Have You Considered Phototherapy for Your Psoriasis?

Though there are different ways to manage your psoriasis, many doctors recommend complementary therapy. That can include taking oral or topical medication with another treatment like phototherapy. Before you start on that journey, however, it’s important that you know what phototherapy entails.  What Is Phototherapy? Phototherapy is a treatment that uses light to manage the symptoms of certain skin diseases. The treatment can use different types of light depending on the results you’re looking for. Generally, phototherapy can ease your symptoms by slowing the growth of skin cells, suppressing an overly active immune system, reducing inflammation, and reducing itchiness. With these issues under control, your skin will have a chance to heal.  Doctors consider phototherapy as an effective form of treatment for psoriasis but there are some people for whom it’s not advisable. These are people who have a medical condition that makes them more prone to developing skin cancer, have had any form of skin cancer, have any conditions that make them sensitive to light like lupus, or take drugs that make them sensitive to light. RELATED: Achieving and Maintaining Psoriasis Remission: Strategies for Clearer Skin Different Types Of Phototherapy There are currently six types of phototherapy that you...