Use of Xenon Chloride Excimer Laser in the Treatment of Vitiligo

Author(s): SS Arsad

Abstract:

With the help of chemical process the molecule of Xenon Chloride obtained in chemical labs is found to be very important in medical field. The advances in phototherapy over the last decade made it possible to treat the skin disorders like vitiligo with excimer laser. Vitiligo is cosmetically disfiguring disease in which white patches appear on any part of the skin. These patches are due to destruction of melanocytes which produce melanin the chemical that gives color to skin. The main purpose of treatment is to reinitiate melanin formation activity. It is also called as re-pigmentation of skin which is originally de-pigmented. The patients of vitiligo are treated in many countries with a unit as a source of light using XeCl. This therapy is popularly known as phototherapy. The results obtained are satisfactory in many cases. We have also studied the effect of UVB light in the treatment of vitiligo based on the unit manufactured by Daavlin Co. at a clinical lab in consultation with skin specialist.

keywords:
Vitiligo, excimer laser, pigmentation, phototherapy.

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