This treatment method is known as phototherapy, and experts don’t fully understand how it works. “The primary mechanism [of UV therapy] seems to be its anti-inflammatory effects,” says Shari Lipner, ...

Other research has shown red light therapy could minimize the appearance of wrinkles, hyperpigmentation, and broken blood ...

Results from the randomized clinical trial appeared recently in JAMA Dermatology. Among 783 patient participants, home-based phototherapy was noninferior to office-based phototherapy in all skin ...

The latest news from Winter Clinical 2025 focused on psoriasis including abstracts, features, and helpful conference ...

The medical use of light rays to treat psoriasis is known as phototherapy. There are a variety of options, which can be done in a doctor’s office, psoriasis clinic, or even the comfort of your home.

among patients receiving placebo plus phototherapy, according to Julien Seneschal, MD, PhD, of University Bordeaux in France, and colleagues in JAMA Dermatology. This outcome was actually somewhat ...

The dermatologist may order treatments such as topical steroids, phototherapy (PUVA or narrow-band UVB), nitrogen mustard, and BCNU (carmustine). A patient may be referred to a radiation ...