Sunburns and skin cancer can result from UVB radiation exposure. Fortunately, excimer laser treatment does not increase the risk of skin cancer since it spares surrounding skin tissue while delivering a tailored super-narrow UVB spectrum solely to the afflicted areas. This implies that healthy skin continues to be healthy and that excimer laser treatments only target the skin's problem regions.

Yes, the excimer laser is a very effective treatment for psoriasis, vitiligo, and eczema. In reality, vitiligo patients see remarkable improvements in a matter of months rather than years. Treatments for vitiligo with the excimer laser produce durable effects.

The excimer laser seldom causes serious side effects, however, some people may have transient redness, itching, burning or stinging, skin darkening or lightening, blistering, and scarring.

Research demonstrates the great effectiveness of excimer laser therapy. In one study, after receiving excimer laser treatments for 10 to 20 weeks, patients had more than 75% of their face vitiligo depigmented. In a different study, after just 13 treatments, participants' vitiligo lesions in specific areas of their bodies, such as their face, trunk, arm, and/or leg, had improved by 67 percent.

Psoriasis and atopic dermatitis are two more skin disorders that can be successfully treated with the excimer laser.

Although the effects of excimer laser therapy are long-lasting, they are not necessarily permanent since the autoimmune illness, neurogenic factors, heredity, sunburn, stress, and chemical exposure can cause the recurrence of vitiligo or other skin diseases.

However, the outcomes are not necessarily permanent, as autoimmune disease, neurogenic factors, heredity, sunlight, stress, and chemical exposure can cause vitiligo or not to reappear.

According to research, excimer laser therapy is highly successful. In one study, patients with facial vitiligo who had excimer laser treatments for 10 to 20 weeks experienced repigmentation of over 75%. In a separate trial, participants' vitiligo lesions on their face, trunk, arm, and/or leg improved by 67 percent after 13 treatments.

Some patients may have transitory redness, itching, burning or stinging, darkening/lightening of the treated skin, blistering, and scarring from excimer laser treatment.

A dermatologist shoots a highly-focused beam of UVB light at the lightened portions of skin using a wand-like device. Deep within the patient's skin, pigment-producing cells known as melanocytes are stimulated by UVB rays. UVB light stimulation of melanocytes can stimulate the creation of pigments that give skin its color. This process, known as repigmentation, restores color to the vitiligo-associated white patches.

UVB radiation can induce sunburns and skin cancer. Fortunately, excimer laser treatment does not increase the risk of skin cancer because it delivers a tailored, ultra-narrow UVB band to the afflicted areas while sparing the surrounding skin tissue. This means that excimer laser treatments target only the afflicted portions of skin, leaving healthy skin unaffected.