat areas of the body that were not accessible in the UVB booths, such as the scalp and groin, as well as other localized areas of psoriasis such as the hands and feet, with remarkable success.
Laser treatment for psoriasis is covered by most major insurance plans. Call us today to find out more about the various treatment options available at Windsor Dermatology, home of the Psoriasis Treatment Center of Central New Jersey.
Jerry Bagel, M.D.
David Nieves, M.D.
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