Some conditions respond well to standard topical or oral treatment. Others require modalities that go beyond what a prescription alone can provide — in-office light-based treatments that interact directly with the skin, using specific wavelengths of light or photosensitizing agents to target diseased tissue more precisely than systemic medication can.
The two specialty treatment options we offer serve different patient populations with different conditions, but both reflect the same principle: matching the treatment to the mechanism of the disease. Photodynamic therapy with Blu-U light is a medically significant intervention for patients with extensive precancerous sun damage. Narrowband UVB therapy is a decades-established, evidence-based treatment for several chronic inflammatory skin conditions that are difficult to control adequately with topical therapy alone. Neither is a boutique offering — both are treatments with substantial clinical track records.
Narrowband UVB (NBUVB) Therapy
Narrowband UVB phototherapy is a well-established, evidence-based treatment for several chronic skin conditions — primarily psoriasis, atopic dermatitis, and vitiligo. It uses a specific 311-313 nanometer band of ultraviolet…
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Blu-U Light Therapy (Levulan / Ameluz)
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) with Blu-U blue light is one of the most effective field treatments available for actinic keratoses — particularly for patients with widespread or numerous precancerous lesions…
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