Health Boards
Wed-02-03-2016, 14:55 PM
Hi JayKay
Welcome to our little club. I afraid to say I have to agree with Fred about the sun bed/lamp and self treating. It can be very dangerous in the long term. Proper treatment units like they use in the hospitals are specifically designed to target the skin complaint with quite a narrow frequency band of light. There are also 2 different formats of treatment. UVB is what is normally offered first and is done in very short sessions starting off at tens of seconds depending upon your complexion. UVA is a different animal. You have to take tablets prior to each treatment, these increase the sensitivity of your skin to UV. The treatment is a lot harsher, they aim to take you just to the edge of burning. UVA sessions have to have a good gap between zappings I seem to remember it was about 72 hours. Remember all UV treatment has a life maximum exposure limit.
If you haven't done yet please trawl through the forum, there is a wealth of info to be had on all sorts.
Welcome to our little club. I afraid to say I have to agree with Fred about the sun bed/lamp and self treating. It can be very dangerous in the long term. Proper treatment units like they use in the hospitals are specifically designed to target the skin complaint with quite a narrow frequency band of light. There are also 2 different formats of treatment. UVB is what is normally offered first and is done in very short sessions starting off at tens of seconds depending upon your complexion. UVA is a different animal. You have to take tablets prior to each treatment, these increase the sensitivity of your skin to UV. The treatment is a lot harsher, they aim to take you just to the edge of burning. UVA sessions have to have a good gap between zappings I seem to remember it was about 72 hours. Remember all UV treatment has a life maximum exposure limit.
If you haven't done yet please trawl through the forum, there is a wealth of info to be had on all sorts.