Vitiligo / Psoriasis
Vitiligo develops as white spots in the skin that vary in size and location. The spots occur when melanocytes are destroyed and melanin can no longer be produced. Melanocytes normally occur throughout the skin, and in the hair follicles, mouth, eyes, and some parts of the central nervous system. With vitiligo, pigment cells can be lost in any of these areas.
Vitiligo affects at least 1% of the population. About half of the people who develop this skin disorder experience some pigment loss before the age of 20, and about one third of all Vitiligo patients say that other family members also have the condition.
Psoriasis is an immune-mediated, genetic disease manifesting in the skin and/or the joints. It affects nearly 2% of the population. In plaque psoriasis, the most common type, patches of skin called "lesions" become inflamed and are covered by silvery white scale. It can be limited to a few lesions or can involve moderate to large areas of skin.
Why HarmonyT is a good choice for the treatment of both Vitilago and Psoriasis
- HarmonyT is the first multi-application phototherapy system to include a UVB source for the treatment of leukoderma (including vitiligo), psoriasis, atopic dermatitis (eczema), and seborrheic dermatitis.
- Like traditional UV phototherapy, competitive broadband UVB light sources require patients to expose both affected and healthy tissue to ultraviolet light. Alma LasersT HarmonyT system targets only the affected area, minimizing the risk of injury to surrounding tissue.
- And unlike narrowband 308-nm excimer lasers, Harmony's UVB treatment head output is 40 x 16 mm, making it a much faster treatment.
- For psoriasis sufferers, it offers an alternative that involves no pharmaceuticals, treat only the affected areas and takes only minutes to perform.