Side effects of phototherapy for vitiligo

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Five years ago, I had a white spot bigger than a coin. This year, I started to spread it. The doctor prescribed liquid medicine and ointment, and did eight times of phototherapy. The first four times were once every other day, and the last four times were once every two days. Phototherapy is helpful to the treatment, but does the radiation it produces have side effects on the body? Let's see.

Side effects of phototherapy for vitiligo

First: some patients with skin water shortage, we should pay attention to skin moisturizing care after phototherapy. Due to the irritation of light, the skin of patients is often deprived of part of the water, so for patients whose skin is lack of water, skin dryness and other discomfort often appear after phototherapy.

Second: Patients with skin allergy, usually need to do the corresponding medication care. Some skin more sensitive vitiligo patients, after receiving light treatment, their skin sometimes appear itching or pain. If there are these adverse reactions, vitiligo patients must be timely use of some lotion to skin care. 　　

Third: if the patient's skin burns, it must be timely conditioning. Due to the excessive intensity of phototherapy in some patients, sometimes there may be burns after phototherapy. Once the symptoms appear, it may not only hinder the treatment of vitiligo, but also have a great impact on the patient's own skin health. 　　

matters needing attention

At ordinary times, we should pay attention not to be exposed to the sun. We should also pay more attention to diet, not to eat more food with high VC content, and pay attention to daily life. Vitiligo is not contagious, but will continue to grow in the self, to bring inconvenience to children's life and learning.