Tag Archives: Repigmentation

The Difference between UVA and UVB

The Difference between UVA and UVBIt is noted that UVA possesses a l.ong wavelength than UVB. For the commercial tanning salons, UVA is quite used. For the The difference between UVA and UVB, UVA is quite ineffective unless the doctors also treat the patients with photosensitizing treatment like psoralen. The combination, which is often in use, of psoralen and UVA light is termed as PUVA that stands for Psoralen and UVA light. Since UVB is more effective than UVA, doctors widely use it.

Is PUVA Called the Form of Repigmentation Therapy? read more »

Repigmentation of Stable Vitiligo by Skin Transplantation

Skin TransplantationAccording to two articles in the October issue of The Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals; people who have stable vitiligo can achieve good re-pigmentation by transplanting their own skin from normally pigmented areas of the body.

These articles state that vitiligo is primarily the most common repigmentation of stable vitiligo by skin transplantation and about 1% of the world population is suffering from this skin disorder. read more »