It makes your skin more sensitive to light.
Uv light therapy for skin disorders.
Ultraviolet uv light a culprit behind sunburns wrinkles and skin cancer does offer benefits for some skin conditions.
In a medical setting the same ultraviolet light that s emitted from the sun can be carefully used as therapy for certain hard to treat skin problems and other medical conditions.
You ll probably go to your doctor s office 2 or 3 times a week for a total of 25 to 30 sessions.
It might be red or itchy after a treatment.
If phototherapy causes your skin condition to flare your doctor can cut the amount of light.
The process is called photochemotherapy.
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Light therapy used to treat skin conditions such as psoriasis is different from the type of light therapy used for the conditions listed above.
Light therapy or uv phototherapy is a highly effective outpatient treatment for many skin conditions including psoriasis vitiligo scleroderma and other dermatologic disorders.