PUVA therapy

Patients with skin diseases such as vitiligo, psoriasis and other types of dermatitis, more than anything else they want to get rid of these diseases. The point here is that the rash appears on the face, hands and other body parts. Attraction is not attached, but still not everyone knows that these diseases are not contagious and shy away from patients. It's all nasty and entails problems at work and in personal life. In addition the patient is embarrassed to go outside, special, suffering disease brings, if the patient is connected with the profession of constant communication with people.

Cover up such stains is difficult, yes, and this is not an option.

There are many ways to get rid of the external manifestations of these diseases. Recover completely impossible - a chronic disease, but to get rid of the stains is possible and necessary. Drug was invented by the sea, some helpful, some not. Drugs, which would give 100% result and not invented, as well as not figured out the cause of the disease.

One method of treatment for psoriasis and vitiligo is PUVA therapy. PUVA therapy puva in English, is photochemotherapy. It is based on irradiation with ultraviolet rays of the patient. Apply when the rays with a wavelength of 400 nanometers. On vehicles used for this therapy, the wavelength of 240-320 nanometers. Such therapy helps patients to 70 percent - comes clinically cured, that is, symptoms completely disappear. The skin becomes soft and tender. Another 13 percent have large effects. It does not help in any way PUVA therapy, only 7 percent of patients. This is due to the fact that vitiligo and psoriasis disease, treatment of which is very individual and there is no panacea. There will always be the percentage of people who have no effect at all. Nevertheless, PUVA therapy gets reviewed for the most part good.

PUVA therapy, holding, as already noted, was founded (and is) in a patient irradiated by ultraviolet rays. In addition, patients taking photosensitizing drugs. They are necessary in order to make human skin more sensitive to ultraviolet rays. Substances contained in the drug, gradually accumulate in the body. Disadvantages of PUVA therapy consists mainly of the necessity of taking these drugs. Photosensitizing drugs are manufactured in tablet form and call when receiving a lot of side effects. About eight percent of people sick from them, a small fraction undergoes dizziness and headache. The most common side effect is burning and itching. Of course there are the lucky ones who receive these drugs are transferred safely. In general, this therapy causes the body to a severe blow, and if you can replace it with a less harmful counterparts, it is better not to use it. And, of course, is absolutely contraindicated in PUVA therapy for pregnant women at any stage of pregnancy.

PUVA therapy is an analogue of a trip to Israel at the Dead Sea. The main part of treatment - it's sunbathing. Sun makes it ultra-violet rays with a wavelength of 400 nanometers (as often as necessary), and from a natural source. Well, welcome these drugs is not provided.
If you touch the material aspect, the cost is a pleasure rather expensive. In the price lists of clinics and health centers means "PUVA therapy cost 600 rubles." This at a time. But such sessions should be 2-3 a week for two or even three months. That count.