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Vitiligo : Treatments

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Treatments List

Treatments could include:
  • Photochemotherapy with Psoralens and Ultraviolet A (PUVA) Photochemotherapy
  • Depigmentation Therapy

Treatments Overview Articles

Vitiligo
Vitiligo is difficult to treat. Early treatment options include the following:.Light therapy(exposure to controlled intense ultraviolet light in a doctor's office or hospital) Medicines taken by mouth such as trimethylpsoralen(Trisoralen) Medicine...
Source:ADAM
Date:July 11, 2008
Vitiligo
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.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

Specific Treatments Articles

Skin Grafting
Skin grafting is a surgical procedure in which skin or a skin substitute is placed over a burn or non-healing wound.A skin graft is used to permanently replace damaged or missing skin or to provide a temporary wound covering. This covering is nece...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
Skin Grafting
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.Wounds such as third-degree burns must be covere...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Plastic Surgery Techniques
Detailed information on plastic surgery techniques There are many different techniques used to perform cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery procedures, including the following:
Source:StayWell
Skin graft
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.Skin transplant; Skin autografting; FTSG; STSG; Split thickness skin graft; Full thickness skin graft.Your surgery ...
Source:ADAM
Date:December 2, 2008
Ultraviolet Light Treatment
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...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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