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Sunbeds + psoriasis
Is that right? Just heard on Channel four that sunbeds help clear psoriasis. Scroll to see replies
Reply 1
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I think I remember them using intensive UV treatment in previous series to help people suffering from it, so I guess so.
("intensive UV treatment" is essentially what a sunbed is, right?)
("intensive UV treatment" is essentially what a sunbed is, right?)
Reply 2
I just saw that on the TV too. It's the excuse my friend gives for using sunbeds, but no idea if it actually helps.
Reply 3
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victoire
I think I remember them using intensive UV treatment in previous series to help people suffering from it, so I guess so.
("intensive UV treatment" is essentially what a sunbed is, right?)
("intensive UV treatment" is essentially what a sunbed is, right?)
Wow - that surprises me.
So would the sun help someone with it?
Reply 4
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i have mild skin conditions and the sun always helps it so much. dont know about sunbeds though
Reply 5
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I work in a dermatology department and yes, we do use phototherapy to treat psoriasis in certain cases, but it's done in a very controlled and monitored way by professionals.
If you want to receive this treatment you need to get yourself referred to a dermatologist and get the proper phototherapy - if you try and do it by using sunbeds you might ultimately end up damaging your skin.
Light certainly can work very well though to clear psoriasis - good luck
If you want to receive this treatment you need to get yourself referred to a dermatologist and get the proper phototherapy - if you try and do it by using sunbeds you might ultimately end up damaging your skin.
Light certainly can work very well though to clear psoriasis - good luck
Reply 6
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bean87
i have mild skin conditions and the sun always helps it so much. dont know about sunbeds though
Really? I have eczema and found the sun always makes it worse (although that might be because sun = hot = sweaty = itching = worse eczema)
it also gets worse with stress- really irritating at the moment!Reply 7
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Evenstar
I work in a dermatology department and yes, we do use phototherapy to treat psoriasis in certain cases, but it's done in a very controlled and monitored way by professionals.
If you want to receive this treatment you need to get yourself referred to a dermatologist and get the proper phototherapy - if you try and do it by using sunbeds you might ultimately end up damaging your skin.
Light certainly can work very well though to clear psoriasis - good luck
If you want to receive this treatment you need to get yourself referred to a dermatologist and get the proper phototherapy - if you try and do it by using sunbeds you might ultimately end up damaging your skin.
Light certainly can work very well though to clear psoriasis - good luck
So is it the light itself that helps, or the vitamin D that you find in sunlight (no idea if you find that in artificial UV or not)?
Reply 8
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SillyFencer
So is it the light itself that helps, or the vitamin D that you find in sunlight (no idea if you find that in artificial UV or not)?
Its the light as far as I know. We do two types - UVA and UVB, and for certain things we use a gel or medication that sensitizes the skin to the light even more and makes it more effective.
Found some info for you:
http://www.bad.org.uk/healthcare/guidelines/psorphoto.asp
Reply 9
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Evenstar
Its the light as far as I know. We do two types - UVA and UVB, and for certain things we use a gel or medication that sensitizes the skin to the light even more and makes it more effective.
Found some info for you:
http://www.bad.org.uk/healthcare/guidelines/psorphoto.asp
Found some info for you:
http://www.bad.org.uk/healthcare/guidelines/psorphoto.asp
Cool, thanks
Reply 10
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cheemaj187
I hear that there are also these baths (in Turkey I think) where live fish eat the scabs and lesions formed by psoriasis, while you just sit in the water. That must feel really wierd...
And painful, surely?
Reply 11
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cheemaj187
I dno, never tried it, I'm not stressed enough to have psoriasis thankfully.
Although waiting to hear from Oxford may do the trick...
Although waiting to hear from Oxford may do the trick...
Definitely true for me right now!! Perhaps I can claim extenuating circumstances...
"Sorry I couldn't attend my interview, I was being eaten alive by fish. Accept me anyway though bbz yeah?"
Reply 12
yes, sunbeds can help with psoriasis. i go very occasionally in winter when mine is particularly bad and beginning to make me feel down. used in combination with a spa session is great, because i've not managed to identify how much is my stress and how much is the lack of sun.
i always make time in the summer to spend as much time in the sun though, as it makes such an amazing difference.
best thing if your curious is to speak to your gp though. mine recommended that i go to a reputable sunbed place very occasionally.
i always make time in the summer to spend as much time in the sun though, as it makes such an amazing difference.
best thing if your curious is to speak to your gp though. mine recommended that i go to a reputable sunbed place very occasionally.
Reply 13
my dad has really bad psoriasis and we have some kind of sun bed thing at home, more of a panel like a radiator rather than a bed, but yeah.
Reply 14
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cheemaj187
I dno, never tried it, I'm not stressed enough to have psoriasis thankfully.
Although waiting to hear from Oxford may do the trick...
Although waiting to hear from Oxford may do the trick...
does stress cause it? coz im a bloody laid back fella, and im pretty sure i have psoriasis
Reply 15
bean87
does stress cause it? coz im a bloody laid back fella, and im pretty sure i have psoriasis
Reply 16
victoire
And painful, surely?
Doubt it, you could probably take a file to it and not feel anything
Reply 17
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Stress can aggravate psoriasis. I was covered in it from head to foot ( actually it was guttate psoriasis) a few years ago after having a throat infection. I went on holiday to Greece for 2 weeks, sadly the sun didnt help me.
Reply 18
my mum has had the light therapy and it did work for her abit. didn't clear it up completely but it made it better in places. you con only have now and again though, i think my mum went for a series of sessions at the hospital once every six months or something.she had to have a bath with some special stuff in it first and the would have a 15 second go in the machine
she's also tried some tablets that make your skin more sensitive to sunlight and they were amazing. they cleared it up almost completely but again, can't use them for extended periods so she's on and off them.
normal commercial sunbeds son't do anything for my mum's psoriasis. the beds in the hospital are really highly concentrated so sunbeds can't get close to that! i think it's different types of rays too but i can't remember.
when we go on holiday the sun helps my mum's skin. She spent 3 weeks in new zealand and it went away but then she got a throat infection wich resulted in it coming back worse than it had ever been.
so the sun does have an effect but i don't think sunbeds are the most effective way of doing it(from my experience anyway). i think going through a dermatoligy specialist would be much safer and effective. I don't think messing around with your skin without proper advice is the best idea!
she's also tried some tablets that make your skin more sensitive to sunlight and they were amazing. they cleared it up almost completely but again, can't use them for extended periods so she's on and off them.
normal commercial sunbeds son't do anything for my mum's psoriasis. the beds in the hospital are really highly concentrated so sunbeds can't get close to that! i think it's different types of rays too but i can't remember.
when we go on holiday the sun helps my mum's skin. She spent 3 weeks in new zealand and it went away but then she got a throat infection wich resulted in it coming back worse than it had ever been.
so the sun does have an effect but i don't think sunbeds are the most effective way of doing it(from my experience anyway). i think going through a dermatoligy specialist would be much safer and effective. I don't think messing around with your skin without proper advice is the best idea!
Reply 19
Once you have it, do you have it for life?
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