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Treatments could include:
- Skin Grafting
- Ultraviolet B Photo...
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Photochemotherapy with Psoralens and Ultraviolet A (PUVA) Photochemotherapy
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Depigmentation Therapy
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Light therapy (exposure to controlled intense ultraviolet light in a doctor's office or hospital) Medicines taken by mouth such as trimethylpsoralen (Trisoralen) Medicines applied to the skin such as: Corticosteroid creams; Immunosuppressants such...
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Vitiligo cannot be cured, but it can be managed. Cosmetics can be used to improve the appearance of the white areas not covered by clothing. Sunscreens prevent burning of the affected areas and also prevent the normal skin around the patches from ...
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Skin grafting is a surgical procedure in which skin or a skin substitute is placed over a burn or non-healing wound.
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Skin grafting is a surgical procedure by which skin or skin substitute is placed over a burn or non-healing wound to permanently replace damaged or missing skin or provide a temporary wound covering.
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A skin graft is a patch of skin that is removed by surgery from one area of the body and transplanted, or attached, to another area.
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Ultraviolet light treatment uses a particular band of the nonvisible light spectrum to treat psoriasis and a variety of other skin diseases. It can be used alone or in combination with other medications applied directly to the skin or taken intern...
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