Some six million Americans suffer from the skin condition called psoriasis. Many of them will benefit from a new form of light therapy. Nancy Norman looks like she spends a lot of time on a sunny beach, but her tan comes from a new type of therapy for her psoriasis. I m in there for less time with more light.
Psoriasis is a skin disorder that s largely inherited.
It s a lifelong problem for most patients. But our numbers of patients taking PUVA therapy have dropped by half since we ve had the narrow band unit available. I have the treatment and go back to work. In the future, a new laser treatment will be available for psoriasis patients. The laser will use the same wavelength of light.