Light Treatment
What exactly does a light treatment do?? It is so hard to find a
dermatologist who has this in South Florida. My dermatoligist told me
it costs around $3,000.00. I am not sure if insurance covers this. I
can’t find much info about this and how it helps eczema. Does anyone
have a link that I can look at?
August 12th, 2006 at 9:29 pm
My insurance covered it when I was in NY. I used to work in Manhattan when
I was getting it and there were several light boxes. Then I switched to a
different Dr. in Westchester, NY and she only had one light box but I didn’t get
it with her. When I was in FL I only went to a couple of Dermatologist appts
and I am not sure if they had light boxes. I stuck with an allergist in FL.
September 10th, 2006 at 6:46 am
For clarification, I believe there are two different kinds of light
therapy treaments, UVA and UVB. The UVB treatments (which I am 99%
positive I’m taking) coem in shorter, controlled boosts. The UVA,
however, usually requires the patient to sit in the box for at least
15 minutes at a time.
I’m not really sure what the UVB treatment really does. My guess is
that because of the controlled doses of UVB exposure, your skin moves
into a comfort zone level, where they push the envelope as far as they
can until they reach the mild arithemea (sp?) dose, which, in laymans
terms, is when you get a sunburn. After which, they would keep you at
the same dosage.
Everything I have said is from pure observation and short discussion
with a doctor and/or a technician. I am not a doctor, nor a light
therapy technician, but I have gone to light therapy treatments
multiple times. I hope someone who has undergone treatment can help
me back up some of the statements I have made, or refute them so that
better information can be had.
Good luck everyone, the sooner you find out what causes it for you,
the sooner you can find relief.
September 19th, 2006 at 10:43 am
I,too, have had UVB light therapy. It really helped me. The last was a couple
of years ago.
It is non-tanning, and was done under strict control. I think I had a course
of
15 treatments, starting with 30 seconds and gradually increasing in duration.
Afterwards, I had to moisturise the skin well. The technician told me that,
generally speaking, no more than a total of 150 treatments are done in a
life-time.
I’m happy to say that, after a life-time of severe psoriasis covering most of
my
body and all of my scalp, I am now virtually clear. I practise EFT, use
coconut
oil on my scalp for an hour before I shampoo and have cut out tomatoes,
peppers, chocolate, sugar, coffee and fizzy drinks. I now have the (very)
occasional pizza,
decaf coffee and Coca-Cola. (Previously I had tomatoes, Coca Cola, sugar and
regular coffee every day)
All the best
Tabora
I’m not really sure what the UVB treatment really does. My guess is
that because of the controlled doses of UVB exposure, your skin moves
into a comfort zone level, where they push the envelope as far as they
can until they reach the mild arithemea (sp?) dose, which, in laymans
terms, is when you get a sunburn. After which, they would keep you at
the same dosage.
Everything I have said is from pure observation and short discussion
with a doctor and/or a technician. I am not a doctor, nor a light
therapy technician, but I have gone to light therapy treatments
multiple times. I hope someone who has undergone treatment can help
me back up some of the statements I have made, or refute them so that
better information can be had.
Good luck everyone, the sooner you find out what causes it for you,
the sooner you can find relief.
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September 19th, 2006 at 5:22 pm
On Monday 13 Feb 2006 07:54, rh204nj wrote:
> I,too, have had UVB light therapy. It really helped me. The last was a
> couple of years ago.
I have had PUVA treatment but having a fair skin, even though it was done
under strict control, I got sunburn on my feet.
Saw my consultant last week and having gone through the main imune
suppressants with no real improvment ( apart from ciclosporin which made me
so ill I had to stop, Under my request we have decided that I am going to go
treatment free for a while to see what happens.
I am in the UK so can’t get some of your recommendations under the names you
quote - they may be under other nams here.
Cheryl
December 22nd, 2006 at 1:40 am
my doctor had me on light treatment (lightbox)it was working very
well my insurance co. quit covering the treatment i was wondering if a
tanning bed would work thanks,rowland